Daily Cause List, 6th January 2009
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s list will be accessible.
Day: 6 January 2009
Ansari v Ansari (Bank of Scotland plc intervening) – WLR Daily
Ansari v Ansari (Bank of Scotland plc intervening) [2008] EWCA Civ 1456; [2008] WLR (D) 413
“Where a disposition of property made with the intention of reducing financial relief had been followed by further transactions made for valuable consideration and in good faith, the discretion conferred by s 37(3) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 would not be used to set aside, as a consequence of setting aside the original reviewable disposition under the Act, a charge, not in itself a reviewable disposition which had been granted by the purchaser on the security of the property.”
WLR Daily, 5th January 2009
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.
Barclay v British Airways plc – WLR Daily
Barclay v British Airways plc [2008] EWCA Civ 1419; [2008] WLR (D) 412
“Where a passenger slipped on a standard fitting plastic strip embedded in the floor of an aircraft in its normal state and sustained bodily injury, there was no ‘accident’ within the meaning of art 17.1 of the Montreal Convention 1999 since there was no distinct event which was not part of the usual, normal and expected operation of the aircraft and which had happened independently of anything done or omitted by the passenger.”
WLR Daily, 5th January 2009
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.
Hard times spark falling-out of partners in leading law firms – The Times
“Once regarded as secure for life, partners in Britain’s leading law firms are now being presented with a stark choice: prove your worth or leave. Almost 2,000 of them could go.”
The Times, 6th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Photographers criminalised as police ‘abuse’ anti-terror laws – The Independent
“Fury as stop-and-search powers are used to block and confiscate legal pictures.”
The Independent, 6th January 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Crime maps delivered on internet – BBC News
“Residents of England and Wales can now access online maps which plot recorded crime in their neighbourhood.”
BBC News, 6th January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recovering drug addict walks free from court after 145 crimes – Daily Telegraph
“A recovering drug addict who owned up to 145 crimes has walked free from court after a judge ruled his ‘substantial progress’ earned him the right to rehabilitate in freedom.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th January 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
EAT rules law firms can force partners to retire – The Times
“Law firms will be able to enforce a mandatory retirement age for partners following a landmark ruling that clarifies how age discrimination laws apply to partnerships.”
The Times, 5th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Police ‘encouraged’ to hack more – BBC News
“The Home Office has signed up to an EU strategy against cybercrime that ‘encourages’ police across Europe to remotely access personal computers.”
BBC News, 5th January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
