Current Awareness

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Olumba, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 408 (20 February 2008)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

European Central Bank v Document Security Systems Incorporated [2008] EWCA Civ 192 (19 March 2008)

Jurkowska v Hlmad Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 231 (19 March 2008)

T (a child) v Wakefield Metropolitan District Council [2008] EWCA Civ 199 (19 March 2008)

Heath & Hampstead Society, R (on the application of) v Vlachos & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 193 (19 March 2008)

G (a child) No. 2, Re [2008] EWCA Civ 105_2 (19 March 2008)

VN (Uganda) v Entry Clearance Officer [2008] EWCA Civ 232 (19 March 2008)

KC & Anor v City of Westminster Social & Community Services Dept. & Anor [2008] EWCA Civ 198 (19 March 2008)

T (Children: Placement Order), Re [2008] EWCA Civ 542 (19 March 2008)

Porter v Shepherds Bush Housing Association [2008] EWCA Civ 196 (19 March 2008)

G (a child) No. 2, Re [2008] EWCA Civ 105_2 (19 March 2008)

High court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Harrison v Harrison [2008] EWHC 362 (QB) (31 January 2008)

Schwarzschild v Harrods Ltd [2008] EWHC 521 (QB) (19 March 2008)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Walker v Kenley & Anor [2008] EWHC 370 (Ch) (29 February 2008)

Oun v Ahmad [2008] EWHC 545 (Ch) (19 March 2008)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Doughty v Ely Magistrates’ Court & Anor [2008] EWHC 522 (Admin) (07 March 2008)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Verizon UK Ltd v Swiftnet Ltd [2008] EWHC 551 (Comm) (19 March 2008)

Source: www.bailii.org

“Parliament has begun moves to repeal all or part of 328 Acts which experts say are completely redundant. Test your knowledge of a slice of British legal history…”

Bygone laws quiz

BBC Magazine, 19th March 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

“Three senior appeal judges have refused to recognise an ‘over the telephone’ Muslim marriage between an autistic British man and a woman in Bangladesh — even though the union is valid according to sharia or Islamic law.”

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The Guardian, 19th March 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

“Lawyers acting for Kate and Gerry McCann have not ruled out seeking damages from other papers over coverage of their daughter Madeleine’s disappearance after the couple’s unprecedented legal victory against Express Newspapers today.”

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The Guardian, 19th March 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

“The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said that its aim is to protect people from the risks associated with abuses of their personal data rather than strictly enforce the law. It has announced its broad aims in a new strategy document.”

Full story

OUT-LAW.com, 19th March 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Ngyuen, R v [2008] EWCA Crim 585 (18 March 2008)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Mayor of London v London Borough of Enfield [2008] EWCA Civ 202 (18 March 2008)

LG (Italy) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 190 (18 March 2008)

S v Floyd [2008] EWCA Civ 201 (18 March 2008)

Housden & Anor v The Conservators of Wimbledon and Putney Commons [2008] EWCA Civ 200 (18 March 2008)

Shah & Ors v Colvia Management Co Ltd (includes Order) [2008] EWCA Civ 195 (18 March 2008)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Thunder Air Ltd v Hilmarsson [2008] EWHC 355 (Ch) (17 March 2008)

High Court (Family Division)

McCartney v McCartney [2008] EWHC 401 (Fam) (17 March 2008)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Entico Corporation Ltd v United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Association (UNESCO) [2008] EWHC 531 (Comm) (18 March 2008)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

London & Regional (St George’s Court) Ltd v Ministry of Defence and Secretary of State for Defence [2008] EWHC 526 (TCC) (18 March 2008)

Source: www.bailii.org

Gemma Ltd (in liquidation) v Davies and another; In re Gemma Ltd (in liquidation); [2008] EWHC 546 (Ch); [2008] WLR (D) 89

“In order to establish that a person was a de facto director of a company it was necessary, inter alia, to plead and prove that he undertook functions in relation to the company which could properly be discharged only by a director.”

WLR Daily, 18th March 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.

Grosvenor Casinos Ltd v National Bank of Abu Dhabi [2008] EWHC 511 (Comm); [2008] WLR (D) 88

“The Uniform Rules for Collections 522 relating to international banking and collection processes did not create privity of contract between the principal and the collecting bank.”

WLR Daily, 18th March 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.

“The post-consultation report contains a summary of responses to the consultation, a detailed response to the specific questions raised in the report and the next steps following the consultation.”

Response to consultation (PDF)

Ministry of Justice, 18th March 2008

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

“A magistrate who told a businessman friend that he could make a court case against him ‘go away’ has been jailed for 18 months.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

“A police inspector who was bailed on a charge of murdering his wife and then went on to shoot his mother-in-law may have been planning to kill other members of his family, an inquest heard yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 19th March 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

“Hundreds of children displaying anti-social behaviour will be targeted by youth workers under government plans to cut crime.”

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The Independent, 19th March 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

“A foreign criminal who attacked and robbed a pensioner cannot be deported because he is not considered dangerous enough, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

“Lawyers working in law centres are often the last hope for people in desperate situations. Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, reports on hard times from the legal coal-face.”

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The Independent, 19th March 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

“The decision to publish the ‘warts and all’ judgment on the financial battle between Heather Mills and Sir Paul McCartney is a sign of the wish among family judges for more openness in their courts. But the flow of media leaks in the case, the high-profile nature of the couple and intense media interest were equally strong factors in the judge’s decision, lawyers said yesterday.”

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The Times, 19th March 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

“The Daily Express and Daily Star carried unprecedented front page apologies to Gerry and Kate McCann today for publishing more than 100 articles on the disappearance of their daughter, Madeleine, some of which suggested the couple were involved in her death.”

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The Guardian, 19th March 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

“The inquests of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed reached a watershed yesterday when, after almost six months, they called their 252nd – and probably final – witness.”

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The Times, 19th March 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

“The police are developing the first national database of mugshots so that they can use face recognition technology to match CCTV images with details of offenders, MPs were told yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 19th March 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

“The father of a soldier killed in Afghanistan vowed last night to take legal action against the Ministry of Defence, demanding that it accepts liability for his son’s death.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

“Plans designed to protect householders from unscrupulous bailiffs have been announced by the Ministry of Justice.”

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BBC News, 18th March 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk