Daughter wins battle over inquest – BBC News

“The daughter of a 77-year-old man who died 10 days after being admitted to a nursing home has won a legal battle for an inquest to be held into his death.”

Full story

BBC News, 9th November 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Call for probe into Lawrence leak – BBC News

“The lawyer representing the mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has called for an inquiry into the release of fresh details of the investigation.”

Full story

BBC News, 9th November 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ex-major loses case against MoD – BBC News

“An ex-Army major who claims his career was ruined after he was arrested on suspicion of spying has lost the bulk of his High Court action for damages.”

Full story

BBC News, 9th November 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Court to study BAE fraud decision – BBC News

“Two pressure groups have won a High Court challenge on the legality of the decision to end investigations into BAE Systems’ dealings with Saudi Arabia.”

Full story

BBC News, 9th November 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

High Court (Administrative Court)

Rumbold v The General Medical Council [2007] EWHC 2569 (Admin) (09 November 2007)

Hardman, R (on the application of) v The Social Security and Child Support Commissioners & Anor [2007] EWHC 2437 (Admin) (09 November 2007)

LT and DT v City & County of Cardiff & Anor [2007] EWHC 2568 (Admin) (09 November 2007)

Shore v Sedgwick Financial Services Ltd & Ors [2007] EWHC 2509 (Admin) (08 November 2007)

Casey, R (on the application of) v Restormel Borough Council [2007] EWHC 2554 (Admin) (07 November 2007)

Mpasi, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2007] EWHC 2562 (Admin) (07 November 2007)

Residents Against Waste Site Ltd v Lancashire County Council & Anor [2007] EWHC 2558 (Admin) (07 November 2007)

Hill v Bedfordshre County Council [2007] EWHC 2435 (Admin) (02 November 2007)

Brinsons (a firm), R (on the application of) v Financial Ombudsman Service Ltd. [2007] EWHC 2534 (Admin) (02 November 2007)

Hertfordshire County Council v National Grid Gas plc [2007] EWHC 2535 (Admin) (02 November 2007)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Hicks v Russell Jones & Walker [2007] EWHC 2545 (Ch) (05 November 2007)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Outokumpu Stainless Ltd v AXA Global Risks (UK) Ltd & Ors [2007] EWHC 2555 (Comm) (08 November 2007)

Source: www.bailii.org

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Klusova v London Borough of Hounslow [2007] EWCA Civ 1127 (07 November 2007)

Kensington International Ltd v Republic of Congo [2007] EWCA Civ 1128 (07 November 2007)

Wandsworth v Randall [2007] EWCA Civ 1126 (07 November 2007)

Winter & Anor v Traditional & Contemporary Contracts Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 1088 (07 November 2007)

London Borough of Southwark v Dennett [2007] EWCA Civ 1091 (07 November 2007)

Albon (t/a NA Carriage CO) v Naza Motor Trading SDN BHD [2007] EWCA Civ 1124 (06 November 2007)

Khan & Anor v The Home Office [2007] EWCA Civ 1092 (05 November 2007)

Home Office v Evans & Anor [2007] EWCA Civ 1089 (02 November 2007)

Vaughan v Vaughan [2007] EWCA Civ 1085 (02 November 2007)

Couronne & Ors v Bontemps & Ors [2007] EWCA Civ 1086 (02 November 2007)

Harrold v North Bristol NHS Trust [2007] EWCA Civ 1090 (02 November 2007)

Warwickshire County Council v M & Ors [2007] EWCA Civ 1084 (01 November 2007)

Raglan Housing Association Ltd. v Fairclough [2007] EWCA Civ 1087 (01 November 2007)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Cartwright, R v [2007] EWCA Crim 2581 (07 November 2007)

H v R. [2007] EWCA Crim 2622 (07 November 2007)

Source: www.bailii.org

Bavarian Lager Co Ltd (supported by European Data Protection Supervisor) v Commission of the European Communities – WLR Daily

Bavarian Lager Co Ltd (supported by European Data Protection Supervisor) v Commission of the European Communities (Case T-194/04)

“A request to the Commission of the European Communities for access to personal data contained in a Commission document could only be refused on the grounds of the privacy and integrity of the persons if such privacy and integrity were capable of being actually and specifically undermined by disclosure, and the applicant did not have to prove that disclosure was necessary.”

WLR Daily, 8th November 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.

Daily Telegraph Law Reports, 8th November 2007

Evans v. Kosmar Villa Holidays Plc

Kostic v. Chaplin & Others

Negus v. Baghouse

Somerville v. Scottish Ministers

Grundy v. British Airways Plc

Poole & Others v. HM Treasury

Daily Telegragh, 8th November 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Government postpones company law reforms until October 2009 – OUT-LAW.com

“The date when significant parts of the Companies Act come into force has been put back a year. It will now be 1st October 2009 instead of 1st October 2008, according to the UK Government.”

Full story

OUT-LAW.com, 7th November 2007

Source: www.out-law.com

Who will police the lawyers now? Only a non-lawyer need apply . . . – The Times

“Forget the McCanns, the inquest into the death of the Diana, Princess of Wales, or Heather Mills’s outburst against the media. The real story in recent days is the arrival on the statute book of the Legal Services Act which has received Royal Assent. Dry as it sounds, this piece of legislation heralds a revolution in how legal services will be delivered to the public.”

Full story

The Times, 8th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Free speech must not threaten the vulnerable – The Times

“There have been many cases in recent years involving celebrities and the extent of their rights to privacy. But what about privacy for vulnerable people who were never celebrities in the first place? Is their protection against press intrusion stronger or weaker than the famous? Is the situation exacerbated by the fact that the subject of prurient interest happens to be a child?”

Full story

The Times, 8th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Jail term cut for ‘feral’ killers – BBC News

“Two Cheshire teenagers who terrorised a vulnerable man before beating him to death and throwing his body in a river, have had their life sentences cut.”

Full story

BBC News, 8th November 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

500 pubs adopt 24-hour drinking – BBC News

“About 500 pubs and clubs in England and Wales have been granted 24-hour licences in the two years since laws were changed, government figures show.”

Full story

BBC News, 8th November 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Elderly witnesses to testify from home – The Times

“Frail and vulnerable elderly people will be able to give evidence from their own homes via video link to courts in a drive to prosecute more crimes against old people.”

Full story

The Times, 8th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

British lawyers call on President Musharraf to reinstate rule of law – The Times

“British lawyers are united in their condemnation of the treatment of lawyers in Pakistan and the dismissal of the Chief Justice and are calling for the re-instatement of the rule of law and the Constitution.”

Full story

The Times, 8th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Kensington International Ltd v Republic of Congo (Vitol Services Ltd and others, third parties) – WLR Daily

Kensington International Ltd v. Republic of Congo (Vitol Services Ltd and others, third parties)

“On the proper construction of s 13 of the Fraud Act 2006, proceedings for the recovery of a debt were ‘ proceedings relating to property’ within the meaning of s 13(3) and bribery, whose essential feature was deception, was an offence involving ‘fraudulent conduct or purpose’ within the meaning of s 13(4) (b).”

WLR Daily, 8th November 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.

Law reaches out to foreign drivers who dodge fines – The Times

“Foreign drivers will be traced and forced to pay parking, bus lane and congestion charge fines, under a Government plan to address the problem of 700,000 unpaid penalties issued annually to vehicles that are registered overseas.”

Full story

The Times, 9th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Deadly decisions – Law Society’s Gazette

“Lawyers were shocked at the House of Lords decision to end compensation for those suffering from the asbestos-related condition of pleural plaques. Jon Robins looks at the legal ramifications.”

Full story

Law Society’s Gazette, 8th November 2007

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Taking the fear out of Courts – Her Majesty’s Courts Service

“An initiative in the fight against fear and confusion felt by witnesses of the court process across England and Wales, has been launched by the Court Minister Maria Eagle, today.”

Full press release

Her Majesty’s Courts Service, 8th November 2007

Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk

MPs try to cut abortion limit to 20 weeks – Daily Telegraph

“Labour and Conservative MPs are preparing to unite in a cross-party attempt to restrict access to abortion in Britain, The Daily Telegraph has learned.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 9th November 2007

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Met chief’s attempt to block investigation made bad situation worse, says IPCC – The Guardian

“Allies and opponents of Sir Ian Blair yesterday said they believed he would keep his job as Britain’s most senior police officer, despite an official report into the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes blaming him for exacerbating the damage caused to his force.”

Full story

The Guardian, 9th November 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Penalty points double for speeding drivers – The Times

“Motorists face being banned from driving for only two speeding offences under a government plan to double the fixed penalty for exceeding the limit by a wide margin, The Times has learnt.”

Full story

The Times, 9th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Poetic shop assistant guilty of building library of terror – The Times

“A shop assistant at Heathrow airport who called herself the Lyrical Terrorist has become the first woman to be convicted under the Terrorism Act.”

Full story

The Times, 9th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Abbot, 80, is jailed for abusing young boys – The Times

“The former Abbot of Buckfast Abbey was jailed yesterday for abusing young boys when he taught Latin at its preparatory school.”

Full story

The Times, 9th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk