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Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on February 19, 2008
The Miscellaneous Food Additives and the Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008 The Regulated Covered Bonds Regulations 2008 The Council Tax (Electronic Communications) (England) Order 2008 The Council Tax (Valuations, Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2008 The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) (Amendment) Order 2008 The European Communities (Designation) Order 2008 The Proceeds of [...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on February 19, 2008
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) The Ministry of Justice v Prison Officers Association (POA) [2008] EWHC 239 (QB) (18 February 2008) Crystal Palace FC (2000) Ltd. v Dowie [2008] EWHC 240 (QB) (18 February 2008) Newton-Sealey v Armorgroup Services Ltd & Ors [2008] EWHC 233 (QB) (14 February 2008) HM Revenue & Customs v James (t/a M&D Enterprise) [2008] [...

Lord Falconer warns news media - BBC Law in Action

Posted on February 19, 2008
“The former Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer, tells Law in Action that archived internet stories bearing on pending criminal cases should be removed from the web.” Full story BBC Law in Action, 19th February 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on February 19, 2008
High Court (Chancery Division) Blackburn (t/a Alan Blackburn Sports Ltd) v Revenue and Customs [2008] EWHC 266 (Ch) (19 February 2008) Budejovicky Budvar Narodni Podnik v Anheuser-Busch Inc [2008] EWHC 263 (Ch) (19 February 2008) Breakspear & Ors v Ackland & Anor [2008] EWHC 220 (Ch) (19 February 2008) Hopper v Hopper & Ors [2008] EWHC 228 (Ch) (19 [...

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Porsche takes on Mayor of London over congestion charge - The Times

Posted on February 19, 2008
“Porsche is to mount a legal challenge to Ken Livingstone’s decision to raise the London congestion charge from £8 to £25 for the highest-polluting vehicles.” Full story The Times, 19th February 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on February 19, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Zafar & Ors v R [2008] EWCA Crim 184 (13 February 2008) K v R [2008] EWCA Crim 185 (13 February 2008) JT v R. [2008] EWCA Crim 183 (12 February 2008) Kelly, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 137 (08 February 2008) AS, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 138 (08 February 2008) High Court (Administrative Court) Hansford [...

Chagos families making visit home - BBC News

Posted on February 19, 2008
“A group of Chagos Islanders forced into exile by the British government to make way for a US military base, are to make a return visit home.” Full story BBC News, 19th February 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on February 19, 2008
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Fearns (t/a Autopaint International) v Anglo-Dutch Paint & Chemical Company Ltd & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 99 (19 February 2008) Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust & Anor v Williams [2008] EWCA Civ 71 (15 February 2008) Raissi, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on February 19, 2008
The Legislative Reform (Health and Safety Executive) Order 2008 The Fire and Rescue Authorities (Improvement Plans) (Wales) Order 2008 The Collaboration Between Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2008 The Control of School Premises (Wales) Regulations 2008 The Site Waste Management Plans Regulations 2008 The Further Education and Training Act 2007 (Commencement No...

R (Raissi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department - WLR Daily

Posted on February 19, 2008
R (Raissi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 72; [2008] WLR (D) 49 “The court was entitled to decide the meaning of a ministerial policy introducing an ex gratia compensation scheme. The purpose of the policy in question was to compensate those who had spent a period in custody resulting from [...

Lexi Holdings plc (in Administration) v Luqman - Times Law Reports

Posted on February 19, 2008
Lexi Holdings plc (in Administration) v Luqman Chancery Division “Permission of the sentencing judge was not required before granting an application for the grant of temporary release on licence by a prisoner serving a term of imprisonment for civil contempt...

Brown v Executors of the Estate of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and Others - Times Law Reports

Posted on February 19, 2008
Brown v Executors of the Estate of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and Others Court of Appeal “A person who held an irrational and scandalous belief that he was the son of the late Princess Margaret was nevertheless entitled to have a substantive hearing of his claim to inspect the wills of the princess and [...

Early WMD dossier draft released - BBC News

Posted on February 18, 2008
“Foreign Secretary David Miliband has published an early draft of the UK’s infamous dossier on Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction.” Full story BBC News, 18th February 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Paediatricians scared of giving evidence in court - The Guardian

Posted on February 18, 2008
“Paediatricians need greater protection from parents and the press or many will refuse to act in child abuse cases, an expert warned today.” Full story The Guardian, 18th February 2008 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Sixth man charged over beheading plot found not guilty - The Guardian

Posted on February 18, 2008
“A sixth man charged over a plot to kidnap and kill a British soldier and supply equipment to terrorists in Pakistan was today found not guilty at Leicester crown court.” Full story The Guardian, 18th February 2008 Source: www.guardian.co...

Law ?reinforced mental health stereotypes - The Guardian

Posted on February 18, 2008
“The government today admitted its controversial new mental health law led to negative media coverage that reinforced the misconception that people with mental health problems are violent.” Full story The Guardian, 18th February 2008 Source: www...

Catholic ?sex and morals? libel trial begins - The Times

Posted on February 18, 2008
“A libel trial involving ’sex, morals and high church politics’ that may see the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales being called as a witness begins in the High Court this morning.” Full story The Times, 18th February 2008 Source: www...

Pirelli Cable Holding NV and others v Commissioners for Revenue and Customs - WLR Daily

Posted on February 18, 2008
Pirelli Cable Holding NV and others v Commissioners for Revenue and Customs [2008] EWCA Civ 70; [2008] WLR (D) 48 “The United Kingdom tax authorities had not assumed responsibility for eliminating double taxation on the dividend paid by a UK subsidiary to a parent resident in the Netherlands or Italy in circumstances where the UK had [...

R v K - WLR Daily

Posted on February 18, 2008
R v K [2008] EWCA Crim 185; [2008] WLR (D) 47 “The offence of possessing a document containing information ‘of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism’ was only committed if the document concerned was of a kind that was likely to provide practical assistance to such [...

Halabi (A Bankrupt) v Camden London Borough Council and another - WLR Daily

Posted on February 18, 2008
Halabi (A Bankrupt) v Camden London Borough Council and another; [2008] WLR (D) 46 “The court had no jurisdiction to annul a bankruptcy order on the basis of an undertaking from the bankrupt?s solicitor to pay the debts, costs and expenses of the bankruptcy...

Allison v London Underground Ltd - WLR Daily

Posted on February 18, 2008
Allison v London Underground Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 71; [2008] WLR (D) 45 “The test to determine whether the training an employer was required to provide for his employees was adequate for the purposes of reg 9 of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 was what training was needed in the light of [...

New Guidance from Professional Practice Committee on VHCCs - The Bar Council

Posted on February 18, 2008
“The Professional Practice Committee has produced advice on barristers’ obligations under the Code of Conduct in the light of the proposed changes to the VHCC Panel Scheme.” Very High Cost Cases - Obligations under the Code of Conduct The Bar Council, 15th February 2008 Source: www...

Online special: Legal services reforms viewed serious threat to future of the Bar - Legal Week

Posted on February 18, 2008
“One-in-four lawyers believe the Legal Services Act is likely to spell the end of the Bar, with Tesco law and one-stop solicitor-advocates set for prominence in the post-reform marketplace. Claire Ruckin reports on the latest Big Question survey...

Proposed change to Criminal Procedure Rules: last chance to comment - Ministry of Justice

Posted on February 18, 2008
“The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee is seeking views on proposals to simplify rules about appeals to the Crown Court against conviction and sentence. Those who wish to comment have until 22 February 2008 to submit their views.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 15th February 2008 Source: www...

Regina v K - Times Law Reports

Posted on February 18, 2008
Regina v K Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) The offence of possessing a document or record of information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism would be committed only if the document or record concerned was of a kind that was likely to provide practical assistance to [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on February 18, 2008
The Assembly Learning Grants (European Institutions) (Wales) Regulations 2008 The Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2008 The Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) Order 2008 The Policing Plan Regulations 2008 The Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) Regulations 2008 The Local Government Pension Scheme (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2008 The School Finance (England) Regulations 2008 The Police and [...

Miliband urged to regulate private military - The Guardian

Posted on February 18, 2008
“David Miliband, the foreign secretary, today faces a legal challenge over the government’s failure to introduce a law to regulate private military and security companies. The move, by lawyers acting for the charity War on Want, follows an increasing number of reports of human rights abuse by employees of foreign companies [...

PM and Speaker face accusations of breaking parliamentary rules - The Guardian

Posted on February 18, 2008
“The prime minister and the Speaker of the Commons are the latest politicians to face accusations of breaking parliamentary rules. Gordon Brown will today write to the parliamentary standards commissioner to explain how a misunderstanding over parliamentary rules led him not to declare £1,600 of rent he received from his local [...

Cannabis users to face fixed penalty - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 18, 2008
“Tens of thousands of people caught with a single joint of cannabis will get an unofficial criminal record that could blight their future employment prospects under new police proposals, The Daily Telegraph can reveal.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2008 Source: www...

Government fights to keep ban on main Iranian opposition group - The Guardian

Posted on February 18, 2008
“The government is to appeal today against a court ruling, won by 35 MPs and peers, that it should remove the People’s Mujahideen of Iran (PMOI), the main Iranian opposition organisation, from the list of banned terrorist organisations...

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