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Stelios takes easyJet to court over branding - The Times

Posted on August 18, 2008
” Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is taking easyJet, the airline that he founded, to the High Court to try to limit its ability to make money from activities that may clash with his other ventures. The surprising spat between the budget carrier and its founder stunned the City yesterday and threatens to limit the airline?s ability [...

R v K - WLR Daily

Posted on August 18, 2008
R v K [2008] EWCA Crim 1900; [2008] WLR (D) 294 “A person called to the Bar who had not found a place in chambers but fell within para 206.1 of the Code of Conduct was not thereby ‘authorised’ by the Bar Council to practise as a member of the profession whose members the Bar Council [...

Cobbe v Yeoman?s Row Management Ltd and another - WLR Daily

Posted on August 18, 2008
Cobbe v Yeoman?s Row Management Ltd and another [2008] UKHL 55; [2008] WLR (D) 293 “A claimant who had entered into an oral agreement with the defendants in respect of the redevelopment of a property had no claim against them in proprietary estoppel or constructive trust based on their unconscionable withdrawal from the agreement, but was [...

Roberts v Gill & Co (a Firm) and Another - Times Law Reports

Posted on August 18, 2008
Roberts v Gill & Co (a Firm) and Another Court of Appeal “When the court gave permission for a personal claim, brought by a beneficiary of an estate in his personal capacity, to be continued as a derivative claim on behalf of the estate, the personal representative or administrator had to be joined as a party to [...

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Serious Fraud Office v Lexi Holdings plc (in Administration) and Another - The Times

Posted on August 18, 2008
Serious Fraud Office v Lexi Holdings plc (in Administration) and Another Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “A restraint order should not be varied to allow for the payment of a debt to an unsecured creditor.” The Times, 18th August 2008 Source: www...

Law change ?is Rachel?s legacy? - BBC News

Posted on August 18, 2008
“The father of a 19-year-old woman who died in a motorway crash welcomes a change in the law which comes into force on Monday to jail careless drivers.” Full story BBC News, 18th August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on August 18, 2008
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) K, R. v [2008] EWCA Crim 1900 (14 August 2008) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Secretary of State for the Home Department v TB (Jamaica) [2008] EWCA Civ 977 (14 August 2008) High Court (Administrative Court) Rideh v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 2019 (Admin) (15 August 2008) Beckett v Secretary of [...

Head of Met had his rival bugged - The Times

Posted on August 18, 2008
“Britain’s most senior Asian policeman was illegally bugged and spied on in a clandestine operation sanctioned by Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan police commissioner, according to leaked Scotland Yard documents.” Full story The Times, 17th August 2008 Source: www...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on August 18, 2008
The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No.2) Order 2008 The Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2008 The Private Dentistry (Wales) Regulations 2008 The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 5) (Wales) Order 2008 The School Curriculum in Wales (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008 The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (City [...

Solicitor quizzed over £30m fraud - The Times

Posted on August 18, 2008
“A solicitor is being questioned by the legal profession?s watchdog as part of an investigation into a huge fraud allegedly involving one of Britain?s biggest property-law firms.” Full story The Times, 17th August 2008 Source: www.timesonline...

Moors murderer Ian Brady bemoans detention treatment - The Guardian

Posted on August 18, 2008
“The Moors murderer Ian Brady has complained about low wages and poor treatment at the top-security hospital where he is held, in a wide-ranging letter in which he also claims that people do not feel safe walking the streets.” Full story The Guardian, 17th August 2008 Source: www...

Cohabiting couples? rights alert - BBC News

Posted on August 18, 2008
“A campaign has been launched to stress to cohabiting partners that they do not have the same rights as married couples if they separate or one of them dies.” Full story BBC News, 15th August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rhys Jones murder trial ?threatened by legal aid reforms? - Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 18, 2008
“The trial of a teenager accused of murdering 11 year old Rhys Jones in Liverpool might not go ahead because he cannot get legal aid, it was claimed last night.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 16th August 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

UK ?fails to prevent sex tourism? - BBC News

Posted on August 18, 2008
“The government is ‘turning a blind eye’ to British sex tourists and failing to prevent abuse despite having laws in place for 10 years, claims a charity.” Full story BBC News, 17th August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Freed prisoners ?breach bail to deal drugs back in jail? - The Guardian

Posted on August 18, 2008
“Prisoners freed under the government’s controversial early release scheme are deliberately breaching their licences so they can return to jail to deal in drugs, according to probation staff.” Full story The Guardian, 17th August 2007 Source: www...

Abortion does not harm mental health, says study - The Times

Posted on August 18, 2008
“Women do not put their mental health at risk by having an abortion, according to an authoritative study that will undermine the campaign to tighten the UK’s abortion laws.” Full story The Times, 18th August 2008 Source: www.timesonline...

Guide to Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008 - Ministry of Justice

Posted on August 18, 2008
“Details of changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules which come into force on 6 October 2008.” Full story Ministry of Justice, 15th August 2008 Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Man jailed over mini-moto death - BBC News

Posted on August 18, 2008
“A man has been jailed for four years for causing the death of his three-year-old stepdaughter in a mini motorbike accident in Lincolnshire.” Full story BBC News, 15th August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Domestic violence laws fail to increase convictions - The Independent

Posted on August 18, 2008
“Labour’s flagship reforms to protect women from domestic violence have failed to increase criminal convictions, a government study has found.” Full story The Independent, 16th August 2008 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Tougher lap dance licensing urged - BBC News

Posted on August 18, 2008
“Councils are powerless to stop the spread of lap dancing clubs and licensing laws need to be tightened up, the government has been urged.” Full story BBC News, 15th August 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Teachers fear hidden CCTV cameras in schools - Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 18, 2008
“Almost a quarter of teachers are worried about ‘hidden’ surveillance cameras in their schools, according to research published by a teachers union, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 17th August 2008 Source: www...

Children on DNA database ?built by stealth? - The Guardian

Posted on August 18, 2008
“The government was yesterday accused of building a national DNA database by stealth after the Home Office admitted that it had kept DNA profiles of almost 40,000 children tested by police.” Full story The Guardian, 16th August 2008 Source: www...

Surge in repossession orders clogging up the courts - The Times

Posted on August 18, 2008
“Courts are having to delay adoption hearings and personal injury claims to deal with a surge in mortgage repossessions.” Full story The Times, 16th August 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

City of Dublin Repeals Consultation - Law Commission

Posted on August 15, 2008
“The Commission has identified some 40 Acts relating to the City of Dublin, spanning the years 1807 to 1920, and enacted by the UK Parliament during the period before Ireland was partitioned in 1922.” Full story Law Commission, 15th August 2008 Source: www...

CPS announces ?lead football prosecutors? to tackle football hooliganism - Crown Prosecution Service

Posted on August 15, 2008
“The creation of lead football prosecutors in all Areas and new instructions on evidence for prosecutors are part of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) amended Guidance on Football Related Offences...

Uninsured drivers get lower fines but are killing more people - The Times

Posted on August 15, 2008
“The number of deaths caused by uninsured drivers has risen by nearly a third in six years while offenders have been facing softer penalties.” Full story The Times, 15th August 2008 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Lawyer in £19 million bullying case wins latest round - Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 15, 2008
“A lawyer who is claiming a record £19 million for being bullied at a top City firm has claimed victory in the latest round of her legal battle.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 14th August 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

ID card scheme faces new hurdle - The Guardian

Posted on August 15, 2008
“The national identity card scheme faces fresh problems following a warning from the government’s top scientific advisers that the quality of fingerprints from 4 million people aged over 75 may be too poor to be used to prove their identity...

?Now he can?t hurt anyone else? - The Guardian

Posted on August 15, 2008
“With rape convictions at an all-time low, and tales of unsympathetic police treatment rife, many women don’t report attacks. Here, one woman who was brutally assaulted explains why it is vital to tell the police.” Full story The Guardian, 15th August 2008 Source: www...

Man banned from fiancée?s flat after noisy sex sessions - Daily Telegraph

Posted on August 14, 2008
“A man has been banned by the courts from visiting his fiancée at her home after neighbours complained about the couple’s noisy sex sessions.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 14th August 2008 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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