Buncefield firms to be prosecuted – BBC News
“Five companies are to be prosecuted over the Buncefield oil depot fire, the Environment Agency has said.”
BBC News, 1st December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 1 December 2008
Teenage rapper jailed for killing – BBC News
“A teenage rapper has been jailed for four-and-a-half years for killing a 16-year-old schoolboy in a row about lyrics posted on the internet.”
BBC News, 1st December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Three suspended over Baby P case – BBC News
“Three people have been suspended on full pay from Haringey Council after a ‘damning’ inspectors’ report into the case of Baby P.”
BBC News, 1st December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teacher faces ban for alleged indecent advances towards female pupils – The Times
” A primary school teacher accused of indecent behaviour towards his pupils could be struck off the teaching register today.”
The Times, 1st December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Mother loses libel battle against ‘Ugly’ daughter – The Times
“A mother today lost her High Court libel action over allegations of cruelty, neglect and abuse in her daughter’s best-selling memoir, Ugly.”
The Times, 1st December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Schoolteacher on trial for hitting hand of girl pupil – Daily Telegraph
“A schoolteacher has gone on trial accused of hitting the hand of a girl pupil during a design and technology lesson.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Family sue over metal bar killing – BBC News
“The family of a man who was beaten to death with a metal bar outside an Oxfordshire pub are suing the people they believe are responsible.”
BBC News, 1st December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
City watchdog to be ‘intrusive’ in overseeing banks – Daily Telegraph
“Hector Sants, the chief executive of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), said that banks must face tighter regulation and admitted the watchdog should have been more active before the financial crisis.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Counsellor ‘sacked for refusing to work with gay couples’ – The Independent
“A Christian counsellor from Bristol is to take a charity to a tribunal after he was allegedly sacked for refusing to work with same-sex couples.”
The Independent, 1st December 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Zabihi v Janzemini & Ors [2008] EWHC 2910 (Ch) (28 November 2008)
Foster Wheeler Ltd v Hanley & Ors [2008] EWHC 2926 (Ch) (28 November 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
Louca v Office of Public Prosecutor in Bielefeld, Germany – WLR Daily
Louca v Office of Public Prosecutor in Bielefeld, Germany; [2008] WLR (D) 373
“The requirement in s 2(4)(b) of the Extradition Act 2003 that a European arrest warrant (EAW) contained ‘particulars of any other warrant issued in the category 1 territory for the person’s arrest in respect of the offence’ did not mean the particulars of any other EAWs that might previously have been issued in respect of the offence in the current EAW.”
WLR Daily, 27th November 2008
Source; www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Kaczmarek v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – WLR Daily
Kaczmarek v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2008] EWCA Civ 1310; [2008] WL (D) 372
“An EU national who was lawfully present in the United Kingdom but had no right to reside under domestic or European law was not eligible for income support.”
WLR Daily, 27th November 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Intel Corpn Inc v CPM United Kingdom Ltd – WLR Daily
Intel Corpn Inc v CPM United Kingdom Ltd (Case C-252/07); [2008] WLR (D) 371
“A national court, considering an invalidity application brought by the proprietor of a registered trade mark with a reputation, had to take into account all the factors relevant to the circumstances of the case. Those factors included the fact that, for an average consumer who was reasonably well informed and observant a later trade mark called an earlier mark with a reputation to mind, was in principle tantamount to the establishment of such a link between the conflicting marks. But an absence of similarity between the product areas concerned could not be taken to imply the absence of such a link. Belief in an economic connection between the marks was not a necessary criterion.”
WLR Daily, 27th November 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
City of London v Sancheti – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal
“A stay of an arbitration could be obtained only against a party to that arbitration agreement or a person claiming through such a party; a legal or commercial connection was not sufficient.”
The Times, 1st December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Truro Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd v Foley – Times Law Reports
Truro Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd v Foley
Court of Appeal
“Whether an agreement by deed to grant a tenancy constituted a grant of the tenancy depended on the intention of the parties. An agreement would usually be construed as a lease if it contained present words of demise. ”
The Times, 1st December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Regina (Downs) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – Times Law Reports
Regina (Downs) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Queen’s Bench Division
“Crop spraying controls applied by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs did not properly comply with obligations imposed by the European Union.”
The Times, 1st December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Views sought on draft Family Procedure Rules – Ministry of Justice
“The Family Procedure Rule Committee is seeking views on draft new Family Procedure Rules.”
Ministry of Justice, 28th November 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Dicey Revisited: Separation of powers for the 21st century – speech by Lord Justice Leveson
“Dicey Revisited: Separation of powers for the 21st century.”
Full speech (PDF)
The Judiciary of England and Wales, 28th November 2008
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Police shoot man dead in Guildford – The Independent
“The police shooting of a man outside a cathedral was being investigated today. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) launched a inquiry into the killing outside Guildford Cathedral, Surrey, yesterday afternoon.”
The Independent, 1st December 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
