Solicitors oppose complaint plans – BBC News
“Many solicitors in England and Wales are opposing plans to publish details of complaints brought against them by their clients, a consultation suggests.”
BBC News, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Apple core case dropped at cost of £5,000 – Daily Telegraph
“A former plumber with a heart condition who was arrested for dropping an apple core has had the case against him halted following a £5,000 investigation. ”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gurkhas lose High Court battle over pensions – The Times
“Former Gurkha soldiers today lost their High Court battle over a pensions deal with the Ministry of Defence, which they say has left them struggling to live.”
The Times, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Views sought on magistrates’ courts and youth court trial rules – Ministry of Justice
“The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee is seeking views on a proposal to consolidate and revise the rules about trials in magistrates’ courts.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st July 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Lancore Services Ltd v Barclays Bank plc – WLR Daily
Lancore Services Ltd v Barclays Bank plc [2008] EWHC 1264 (Ch); [2008] WLR (D) 214
“The implication of a temporal limitation upon the right of a merchant acquirer to withhold payment to a merchant for goods and services provided by a third party was not permissible and would go far beyond any acceptable process of implication or construction.”
WLR Daily, 1st July 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.
Byrne v Motor Insurers’ Bureau and Another – Times Law Reports
Byrne v Motor Insurers’ Bureau and Another
Court of Appeal
“The procedure for making a claim to the Motor Insurers’ Bureau for compensation in respect of injury caused by an untraced driver should be subject to a limitation period no less favourable than that which applied to the commencement of proceedings by minors for personal injury in tort against a traced driver.”
The Times, 2nd July 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.
AL (Serbia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department Regina (Rudi) v Same – Times Law Reports
AL (Serbia) v Secretary of State for the Home Department Regina (Rudi) v Same
House of Lords
“The Home Secretary’s policy to grant indefinite leave to remain to certain families living as a unit with children and young adults was a proportionate response to particular administrative and financial problems represented by that group; accordingly, the different treatment of single young adults, who were excluded because they were parentless and childless, was justified.”
The Times, 2nd July 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.
Severn Trent to pay £2m over false leak data – The Times
“Severn Trent, the UK’s second largest water company, was today fined £2 million at the Old Bailey for misreporting leakage information in a case brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).”
The Times, 1st July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Local paper rapped over online video of woman’s house – OUT-LAW.com
“A newspaper has been censured for placing video content on its website which invaded a woman’s privacy by showing the inside of her home.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Widow sues toddlers over £2.2m estate – Daily Telegraph
“A widow is suing her young children to get a fair share of her late husband’s estate after he died without leaving a will.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rehabilitation versus punishment – judge for yourself – Ministry of Justice
“An innovative online programme in which members of the public can decide what they think is the most suitable sentence for virtual offenders was launched by Justice Minister David Hanson today as a new poll shows the public think reforming offenders to cut reoffending is equally as important [sic] as punishment.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st July 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Farmer to fight egg box ruling – Daily Telegraph
“A farmer has vowed that he will continue his battle to force supermarket chain Tesco to remove his photograph from its egg boxes.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Max Mosley defeats News of the World challenge to orgy privacy case – The Times
“Max Mosley, the president of motor racing’s governing body, has been allowed to pursue his claim for breach of privacy against the News of the World over its report that he took part in a ‘Nazi-themed’ orgy.”
The Times, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Asylum-seekers put at risk by law, warns top judge – The Independent
“Labour’s tough stance on immigration may have forced courts to send asylum-seekers back to their home countries to face ‘torture or death’, one of the most senior judges in England and Wales has warned.”
The Independent, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Self-harming in prisons: the gruesome truth – The Guardian
“In 2006, there were 23,420 recorded incidents of self-harm among a total prisoner population in England and Wales of 78,000.”
The Guardian, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Presumed consent law change ‘not necessary’ to donate organs – Daily Telegraph
“Britain should not change the law to automatically presume everyone has given consent for their organs to be donated after their deaths, according to a House of Lords report.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court fight centres on retirement – BBC News
“Employers across the UK could lose the right to make people retire at 65, as a result of a case being heard at the European Court of Justice.”
BBC News, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Civil Division)
Persimmon Homes Teesside Ltd v Lewis, R (on the application of) [2008] EWCA Civ 746 (01 July 2008)
Compton, R (on the application of) v Wiltshire Primary Care Trust [2008] EWCA Civ 749 (01 July 2008)
Spencer v Secretary of State for Work & Pensions Moore & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 750 (01 July 2008)
GO & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 747 (01 July 2008)
Leofelis SA & Anor v Lonsdale Sports Ltd & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 640 (01 July 2008)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Cerascope Ltd & Anor v [2008] EWHC 1502 (Ch) (25 June 2008)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Harris & Ors v The Society of Lloyd’s [2008] EWHC 1433 (Comm) (01 July 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Ex-Body Shop IT expert fined for market abuse – The Times
“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined a former IT technician at The Body Shop, the ethical beauty retailer, for market abuse in a rare victory for the regulator over dealing on inside information.”
The Times, 1st July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
