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Man jailed over tiny gun shooting - BBC News

Posted on July 26, 2008
“A man has been jailed for nine years for shooting a fellow clubber with a mini four-inch key-ring gun.” Full story BBC News, 25th July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Podcast 76: Wood Report on BVC - City Law School response - Charon QC

Posted on July 26, 2008
“Today I am talking to Stuart Sime, Barrister and Director of the BVC at The City Law School (Inns of Court School of Law) about his view of The Wood Report. We discuss the content of the proposed Bar Professional Training Course and the way The City Law School approaches the training of bar students...

Podcast 75: Carl Gardner on the Mosley judgment, privacy and exemplary damages - Charon QC

Posted on July 26, 2008
“Today I am talking to Carl Gardner, barrister and author of the Head of Legal blog, about the judgment of Mr Justice Eady in Mosley. We examine the developing law on privacy, exemplary damages and question whether the decision was in fact a ?landmark? decision in some aspect, including, as a side effect, [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on July 26, 2008
The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008 The European Parliament (Number of MEPs and Distribution between Electoral Regions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) Order 2008 The Large and Medium-sized Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts) Regulations 2008 The Small Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts) Regulations 2008 The Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2008 The [...

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on July 26, 2008
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Juncal, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 869 (25 July 2008) Goldeagle Properties Ltd v Thornbury Court Ltd (Rev 1) [2008] EWCA Civ 864 (25 July 2008) High Court (Chancery Division) Brittain v Courtway Estates Holdings SA & Anor [2008] EWHC [...

Legal aid for canoe fraud couple - BBC News

Posted on July 26, 2008
“Back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin and his wife Anne have been awarded legal aid to fight attempts to recover their assets.” Full story BBC News, 25th July 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Nanny walks free after judge orders jury to find her not guilty of baby killing - Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 26, 2008
“A nanny accused of killing the baby son of two police officers walked free from court after a judge directed a jury to find her not guilty. “ Full story Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Johnston Publishing (North) Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners - WLR Daily

Posted on July 25, 2008
Johnston Publishing (North) Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2008] EWCA Civ 858; [2008] WLR (D) 253 “In order for companies to qualify for exemption from a taxable charge under s 179 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, they had to be ?associated? not only at the time of leaving the group but also [...

esure Insurance Ltd v Direct Line Insurance plc - WLR Daily

Posted on July 25, 2008
esure Insurance Ltd v Direct Line Insurance plc [2008] EWCA Civ 842; [2008] WLR (D) 252 “Since a trade mark case which raised the critical issue of confusion would be assessed from the viewpoint of the average consumer, the cogency of the evidence of an expert as to his own opinion, where the tribunal was in [...

R v Hills; R v Davies; R v Pomfret - WLR Daily

Posted on July 25, 2008
R v Hills; R v Davies; R v Pomfret; [2008] WLR (D) 251 There was no practical reason why an order should not be made requiring an offender to serve an additional period of imprisonment other than the minimum period before being considered for parole where there had been a planned, deliberate and serious act of [...

Haringey London Borough Council v MA [2008] EWHC 1722 (Fam); [2008] WLR (D) 250

Posted on July 25, 2008
Haringey London Borough Council v MA [2008] EWHC 1722 (Fam); [2008] WLR (D) 250 “The court could lawfully order the removal of a child from England and Wales pursuant to para 19 of Sch 2 to the Children Act 1989 to enable a local authority to assess whether adoption abroad by prospective adoptive parents would be [...

R v Bieber - WLR Daily

Posted on July 25, 2008
R v Bieber; [2008] WLR (D) 249 “An irreducible life sentence for murder, which was imposed because the offence was so serious that for the purposes of punishment and deterrence the offender must remain in prison for the rest of his days, did not result in detention that constituted inhuman or degrading treatment...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on July 25, 2008
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Johnston Publishing (North) Ltd. v The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs [20Q8] EWCA Civ 858 (23 July 2008) Richardson & Anor v MacNab & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 860 (24 July 2008) Bush v Bush [2008] EWCA Civ 865 (24 July 2008) Birmingham Development Company Ltd...

Bulale v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Posted on July 25, 2008
Bulale v Secretary of State for the Home Department Court of Appeal “The Court of Appeal did have jurisdiction in rare cases to pursue of its own motion a point of general importance not raised below in order to ensure the state?s compliance with its international obligations...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on July 25, 2008
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2008 The Companies (Reduction of Share Capital) Order 2008 The Police Appeals Tribunals Rules 2008 The Police (Conduct) Regulations 2008 The Water Act 2003 (Commencement No...

Crossrail Act 2008

Posted on July 25, 2008
Crossrail Act 2008 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Punishment that was not a crime: why Mosley won in the high court - The Guardian

Posted on July 25, 2008
“It was at 7:50am on Thursday July 10 when it all started to go really wrong for the News of the World. It was then, on the fourth day of Max Mosley’s privacy action, that the paper’s barrister, Mark Warby QC, received the devastating news from his clients...

How red-top lawyer Mr Justice Eady became privacy judge - The Times

Posted on July 25, 2008
“Mr Justice Eady has created almost single-handedly what is now a privacy law in Britain through a series of recent rulings that he sees as remedying a ‘glaring deficiency in our law’. “ Full story The Times, 25th July 2008 Source: www...

Judge pulls out knife during court case - Daily Telegraph

Posted on July 25, 2008
“Judge Roger Connor brandished the pocket knife in front of a teenage defendant during the hearing at Oxford Crown Court.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 25th July 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Fayed strikes oil in the high court - The Guardian

Posted on July 25, 2008
“He is a hotelier, football club chairman and the owner of Harrods, but until now, as far as he knew, the multimillionaire Mohamed Al Fayed was not an oilman.” Full story The Guardian, 25th July 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Council punishes decorator with on-the-spot fine for smoking in his van - The Times

Posted on July 25, 2008
“A self-employed painter and decorator has been given a £30 on-the-spot fine for smoking in his own van because it is classified as a workplace.” Full story The Times, 25th July 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Disability Discrimination Act can extend to carers, rules ECJ - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on July 25, 2008
“The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said that disability discrimination laws can apply to the carers of disabled people as well as the disabled themselves. It has backed the claim of a woman who sued a London law firm in a groundbreaking case...

Canoe couple?s assets frozen in attempt to retrieve £250,000 - The Guardian

Posted on July 25, 2008
“The assets of the fake canoe death couple, John and Anne Darwin, have been frozen in a first step towards retrieving the £250,000 they conned out of insurance companies, it emerged yesterday.” Full story The Guardian, 25th July 2008 Source: www...

Music companies to police illegal downloads - The Times

Posted on July 25, 2008
“No sooner had Britain?s six biggest internet service providers (ISPs) agreed to monitor illegal file sharing than the web was abuzz with suggestions to get around the scheme.” Full story The Times, 25th July 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co...

Max Mosley wins ?Nazi? sex case against the News of the World - The Times

Posted on July 24, 2008
“Max Mosley has won his High Court privacy action against the News of the World, the newspaper which accused him of taking part in a Nazi-style orgy.” Full story The Times, 24th July 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on July 24, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Bieber (Aka Coleman) v R. [2008] EWCA Crim 1601 (23 July 2008) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Revenue and Customs v Waste Recycling Group Ltd. [2008] EWCA Civ 849 (23 July 2008) Shore v Sedgwick Financial Services Ltd...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on July 24, 2008
The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2008 The Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008 The Representation of the People (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Gas and Electricity (Consumer Complaints Handling Standards) Regulations 2008 The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) Order 2008 The Value Added Tax (Finance) Order 2008 The [...

Housing and Regeneration Act 2008

Posted on July 24, 2008
Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 published Full text of Act (PDF) Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

West London Pipeline and Storage Ltd v Total UK Ltd - WLR Daily

Posted on July 24, 2008
West London Pipeline and Storage Ltd v Total UK Ltd [2008] EWHC 1729 (Comm); [2008] WLR (D) 248 “Guidance as to the principles applicable to determining a claim to litigation privilege.” WLR Daily, 23rd July 2008 Source: www.lawreports.co...

French v Barcham and Another - Times Law Reports

Posted on July 24, 2008
French v Barcham and Another Chancery Division “A beneficial tenant in common who continued in occupation of a property following the bankruptcy of the other beneficial tenant in common could be required to compensate the bankrupt?s estate for that continued occupation...

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