Woman gets suicide advice payout – BBC News
“A Citizens Advice Bureau advisor who was sacked after she phoned a suicidal woman’s GP was awarded £18,000 damages.”
BBC News, 24th May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Reid threatens to suspend human rights laws after terror suspects go missing – The Independent
“John Reid faced growing anger as he signalled the Government was ready to declare that Britain faced an “emergency” over terrorism and opt out of human rights legislation.”
The Independent, 25th May 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Telephone hearings have benefits but there’s a sting in the tail – The Times
“It could be argued that the courts have been somewhat late in embracing information technology. Database and order production systems only came late in the day and the majority of judges, despite being provided with computers, printers and the like, still tend to rely on writing their notes rather than typing them into their laptops. Telephone hearings are also a recent phenomenon.”
The Times, 25th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
MPs have no reason to be exempt from FoI law, watchdog warns – The Independent
“A campaign by MPs to remove themselves from open government laws in order to protect the privacy of their constituents has been seriously undermined by the UK’s information watchdog.”
The Independent, 25th May 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Legal process in dock as judges rule ex-wife is worth record £48m payout – The Times
“An overhaul of the law on how to split a divorcing couple’s assets was urged by senior judges yesterday as they ruled that a woman can keep her £48 million award – the biggest ordered by British courts in legal history.”
The Times, 25th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
‘Devoted’ husband gets life for killing wife – The Guardian
“A husband who killed his wife after she begged him to help her die was jailed for life today.”
The Guardian, 25th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ministry may threaten judges’ independence – The Times
“Judges’ independence will come under pressure as they are urged to tailor sentences according to prison spaces under the Ministry of Justice, a former senior Conservative minister said yesterday.”
The Times, 25th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Daily Telegraph Law Reports, 24th May 2007
R (IPCC) v. Chief Constable of West Mercia & Anr
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.u
Please note that the Daily Telegraph Law Reports are only available online for one week.
Regina (Jones) v. Ceredigion County Council (No. 2) – Times Law Reports
Applicant free not to pursue appeal to House of Lords
Regina (Jones) v. Ceredigion County Council (No. 2)
House of Lords
“Where the House of Lords gave an applicant for a leapfrog appeal from the High Court permission to appeal on terms as to the issues which could be argued or as to costs, it was open to that applicant to decline to proceed and instead to pursue an appeal before the Court of Appeal.”
The Times, 24th May 2007
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.
Boake Allen Ltd. v. Revenue and Customs Commissioners – Times Law Reports
Tax statute is not discriminatory
Boake Allen Ltd. v. Revenue and Customs Commissioners
House of Lords
“Section 247 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988, by denying companies with foreign parents the right to make a group income election allowing a subsidiary company to pay dividends to a parent company free of advance corporation tax, did not infringe the nondiscrimination articles of the double taxation agreements between the United Kingdom and the United States, or between the UK and Japan.”
The Times, 24th May 2007
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.
Court upholds £48m divorce award – BBC News
“A millionaire businessman has lost an appeal over a £48m divorce award made to his former wife.”
BBC News, 24th May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bid to put off info time-wasters – BBC News
“Plans are due to be unveiled to deter ‘pointless and mischievous’ requests under the Freedom of Information Act.”
BBC News, 24th May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Big Question: Partners back judges on quality but warn there is little oversight – Legal Week
“Lawyers are uneasy over the lax system of policing senior judges, and many believe cover-ups of embarrassing episodes are taking place – despite general confidence in the UK’s judicial standards. Claire Ruckin reports on the latest Big Question survey.”
Legal Week, 24th May 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
Record £125m in assets recovered from criminals – The Guardian
“Luxury mansions, classic cars ranging from Bentleys to Lamborghinis, millions in cash and even racehorses are among the record £125m-worth of assets recovered from criminals in the last year. Claiming the seizures as a great success, the Home Office will today announce greater powers to confiscate criminals’ wealth.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Suicide banker’s NatWest case fear – Financial Times
“Neil Coulbeck, the retired bank executive who could have been an important witness in the NatWest Three fraud case, feared he might “get dragged into” the affair at the time he died, his widow told an inquest on Wednesday.”
Financial Times, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.ft.com
UK ‘politics of fear eroding human rights’ – The Independent
“Tony Blair’s government has been condemned for exploiting the ‘politics of fear’ by bringing in tougher anti-terror legislation, cracking down on asylum-seekers and allowing the prison population to soar.”
The Independent, 24th May 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Related link: Amnesty International Report 2007
Squatter wins £2m London plot after 18-year stay – The Independent
For most people a property on Hampstead Heath would be many mortgages or lottery tickets away, but a squatter has been granted the rights to a plot of land worth £2m for nothing.
The Independent, 24th May 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lord Chancellor acts to heal rift with judges over justice ministry – The Times
“The Lord Chancellor moved to defuse the unprecedented rift with the judiciary yesterday, making a personal intervention with the Lord Chief Justice to resolve the deadlock over the Ministry of Justice.”
The Times, 24th May 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
BAILII: Recent decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Yewbelle Ltd v London Green Developments Ltd.& Anor> [2007] EWCA Civ 475 (23 May 2007)
Carnegie v Drury [2007] EWCA Civ 497 (23 May 2007)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Baiai & Ors [2007] EWCA Civ 478 (23 May 2007)
Brunel University & Anor v Webster & Anor [2007] EWCA Civ 482 (22 May 2007)
C Plc v P & Anor [2007] EWCA Civ 493 (22 May 2007)
AJM v County Council [2007] EWCA Civ 496 (22 May 2007)
Kilby, R (on the application of) v Basildon District Council [2007] EWCA Civ 479 (22 May 2007)
Trans-World Investments Ltd v Dadarwalla [2007] EWCA Civ 480 (22 May 2007)
Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis v Kay [2007] EWCA Civ 477 (21 May 2007)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Musone v R. [2007] EWCA Crim 1237 (23 May 2007)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Morris & Anor v Revenue & Customs [2007] EWHC 1181 (Ch) (23 May 2007)
High Court (Commercial Division)
Great Hill Equity Partners II LP v Novator One LP & Ors [2007] EWHC 1210 (Comm) (22 May 2007)
Fiona Trust Holding Corp & Ors v Privalov & Ors [2007] EWHC 1217 (Comm) (21 May 2007)
European Court of Human Rights
HAGGAN AND MCCAVERY v. THE UNITED KINGDOM – 63176/00 [2007] ECHR 400 (22 May 2007)
MCELROY AND OTHERS v. THE UNITED KINGDOM – 57646/00 [2007] ECHR 401 (22 May 2007)
O’CONNELL AND OTHERS v. THE UNITED KINGDOM – 58370/00 [2007] ECHR 402 (22 May 2007)
Source: www.bailii.org
