Call to close genocide loophole – BBC News
“Legal loopholes which allow foreign war criminals to escape prosecution in the UK should be closed, a report says.”
BBC News, 15th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: June 2009
Teens sharing music files could be criminalised by Digital Britain report – Daily Telegraph
“Teenagers who share music files could be criminalised under plans for a new ‘Rights Agency’ to target internet pirates to be unveiled in the landmark Digital Britain report.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Homosexual postman wins £2,400 from Royal Mail – Daily Telegraph
“A homosexual postman who was called ‘effeminate’, ‘girly’ and ‘bitchy’ by his boss has won £2,400 from the Royal Mail for discrimination over his sexuality.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
B(J), R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1036 (14 May 2009)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Lewis & Anor v Metropolitan Property Realisations Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 448 (12 June 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Benedetti & Anor v Sawiris & Ors [2009] EWHC 1330 (Ch) (15 June 2009)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Motto & Ors v Trafigura Ltd & Anor [2009] EWHC 1246 (QB) (18 May 2009)
Pankhurst v White & Anor [2009] EWHC 1117 (QB) (10 June 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Levicom International Holdings BV & Anor v Linklaters (a firm) [2009] EWHC 1334 (Comm) (06 May 2009)
High Court (Patents Court)
Kapur v Comptroller General of Patents [2009] EWHC 1302 (Pat) (14 May 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Criminal Defence Service (Provisional Representation Orders) Regulations 2009
The National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The General Teaching Council for Wales (Disciplinary Functions) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The General Teaching Council for Wales (Functions) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The General Teaching Council for Wales (Constitution) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
The General Teaching Council for Wales (Additional Functions) (Amendment) Order 2009
The Education (Supply of Information) (Wales) Regulations 2009
The Education (Areas to which Pupils and Students Belong) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2009
The A5117 Trunk Road (Parkgate Road Roundabout) (De-Trunking) Order 2009
The Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (Foreign Travel Notification Requirements) Regulations 2009
The Identity Cards Act 2006 (Prescribed Information) Regulations 2009
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
UK legal industry faces loss of 10,000 lawyers – The Times
“As many as 10,000 lawyers could be out of work in the UK in the next two years as the legal business faces its worst slump in decades.”
The Times, 15th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Farmer jailed for ‘grotesque’ horse cruelty
“A man was jailed for 24 weeks today for the ‘grotesque’ neglect of more than 100 animals on his farm.”
The Independent, 12th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Divorce settlement granted after 22 years – The Times
“A woman has won £220,000 in a ground-breaking divorce settlement — 22 years after separating from her husband.”
The Times, 13th June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Britain urged to allow prisoners to vote – The Guardian
“The UK has come under renewed pressure to grant prisoners the vote in time for the next election or fall foul of European human rights legislation.”
The Guardian, 12th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Brown announces Iraq war inquiry – but it will be behind closed doors – The Independent
“Gordon Brown will attempt to win over Labour MPs this week by formally announcing an inquiry into the Iraq war. In a move designed to draw a line under the most controversial act of a Labour government, the Prime Minister will announce the investigation into the decision to go to war in 2003 and its protracted and bloody aftermath.”
The Independent, 14th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Injured teacher sues over fallen branch – The Independent
“A secondary school teacher is suing the Environment Agency for up to £300,000 after she was left unable to work by a falling branch from a tree, it was disclosed today.”
The Independent, 15th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Councils turning down Blue Badge applicants unlawfully – Daily Telegraph
“Some disabled people are being unlawfully turned down for Blue Badges because councils have interpreted new rules on eligibility too strictly, the Government has admitted.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Muslim waitress wins nearly £3,000 for hurt feelings over skimpy dress – Daily Telegraph
“A Muslim cocktail waitress who quit after refusing to wear a bright red dress for work has won almost £3,000 in compensation for sexual harassment.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Council loses £1m illness lawsuit – BBC News
“A council has lost its High Court case against a former managing director after claiming she withheld a history of depressive illness.”
BBC News, 15th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
DS (India) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 544 (12 June 2009)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
G(G) and B(S), R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1077 (12 June 2009)
Campbell, R. v [2009] EWCA Crim 1076 (12 June 2009)
High Court (Chancery Division)
National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc v ABB Ltd & Ors [2009] EWHC 1326 (Ch) (12 June 2009)
JN Dairies Ltd. v Johal Dairies Ltd & Anor [2009] EWHC 1331 (Ch) (12 June 2009)
Campbell & Anor v Banks & Ors [2009] EWHC 1147 (Ch) (12 June 2009)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Patents Court)
Edwards Lifesciences AG v Cook Biotech Incorporated [2009] EWHC 1304 (Pat) (12 June 2009)
Source: www.bailii.org
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Yates – WLR Daily
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Yates [2009] EWCA Civ 479; [2009] WLR (D) 184
“A Canadian widow who, on her marriage to a British national in Canada, received a British pension based on her husband’s contributions and paid at the rate applicable to the inflation uprating he received, frozen at the time he emigrated, was entitled on his death to a higher rate of pension calculated at the same inflation uprating. She was not entitled to have her pension based on the uprating applicable at the time of his death.”
WLR Daily, 12th June 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.
Pickthall Ltd v Hill Dickinson LLP and another – WLR Daily
Pickthall Ltd v Hill Dickinson LLP and another [2009] EWCA Civ 543; [2009] WLR (D) 183
“It was an abuse of process for a party to issue proceedings on the day before the limitation period expired in the knowledge that the cause of action was vested not in him but in his trustee in bankruptcy, despite the party’s intention of later seeking an assignment of the cause of action and amending the claim form so that the assignment (which had been obtained after the expiration of the limitation period) could be pleaded.”
WLR Daily, 12th June 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.
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG v Franz Hauswirth GmbH – WLR Daily
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG v Franz Hauswirth GmbH (Case C-529/07); [2009] WLR (D) 182
“The fact that, at the time of applying for registration of a sign as a trade mark, the applicant knew or was to be taken as knowing that an identical or similar sign capable of being confused with the applicant’s sign was being used by others for an identical or similar product, could constitute bad faith on the applicant’s part rendering the registration amenable to a declaration of invalidity.”
WLR Daily, 12th June 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.
Hanoman v Southwark London Borough Council (No 2) – WLR Daily
Hanoman v Southwark London Borough Council (No 2) [2009] UKHL 29; [2009] WLR (D) 181
“The requirement that a local authority which had delayed processing a ‘right to buy’ claim under Pt V of the Housing Act 1985 should deduct from the purchase price the purchasing tenant’s rent payments during the period of delay remained applicable where the tenant’s rent had been paid for him in the form of housing benefit.”
WLR Daily, 11th June 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.
