“Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska this morning won the first round of a legal battle to block a £1.5 billion lawsuit filed against him by a former friend and business partner.”
The Times, 3rd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Archive for May 3rd, 2007
Russian oligarch blocks £1.5bn lawsuit - The Times
Published May 3, 2007 domicile , news , service 0 CommentsHalf of law students expect 50-hour working week - Legal Week
Published May 3, 2007 legal profession , working time 0 Comments“Almost half of all law students expect to work more than 50 hours a week after qualifying into the profession, according to new research, with just 1% of prospective lawyers targeting a career in-house.”
Legal Week, 3rd May 2007
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Gypsies lose Olympic site battle - BBC News
Published May 3, 2007 compulsory purchase , gipsies , news 0 Comments“Gypsy families have lost a High Court battle over plans to make them move to make way for the Olympic village.”
BBC News, 3rd May 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Douglas and Another v. Hello! Ltd. and Others - Times Law Reports
Published May 3, 2007 confidentiality , contracts , economic loss , law reports 0 CommentsDuty of confidentiality to celebrities is enforceable
Douglas and Another v. Hello! Ltd. and Others
House of Lords
“Photographic images of the wedding of two celebrities had a commercial value over which the celebrities had sufficient control to enable them to impose an obligation of confidence. A magazine publisher who had bought the exclusive right to publish the photographs and had the benefit of the duty of confidentiality imposed by the celebrities, had the right to enforce that duty against a rival magazine which published unauthorised photographs of the wedding.”
The Times, 3rd May 2007
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Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
R (Dost Mohammed) v. Secretary of State for Defence - WLR Daily
Published May 3, 2007 armed forces , compensation , law reports , prisoners of war , race discrimination 0 CommentsR (Dost Mohammed) v. Secretary of State for Defence [2007] EWCA Civ 983
“The scheme adopted by the British Government in 2000 to make an ex gratia single payment of £10,000 to each surviving member of five specified categories of persons who had been imprisoned by the Japanese during the Second World War, or their surviving spouses, did not unlawfully discriminate on grounds of race against a Pakistani citizen who had been captured while serving in the Indian army and who could not meet the criteria set out in the scheme.”
WLR Daily, 1st May 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.
Adelson and another v. Associated Newspapers Ltd. - WLR Daily
Published May 3, 2007 law reports , limitations , pleadings 0 CommentsAdelson and another v. Associated Newspapers Ltd.
“There was no jurisdiction under s 35 of the Limitation Act 1980 or under CPR r 19.5 to grant an application to amend pleadings by the addition of new claimants in the course of a libel action after the expiry of the limitation period.”
WLR Daily, 1st May 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.
The relationship between state, sentencers and probation (judicial and probation autonomy) by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers
Published May 3, 2007 probation , sentencing 0 CommentsThe relationship between the state, sentencers and probation (judicial and probation autonomy) (PDF)
Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Probation Boards Association Conference, 2nd May 2007
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
BCCI working party to push for robust use of judges’ powers to limit rising dispute costs - Legal Week
Published May 3, 2007 Commercial Court , news 0 Comments“A top-level, post-BCCI commercial litigation working party, chaired by the judge in charge of the commercial court Mr Justice Aikens, is to lay out its proposals in an ambitious bid to reform the way complex cases are managed.”
Legal Week, 3rd May 2007
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Bar Council wins lobbying victory in Lords vote - Legal Week
Published May 3, 2007 legal services , news 0 Comments“The judiciary looks set to win the right to influence appointments to the Legal Services Board following a successful lobbying campaign by the Bar Council for amendments to the Legal Services Bill.”
Legal Week, 3rd May 2007
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US lawyers move to cut £55m in perks - The Times
Published May 3, 2007 news , pensions , perjury , remuneration 0 Comments“Lawyers acting for some of Britain’s largest pension funds yesterday sought to freeze the £55 million of bonuses and pension payments due to the former chief executive of BP.”
The Times, 3rd May 2007
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Life got just tougher for those who get scooped - The Times
Published May 3, 2007 confidentiality , contracts , economic loss , news 0 Comments“The House of Lords’ ruling, by a 3 - 2 majority in favour of OK! magazine’s £1 million claim against Hello!, will further strengthen the grip that celebrities have over the exploitation of their fame. The use of “spoilers”, in which one publication beats another to an “exclusive” story, will now carry a much greater risk of large compensation claims.”
The Times, 2nd May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
