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Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor in Creteil, France - WLR Daily

Posted on May 13, 2008
Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor in Creteil, France [2008] EWHC 1024 (Admin); [2008] WLR (D) 148 “Late service of a copy of a duly filed appeal notice was not a fatal bar to an appeal against an order extraditing (or not extraditing) a person.” WLR Daily 12th May 2008 Source: www...

Director of Public Prosecutions of the British Virgin Islands v Penn - WLR Daily

Posted on May 13, 2008
Director of Public Prosecutions of the British Virgin Islands v Penn [2008] UKPC 29; [2008] WLR (D) 149 “Where a defendant had been convicted by a jury which had been empanelled from an array which did not meet the requirements laid down by statute his conviction should not be overturned and a retrial ordered unless the [...

The Second Civil Mediation Council National Conference: The Future of Civil Mediation - Speech by Sir Anthony Clarke, Master of the Rolls

Posted on May 13, 2008
The Second Civil Mediation Council National Conference: The Future of Civil Mediation (PDF) Speech by Sir Anthony Clarke, Master of the Rolls The Second Civil Mediation Council National Conference, 8th May 2008 Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Housing: Proportionate Dispute Resolution - Law Commission

Posted on May 13, 2008
“A project to review the law and practice on how housing disputes are resolved, with the aim of reforming it to make it simple, effective, fair and proportionate.” Full story Law Commission, 12th May 2008 Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

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HM Revenue sued over pension scheme tax - The Times

Posted on May 13, 2008
“The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has teamed up with a private pension scheme that manages the retirement savings of Ford, Jaguar and Land Rover workers to bring a �300 million legal challenge against the Government?s policy of charging VAT on investment management fees...

Lord Chief Justice and his funky new gown - The Times

Posted on May 13, 2008
“For 300 years the wig and gown have symbolised the authority of the court. All that will change in October, when judges in civil and family cases will ditch their horsehair wigs and instead be dressed by a designer whose trademark is ‘funky British clothes for aspiring funky British girls’...

Knife offenders may get off with just a fine - Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 13, 2008
“Criminals convicted of carrying knives are likely to escape jail under sentencing guidelines issued on Monday.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 13th May 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Post office legal battle launched - BBC News

Posted on May 13, 2008
“A severely disabled woman has taken her campaign to save her local post office to the High Court.” Full story BBC News, 12th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Freedom for woman who kept trying to kill disabled husband - The Times

Posted on May 13, 2008
” A woman who tried repeatedly to kill her disabled husband was spared a prison sentence after a court accepted that she had been unable to cope with the strain of caring for him.” Full story The Times, 13th May 2008 Source: www.timesonline...

Labour MPs set to defy whip over vote on embryology Bill - The Independent

Posted on May 13, 2008
“MPs were deeply split last night over embryo research and abortion as they began debating hugely contentious reforms to the way the practices are regulated.” Full story The Independent, 13th May 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Jobs for junior lawyers dry up as boom ends - The Times

Posted on May 13, 2008
“Britain?s largest law firms are reducing the number of junior lawyers they are hiring amid concerns that debt finance and corporate takeover work both in London and overseas has largely dried up.” Full story The Times, 13th May 2008 Source: www...

Information Commissioner gets power to fine for privacy breaches - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on May 13, 2008
“The Information Commissioner has been given the ability to fine organisations if their operational procedures cause a gross breach of data protection principles. The move, which had not been expected by privacy experts, follows a Government defeat in the House of Lords...

Farepak savings bosses may face prosecution - The Guardian

Posted on May 13, 2008
“The government may take legal action against the directors and accountants behind Farepak, the Christmas savings club which collapsed leaving 150,000 people short of almost �40m in savings.” Full story The Guardian, 13th May 2008 Source: www...

Blasphemy laws are lifted - Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 12, 2008
“Britain’s ancient laws of blasphemy have been abolished by MPs.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 10th May 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on May 12, 2008
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Satyam Computer Services Ltd v Upaid Systems Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 487 (09 May 2008) Les Laboratoires Servier & Anor v Apotex Inc & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 445 (09 May 2008) Daniel Thwaites Plc v Wirral Borough Magistrates’ Court & Ors [2008] EWHC 838 (Admin) (06 May 2008) Corby Group v Corby Borough [...

Corby Group Litigation v Corby Borough Council - WLR Daily

Posted on May 12, 2008
Corby Group Litigation v Corby Borough Council [2008] EWCA Civ 463; [2008] WLR (D) 144 “Damages for personal injury were recoverable in the tort of public nuisance.” WLR Daily, 10th May 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...

London Borough of Haringey v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another - WLR Daily

Posted on May 12, 2008
London Borough of Haringey v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another [2008] EWHC (QB); [2008] WLR (D) 145 “In holding that there were material considerations that warranted a departure from the claimant?s statutory development plan under s 38 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, the inspector appointed by the first [...

Murray v Express Newspapers plc and Another - Times Law Reports

Posted on May 12, 2008
Murray v Express Newspapers plc and Another Court of Appeal “It was arguable that a child had a reasonable expectation that he would not be targeted in order to obtain photographs in a public place for publication which the person taking or procuring the photographs knew would be objected to on the child?s behalf...

Court overrules experts in injured baby case - The Guardian

Posted on May 12, 2008
“Two ‘caring and supportive’ parents have won a high court ruling clearing them of deliberately harming their six-week-old baby, despite a conclusion by the seven medical experts in the case that his injuries were most likely to have been caused by intentional shaking...

Law lords hold key to islanders? dream of return to paradise - The Guardian

Posted on May 12, 2008
“Legal challenge may end 40 years of exile from Diego Garcia.” Full story The Guardian, 12th May 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Burrell not to face perjury probe - BBC News

Posted on May 12, 2008
“Princess Diana’s former butler, Paul Burrell, will not be investigated over allegations of perjury at the inquest into her death, Scotland Yard has said.” Full story BBC News, 9th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Cherie slams Labour on ?factory farm? jails - The Guardian

Posted on May 12, 2008
“Cherie Blair has attacked the government’s handling of the criminal justice system by accusing Britain’s jails of failing to protect the public. In an outspoken speech that has drawn a strong rebuttal from the Ministry of Justice, Blair, a judge and QC, said at a human rights seminar that Britain had a ‘factory farm attitude [...

Dr Rowan Williams compares Embryo Bill to rape and blackmail - Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 12, 2008
“The Archbishop of Canterbury on Sunday drew moral parallels between the creation of embryos for human use and rape and torture.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 11th May 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Couple who won?t accept homosexuality win right to foster - Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 12, 2008
“A couple who were rejected as foster parents after they refused to condone homosexuality have won their battle to apply to be carers.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 11th May 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

UK signs up to new global approach in protecting children from sexual abuse - Home Office

Posted on May 12, 2008
“Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker today (9th May) stepped up the Government?s commitment to the global protection of young people, having signed the Council of Europe?s Convention on the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse...

Nottingham tackles Asbo culture with early action - the Independent

Posted on May 12, 2008
“It has been called the gun crime capital of the UK and has languished at the bottom of the education league tables, but now Nottingham is transforming its fortunes with a groundbreaking early intervention project to tackle Asbo culture.” Full story The Independent, 12th May 2008 Source: www...

Rapist murderer had right to be housed - Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 12, 2008
“A convicted rapist sexually assaulted and murdered a teenage girl after a council was told he could not be evicted because it would breach his human rights.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 10th May 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Councils consider legal action against building companies - The Times

Posted on May 12, 2008
“Local authorities are looking into the possibility of launching legal action against building companies accused last month of cover-pricing and bid-rigging by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).” Full story The Times, 12th May 2008 Source: www...

?Over 140,000 caught re-offending within year? - Daily Telegraph

Posted on May 12, 2008
“More than 140,000 criminals are caught re-offending within a year of being freed from jail or sentenced to a community punishment, official figures have disclosed.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 10th May 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

MPs set to back new embryo research laws - The Guardian

Posted on May 12, 2008
“MPs will reject demands for tighter controls on abortion but are ready to allow new laws pushing back the boundary of research on human embryos, according to a survey carried out by the Guardian.” Full story The Guardian, 12th May 2008 Source: www...

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