A herd of libel actions is fast approaching – The Times
“Despite the myths, bloggers are just as vulnerable as conventional publishers to legal action – if not more so.”
The Times, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Websites like Mumsnet are not above the law – The Times
“The recent settlement of the libel action brought by the baby- and child-care author Gina Ford against Mumsnet, the parenting website, leaves some tricky questions unanswered – not least whether a website is a ‘publisher’ for the purposes of the law of libel.”
The Times, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Home sale packs may be doomed after Kelly U-turn – The Times
“Home information packs (Hips) appeared to be doomed last night after ministers were forced into a humiliating climb-down by delaying the packs for two months.”
The Times, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Twisting arms: court referred and court linked mediation under judicial pressure – Ministry of Justice
“This report evaluates a) a quasi-compulsory mediation programme and b) a voluntary mediation scheme. The results describe the uptake of mediation, user experiences, and the potential of mediation to offer savings to the justice system.”
Ministry of Justice, 21st May 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Evidence of the Lord Chief Justice before the Constitutional Affairs Select Committee – Judiciary of England and Wales
“The judiciary is an independent arm of the state and is fundamental to the rule of law. It is not a privilege for the judiciary but is an essential requirement for every citizen to ensure the fair and impartial resolution of disputes. The administrative system that supports the judiciary underpins that independence. Judicial independence cannot exist on its own – judges must have the loyal staff, buildings and equipment to support the exercise of the independent judicial function”
Evidence of the Lord Chief Justice
Constitutional Affairs Select Committee, 22nd May 2007
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Judge criticises “namby pamby” Asbos – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has attacked the “namby pamby state” which imposes unenforceable Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (Asbos) on offenders.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Majority in poll back laws to protect gays – Reuters News
“The vast majority of Britons support new legislation to protect gays from discrimination and would not mind if a member of their family was homosexual, a survey showed on Wednesday.”
Reuters News, 23rd May 2007
Source: http://uk.reuters.com
Speeding drivers with loophole lawyers to face police challenge – The Times
“Drivers who challenge speed camera fines will face a new team of expert witnesses dedicated to the task of rebutting spurious arguments put forward by so-called loophole lawyers”
The Times, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
An over-complex privacy law may trigger new legislation – The Independent
“The Human Rights Act created a right to privacy but case law has made it difficult to define what it is.”
The Independent, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Chancellor will block moves to water down FOI – Daily Telegraph
“Gordon Brown is poised to kill off moves by the Lord Chancellor to water down the Freedom of Information Act, it became clear last night.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Woman “harassed” by bank wins settlement – Daily Telegraph
“A mother who sued a bank for allegedly harassing her over charges incurred in connection with her overdraft has settled the case out of court.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Refusal to extradite would be within federation’s legal rights – The Times
“The Russian Federation is within its legal rights to refuse the extradition of Andrei Lugovoy even though it has signed up to extradition arrangements under the Council of Europe.”
The Times, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Judges fail to back new ministry – BBC News
“Senior judges have refused to back government plans to set up the new Ministry of Justice, it has emerged.”
BBC news, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Crimes backlog four times worse – BBC News
“The number of serious offences committed by Britons abroad which the Home Office failed to record was four times higher than first thought”
BBC news, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ministers lose manslaughter vote – BBC News
“The government has been defeated in the Lords over plans to exclude prisons from its Corporate Manslaughter Bill.”
BBC news, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Soham criminal records deadline missed again – Reuters
“Potential killers may be slipping through the judicial net because the government has again missed a deadline, set in the wake of the Soham schoolgirl murders, for speeding up the recording of criminal convictions.”
Reuters, 22nd May 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
Hips delayed until August – The Guardian
“The government said today it would delay the introduction of controversial home information packs until August, following a last-minute legal challenge by critics of the legislation.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Revenue and Customs Commissioners v. William Grant & Sons Distillers Ltd.; Small (Inspector of Taxes) v. Mars UK Ltd. – WLR Daily
“Where the taxpayer companies carried forward in their tax computations the element of depreciation in fixed assets that related to production of unsold stock as part of the cost of unsold stocks they did not infringe the prohibition of deductions for the depreciation of capital assets in s 74(1)(f) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (as renumbered by s 144(2) of the Finance Act 1994).”
WLR Daily, 28th March 2007
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.
Lay and others v. Drexler and others – WLR Daily
Lay and others v. Drexler and others [2007] EWCA Civ 464
“Where a tenant had filed an acknowledgment of service indicating an intention to take a new lease in response to his landlord’s application to the court to grant a new lease under the amended provisions of s 24(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, subsequent notice to the court that the tenant no longer wanted a new tenancy was similar to filing of a notice to discontinue a claim for a new lease justifying an order that the tenant should pay the costs of the entire proceedings to the landlord.”
WLR Daily, 18th May 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
