07/04/2009 – Page 2 – Current Awareness

Hall & Woodhouse Ltd v Poole Borough Council – WLR Daily

Posted April 7th, 2009 in law reports, licensing, third parties by sally

Hall & Woodhouse Ltd v Poole Borough Council; [2009] WLR (D) 131

“The acts of third parties were not as a matter of law to be imputed to a premises licence holder for the purposes of s 136(1)(a) of the Licensing Act 2003; it was necessary for the court to look at the actual conduct of the person charged with the offence and find whether as a matter of fact he had carried on or attempted to carry on an licensable activity, as defined in s 1 of and Schs 1 and 2 to the Act, otherwise than in accordance with an authorisation.”

WLR Daily, 6th April 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.

R (Coleman) v Governor of Wayland Prison and another – WLR Daily

Posted April 7th, 2009 in judicial review, law reports, prisons by sally

R (Coleman) v Governor of Wayland Prison and another; [2009] WLR (D) 132

“While a mobile telephone found in the possession of a prisoner might properly be taken away from him, neither rule 43(5) of the Prison Rules 1999 nor the common law provided a prison governor with power to destroy the mobile telephone.”

WLR Daily, 6th April 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.

Criminals freed because of unreliable evidence from expert witnesses, Law Commission says – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 7th, 2009 in expert witnesses, news by sally

“Criminals could have been wrongly freed by the courts because of unreliable evidence from expert witnesses, the Government’s law advisers say today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th April 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

FSA wins case to bar General Re chief – The Times

Posted April 7th, 2009 in financial regulation, news by sally

“Financial Services Authority says it has turned down appeal by former insurance chief over ban on working in the City.”

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The Times, 6th April 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Same sex couples names to appear on birth certificates – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 7th, 2009 in birth certificates, civil partnerships, news by sally

“New rules allowing same-sex couples undergoing fertility treatment to name both partners on the child’s birth certificate came into force on Monday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th April 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Home Office website links to porn – BBC News

Posted April 7th, 2009 in internet, news by sally

“The Home Office has removed a link from its website after being alerted by the BBC that it linked to what appeared to be a Japanese pornography site.”

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BBC News, 6th April 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Family courts open to media but not bloggers – The Times

Posted April 7th, 2009 in family courts, media, news by sally

“Thousands of family hearings that take place behind closed doors will be opened to media this month, Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, said yesterday.”

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The Times, 7th April 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Millions of parents gain flexible working rights – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 7th, 2009 in flexible working, news by sally

“The right to ask employers for flexible work arrangements will be extended to 4.5 million parents of older children.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th April 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Injured firefighters in court win – BBC News

Posted April 7th, 2009 in fire services, news, pensions by sally

“Injured firefighters have won a major step in their legal battle to retain the right to claim ill-health pensions.”

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BBC News, 6th April 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Crackdown on expert witnesses – The Independent

Posted April 7th, 2009 in expert witnesses, news by sally

“Scientists, doctors and other experts are to be stopped from giving misleading evidence in court after a series of miscarriages of justice involving unreliable testimony, under proposals published today.”

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The Independent, 7th April 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Home Office facing multi-million compensation bill after skilled migrant ruling – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 7th, 2009 in compensation, immigration, news by sally

“The taxpayer could be facing a multi-million compensation bill after a court ruled the Home Office was wrong to change the settlement rules for skilled migrants.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th April 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Torture claim Thulambo family win reprieve in fight against deportation – The Times

Posted April 7th, 2009 in asylum, news by sally

“A mother and her two daughters who say that they sought sanctuary in Britain after fleeing persecution in Zimbabwe won a reprieve yesterday against deportation.”

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The Times, 7th April 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Met police ‘not racist’ during Stephen Lawrence case, says Ian Blair – The Guardian

Posted April 7th, 2009 in news, police, racism by sally

“Sir Ian Blair, the former commissioner of the Metropolitan police, said today that he did not ‘necessarily’ believe that the police officers who investigated the murder of Stephen Lawrence were racist.”

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The Guardian, 6th April 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Unfair terms law can protect consumers for existing and future contracts, says Court of Appeal – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 7th, 2009 in consumer protection, news, unfair contract terms by sally

“Consumer protection body the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is allowed to use laws on unfair contracts to take action on existing as well as future contracts, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 6th April 2009

Source: www.out-law.com