Daily Cause List, 6th January 2009
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s list will be accessible.
Month: 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
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2008
The Local Authorities (England) (Charges for Property Searches) Regulations 2008
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Prescribed Information) Regulations 2008
The A38 Trunk Road (Weeford, Staffordshire to Minworth, Birmingham) (Detrunking) Order 2008
The A38 Trunk Road (Langley Mill, Warwickshire/Birmingham) (Detrunking) Order 2008
The Education (Independent School Standards) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The General Teaching Council for England (Disciplinary Functions) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Employment and Support Allowance (Up-rating Modification) (Transitional) Regulations 2008
The Armed Forces (Alignment of Service Discipline Acts) (No. 2) Order 2008
The Severn Bridges Tolls Order 2008
Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2008
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008
The Overview and Scrutiny (Reference by Councillors) (Excluded Matters) (England) Order 2008
The Assembly Learning Grants (European Institutions) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008
The Shrimp Fishing Nets (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Daily Cause List, 5th January 2009
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
Please note only the current day’s list will be accessible.
Consultation paper on principles of sentencing for youths – Sentencing Guidelines
“On Thursday 18 December the Sentencing Advisory Panel issued a consultation paper on the principles that should guide courts when sentencing those under the age of 18 convicted of a criminal offence. This consultation paper follows the recent Panel consultation Overarching Principles of Sentencing, which similarly considered a wide range of issues of general principle relating to the sentencing of adult offenders.”
Consultation paper on principles of sentencing for youths (PDF)
Sentencing Guidelines Council, 19th December 2008
Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Rates of Child Benefit (Commencement) Order 2008
The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2008
The Companies (Model Articles) Regulations 2008
The General Dental Council (Constitution) (Amendment) Order of Council 2008
The Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Fines Collection (Disclosure of Information) (Prescribed Benefits) Regulations 2008
The Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (England and Wales) Order 2008
The Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Beef and Veal Labelling Regulations 2008
The Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (Wales) (Amendment No 2) Regulations 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
English v Thomas Sanderson Ltd – Times Law Reports
English v Thomas Sanderson Ltd
Court of Appeal
“Harassment at work on the ground of sexual orientation could occur irrespective of the victim’s actual sexual orientation or the tormentors’ perception of his orientation.”
The Times, 5th January 2009
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.
Wandsworth London Borough Council v Webb – Times Law Reports
Wandsworth London Borough Council v Webb
Court of Appeal
“It was not reasonable to make a possession order against a secure tenant on the ground that her son, who no longer lived with her, had been prosecuted and acquitted on three occasions of breaching an antisocal behaviour order. ”
The Times, 5th January 2009
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.
Divorce rate to hit new peak – The Independent
“Record numbers of couples are expected to end their relationships this month as lawyers report a boom in divorces. The stresses of Christmas and financial pressures brought on by the recession could lead to two million couples seeking legal advice this year, according to law firms.”
The Independent, 2nd January 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Government clashes again with its own drug advisers about downgrading ecstasy – The Guardian
“The government’s drug advisers are to recommend ecstasy be downgraded to a class B drug, in a report due to go before ministers at the end of the month.”
The Guardian, 5th January 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Courts martial reforms outlined
“Prosecutors and military police are to forge closer links as part of a reformed courts martial system.”
BBC News, 2nd January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Call to stop ex-ministers cashing in on contacts – The Independent
“Former ministers can exploit loose and ambiguous guidelines on lobbying to cash in ‘with impunity’ on their inside knowledge of Westminster, a Commons committee warns.”
The Independent, 5th January 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
