BAILII: Recent decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
Consultation on the possession of non-photographic visual depictions of child sex abuse – Home Office
“This consultation paper outlines the concerns about non-photographic visual depictions of child sexual abuse, i.e. computer generated images (CGIs), drawings, animation, etc, and seeks views on proposals to make its possession an offence.”
Consultation on the possession of non-photographic visual depictions of child sex abuse, 2nd April 2007
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Britain rushes to send back Darfur asylum families before court ruling – The Times
“[Amuna Ibrahim] is among scores of Darfuris summoned in recent days by the Home Office. The sudden rush to deport them — some are due to be flown back tomorrow — comes before a crucial Court of Appeal ruling that could stop Britain from sending them back to Khartoum, the seat of the government that sent the murderous horsemen and bombers to wreak havoc on Darfur.”
The Times, 2nd April 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Civil Court Fees Consultation – Department of Constitutional Affairs
“The purpose of the consultation is to seek views on proposals to:
- introduce a revised exemption and remission system following the Access to Justice Review
- re-balance the fee structure to achieve a much closer match between income and cost drivers within the system”.
Civil Court Fees Consultation CP 05/07, 2nd April 2007
Source: www.dca.gov.uk
Border and Immigration Agency goes live – Government News Network
“Six regional directors have been appointed to the new Border and Immigration Agency (BIA), which goes live today, the Home Office has announced. ”
Home Office press release, 2nd April 2007
Source: www.gnn.gov.uk
The ‘Supercase’ – Problems and Solutions: Reflections on BCCI and Equitable Life, by Sir Anthony Clarke, Master of the Rolls
The Supercase – Problems and Solutions: Reflections on BCCI and Equitable Life (PDF)
Speech by Sir Anthony Clarke, Master of the Rolls
KPMG Forensic’s Annual Law Lecture 2007
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Commissioners of Revenue and Customs v. William Grant and Sons Distillers Ltd. – Times Law Reports
Computing depreciation of unsold stock for cash.
Commissioners of Revenue and Customs v. William Grant and Sons Distillers Ltd.
“Taxpayer companies that had carried forward that part of the depreciation in fixed assets that related to production of unsold stocks as part of the cost of unsold stocks had not infringed the prohibition in section 74(1)(f) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988, as renumbered by section 144(2) of the Finance Act 1994, of deductions for the depreciation of capital assets.
The Times, 2nd April 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.
Prisoner goes to court over cost of phone calls – The Guardian
“A long-term prisoner has launched an attempt in the high court to stop BT charging inmates more than five times the national call box rate for phone calls, claiming it breaches human rights. The action, which began last Thursday, has the backing of the prisons ombudsman, the chief inspector of prisons and reformers.”
The Guardian, 2nd April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Poor likely to suffer in fees dispute as some legal aid firms hold out – The Guardian
“One of the biggest legal aid providers in London is among a number of law firms that have refused to sign a contract which alters pay by hourly rates to a system of fixed fees. Many refuseniks blinked first and signed “under protest” last Friday, ending a bitter stand-off over the contract between some of the top firms in England and Wales and the Legal Services Commission. But some firms are digging in their heels.”
The Guardian, 2nd April 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
