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ADOPTION

Adoption order — Arrangements for adoption — Placement order — Procedure — Whether deficiencies in procedure rendered placement order invalid — Adoption and Children Act 2002, s 22
MJ and Another v X Local Authority [2008] EWCA Civ 835
[2008] WLR (D) 244
17/07/08

Arrangements for adoption — Placement order — Test for dispensing with parental consent to placement order — Whether proper exercise of local authority’s duty where dual plan approach for either adoption or fostering — Adoption and Children Act 2002, s 52(1)(b)
SB v A County Council [2008] EWCA Civ 535; [2008] WLR (D) 160
[2008] WLR (D) 160
20/05/08

Arrangements for adoption — Placement order — Application for leave to seek revocation of order — No prospect of child returning to parental home in near future — Correct test to be applied when deciding whether to grant leave — Whether correct test that local authority required to act as reasonable parent — Adoption and Children Act 2002, s 24
S-H v Kingston upon Hull City Council and another [2008] EWCA Civ 493; [2008] WLR (D) 154
[2008] WLR (D) 154
14/05/08

Arrangements for adoption — Placement order — Application for leave to seek revocation of order — Whether applicant parent protected from date of application for filing for leave — Adoption and Children Act 2002, s24(5)
C v East Sussex County Council [2008] EWCA Civ 439
[2008] WLR (D) 136, CA Civ
01/05/08

Adoption order — Arrangements for adoption — Child placed by local authority prior to adoption abroad — Prospective adopters applying for parental responsibility order to facilitate removal of child from jurisdiction — Written confirmation of entry authorisation required from relevant foreign authority before making parental responsibility order — Adoption and Children Act 2002, s 84 — Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/392), reg 10(b)(iv)
In re G (A Child) (Adoption: Placement outside Jurisdiction) [2008] EWCA Civ 105
[2008] WLR (D) 56
21/02/08

Adoption order — Arrangements for adoption — Mother wishing to place child for adoption at birth — Mother not wanting to inform extended family or father of existence of child — Whether local authority under duty to investigate family members as potential carers — Adoption and Children Act 2002
In re C (A Child)(Adoption: Local Authority’s Duty) [2007] EWCA Civ 1206
[2007] WLR (D) 309
22/11/07

Adoption order — Arrangements for adoption — Placement order — Mother seeking revocation of placement order — Whether welfare of child paramount consideration — Adoption and Children Act 2002, s 24(3)
M v Warwickshire County Council and Others
- [2008] 1 WLR 991
01/11/07

Adoption order — Arrangements for adoption — Child placed for adoption under placement order — Prospective adopters applying for adoption order — Natural parents seeking leave to oppose making of order — Whether welfare of child paramount consideration — Adoption and Children Act 2002, ss 1(1), 47(5)(7)
In re P (A Child) (Adoption Proceedings)
[2007] WLR(D) 175
27/06/07

Adoption proceedings — Special guardianship order — Whether more appropriate than adoption order — Whether judge entitled to order special guardianship of her own motion — Children Act 1989, s14A (as inserted by Adoption and Children Act 2002, s115)
In re S (A Child)(Adoption: Special Guardianship)
[2007] WLR (D) 17
06/02/07

ARBITRATION

Practice —Confidentiality in national and international arbitration — Claimant in English arbitration seeking disclosure of documents for use in court proceedings overseas — Exceptions to confidentiality in arbitration proceedings — Whether disclosure in interests of justice
Emmott v Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 184; WLR (D) 82
[2008] WLR(D) 82
12/03/08

Arbitrator — Jurisdiction — Dispute between parties referred to tribunal established under defendant’s rules — Whether president of tribunal validly appointed — Whether tribunal lacking substantive jurisdiction — Whether failure to raise objections before tribunal precluding their being raised before court — Arbitration Act 1996, ss 67, 73
Sumukan Ltd v Commonwealth Secretariat (No 2) [2007] EWCA Civ 1148
[2007] WLR (D) 298
15/11/07

Tribunal— Fairness — Application to remit arbitration award for unfairness — Whether arbitrator acted unfairly if no appreciation that party missed a point — Arbitration Act 1996 ( c 23), s 33, s 68
Bandwidth Shipping Corpn v Intaari [2007] EWCA Civ 998
[2007] WLR (D) 266
17/10/07

Award — Enforcement — Claim to enforce New York Convention award — Order for enforcement made summarily without notice to defendant — Defendant applying to set order aside — Defendant seeking security for costs of application against claimant — Whether jurisdiction to order security — Whether discretion to be exercised — Arbitration Act 1996, s 101
Gater Assets Ltd v Nak Naftogaz Ukrainiy [2007] EWCA Civ 988
[2007] WLR (D) 264
17/10/07

Agreement — Exclusion of appeal to court — Arbitration award under contract excluding right to appeal to court — Application to court for leave to appeal on point of law — Whether exclusion clause incorporated into contract — Whether jurisdiction of court on a point of law excluded — Whether right to appeal to Court of Appeal from judge’s decision on jurisdiction — Whether exclusion of appeal to court infringing right to fair trial — Arbitration Act 1996, s 69(6) — Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, Pt I, art 6
Sumukan Ltd v Commonwealth Secretariat [2007] EWCA Civ 243
[2007] WLR (D) 71
21/03/07

Stay of judicial proceedings — Arbitration agreement — Licence issued to players’ agent by national football association —Holder of licence agreeing to abide by rules of association containing arbitration clause — Disciplinary proceedings issued against agent — Agent bringing action for declarations — Whether action to be stayed on ground that dispute submitted to arbitration — Arbitration Act1996, s 9(4), 69 — Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, Pt I, art 6
Stretford v Football Association and another [2007] EWCA Civ 238
[2007] WLR (D) 70
21/03/07

Arbitrator — Jurisdiction — Allegation that contract including jurisdiction and arbitration clauses obtained by bribery — Whether arbitrator to be first tribunal to decide jurisdiction — Whether arbitrator to resolve issues relating to invalidity where allegation that contract procured by bribery — Arbitration Act 1996, ss 1, 7, 9, 72
Fiona Trust and Holding Corpn and others v Privalov and others [2007] EWCA Civ 20
- [2007] Bus LR 686
24/01/07

Appeal — Permission to appeal — Judge dismissing appeal from arbitral award and refusing permission to appeal — Statute requiring judge’s permission for further appeal — Whether Court of Appeal having residual jurisdiction to review refusal of permission — Arbitration Act 1996, s 69(8)
CGU International Insurance plc and others v AstraZeneca Insurance Co Ltd [2006] EWCA Civ 1340
- [2007] Bus LR 162
16/10/06

BANKING

Bank’s liability — Proceeds of crime — Suspicion of money-laundering — Requirements for authorised disclosure and appropriate consent — Bank’s refusal to pay money out of customer’s account — Whether failure to review issue of authorised consent on customer’s request unlawful — Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, ss 328, 335, 338
R (UMBS Online Ltd) v Serious Organised Crime Agency and another
[2007] WLR (D) 116
2/05/07

BANKRUPTCY

Debt — Statutory demand — Debtor’s application to set aside — Debtor jointly liable for county court judgment debt with two others — Debtor’s liability limited to one-third share of debt in alleged compromise agreement with creditor — Whether agreement sufficient to discharge liability — Whether estoppel arising
Collier v P & M J Wright (Holdings) Ltd
[2007] WLR (D) 334
14/12/07

Transaction at undervalue — Ancillary relief proceedings — Husband transferring interest in matrimonial home to wife — Husband subsequently becoming bankrupt — Trustees in bankruptcy applying to set aside transfer — Whether wife giving consideration for transfer — Whether transfer constituting transaction at undervalue — Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, ss 23 -25, Insolvency Act 1986, s 339(3)(c)
Hill and another v Haines [2007] EWCA Civ 1284
[2007] WLR (D) 326
05/11/07

Concealment of property — Committal without notice — Bankrupt refusing to co-operate with trustee in bankruptcy — Trustee applying without notice for committal order — Order made without requirement for bankrupt to be brought back to court after committal — Whether detention in breach of Convention rights — Insolvency Act 1986, s 364 — Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, Pt I, art 5
Hickling v Baker [2007] EWCA Civ 287
[2007] WLR (D) 91
04/04/07

BILL OF EXCHANGE

Cheque — Unconditional order for payment — Member of gaming club signing undated cheque in exchange for gaming tokens— Club subsequently dating cheque and presenting it for payment — Cheque dishonoured — Club permitting member to continue gambling at club without paying previous debt — Member opposing club’s claim on ground of illegality — Whether sham transaction — Whether constituting provision of unlawful credit by club — Gaming Act 1968, s 16
Aspinall’s Club Ltd v Al-Zayat [2007] EWCA Civ 1001
[2007] WLR (D) 265
19/10/07

CHILDREN

Orders with respect to children — Supervision order — Judge making 3 year supervision order — Whether valid — Children Act 1989, s 31, Sch 3, para 6
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council v T [2008] EWCA Civ 199; [2008] WLR (D) 91
[2008] WLR (D) 91
19/03/08

Residence order — Unsuccessful application by father — Oral application for permission to appeal — Function of Court of Appeal
In re W (Children) (Permission to appeal)
[2007] WLR (D) 217
26/07/07

Financial provision — Maintenance — Application for assessment on absent father — Mother complaining about manner and time taken on assessment and enforcement of obligation — Mother bringing claim against Secretary of State for damages for negligence — Whether duty of care owed at common law to qualifying children and to those with their care — Whether duty consistent with statutory scheme — Child Support Act 1991
R (Rowley and others) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Resolution intervening) [2007] EWCA Civ 598
- [2008] 1 WLR 616
19/06/07

Care proceedings — Special guardianship order — Child placed with grandparents from birth — Application for change of child’s surname — Whether appropriate — Children Act 1989, s 14A (as inserted by Adoption and Children Act 2002, s 115)
In re L (A Child) [2007] EWCA Civ 196
[2007] WLR (D) 59
13/03/07

COMMONS

Town or village green — Registration — Developer acquiring land and seeking order for rectification of register by removal of land from register — Whether court’s jurisdiction to rectify register appellate jurisdiction — Commons Registration Act 1965, s14
Betterment Properties (Weymouth) Ltd v Dorset County Council [2008] EWCA Civ 22; [2008] WLR (D) 37
[2008] WLR (D) 37
06/02/08

COMPANY

Director – Application to inspect accounts – Purpose of application improper but not injurious – Whether court entitled to refuse application – Companies Act 1985, s 222
The Oxford Legal Group Ltd v Sibbasbridge Services Plc and Another [2008] EWCA Civ 387; [2008] WLR (D) 121
[2008] WLR (D) 121
18/04/08

Director—Disqualification proceedings—Director undertaking not to become director for specified period —Long delay—European Court of Human Rights’ decision that director’s civil rights and obligations not determined within reasonable time —Whether director entitled to have disqualification proceedings dismissed and undertaking set aside
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry v Eastaway (No 2)
[2007] WLR (D) 126
10/05/07

Director — Fiduciary duty — Alleged breach of duty during period of notice after resignation as director but before resignation taking effect — Director not resigning in order to take clients but during notice period major client seeking continued work from such director
Foster Bryant Surveying Ltd and anor v Bryant and anor [2007] EWCA Civ 200
[2007] WLR (D) 82
13/03/07

COMPETITION

Abuse of dominant position — Margin squeeze — Competitor complaining of price quoted for common carriage of water through water supply network — Whether owner of network abusing dominant position in water industry — Whether margin squeeze — Appropriate test — Competition Act 1998, s 18
Dŵr Cymru Cyfyngedig v Albion Water Ltd (Water Services Regulatory Authority and others intervening) [2008] EWCA Civ 536; [2008] WLR (D) 169
[2008] WLR (D) 169
22/05/08

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

Breach of confidence — Photographs — Reasonable expectation of privacy — Photograph of young child in public place taken covertly and published without parents’ permission — Child claiming infringement of right to respect for private and family life — Whether claim of reasonable expectation of privacy arguable — Whether claim to be struck out — Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, Pt I, arts 8, 10
Murray v Express Newspapers plc and another [2008] EWCA Civ 446; [2008] WLR (D) 143
[2008] WLR (D) 143
07/05/08

CONFLICT OF LAWS

Jurisdiction — Claim by foreign state to recover antiquities — Objects excavated and unlawfully removed from Iran — Iran never possessing objects — Whether Iran obtaining title to objects — Whether to be enforced
Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran v The Barakat Galleries Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 1374 [2007] WLR (D) 343
[2007] WLR (D) 343
21/12/07

Contract — Arbitration agreement — Liability insurance contracts in Bermuda form governed by New York law with London arbitration clause — Claims under contract avoided by insurers — Partial arbitration award challenged by defendant on basis of manifest disregard of New York law with threat of suit in US court — Whether proper law of arbitration agreement English or New York law — Whether challenge to award permissible only in English courts — Whether anti-suit injunction to be granted
C v D [2007] EWCA Civ 1282
[2007] WLR (D) 324
05/11/07

Jurisdiction under Council regulation — State immunity — Claimant suing in place where harmful event occurred — Libel claim over letter by central bank in Netherlands — Bank’s reliance on state immunity — Whether action “civil matter” — Council Regulation 44/2001/EC, arts 1, 2, 5(3)
Grovit v De Netherlandsche Bank NV and others
[2008] 1 WLR 51
24/07/07

Jurisdiction under Council Regulation — Court first seised — Writ issued in Italy by Italian party and served without translation on English company — English claim issued prior to Italian writ amended to include company sued in Italian action — Translation of Italian writ provided to English company — Whether English or Italian court first seised — Council Regulation (EC) 44/2001, art 30
WPP Holdings Italy Srl and others v Benatti [2007] EWCA Civ 263
[2007] WLR (D) 81
28/03/07

Jurisdiction under Council Regulation — Exclusive Jurisdiction — Offer for sale of goods on defendant’s standard terms faxed to claimant — Claimant ordering goods by fax without seeing terms — Whether exclusive jurisdiction clause incorporated into contract — Council Regulation (EC) 44/2001, art 23
7E Communications Ltd v Vertex Antennentechnik GmbH [2007] EWCA Civ 140
[2007] WLR (D) 35
26/02/07

CONSPIRACY

Value added tax — Carousel fraud — Spanish defendant selling zero-rated goods to UK company — UK company selling goods on and claiming input tax on acquisition of goods — UK company ceasing to trade before sale back of goods to defendant — Whether Commissioners having valid claim against defendant for damages for tort of conspiracy — Value Added Tax Act 1994, s 73
Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Total Network SL [2007] EWCA Civ 39
[2007] WLR (D) 15
31/01/07

CONTEMPT OF COURT

Court proceedings — Hearing in private — Publication of information — Order made for hearing in private — No order prohibiting publication of information produced at private hearing — Whether publication constituting contempt of court — Administration of Justice Act 1960, s 12(1) — CPR, r 39.2(3)
AF Noonan (Architectural Practice) Ltd v Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Community Football Club Ltd and another
[2007] WLR(D) 183
02/07/07

CONTRACT

Construction — Location agreements — Agreements to supply photocopiers for installation in retail premises — Whether bailment by way of hire — Whether consumer hire agreement within terms of statute— Consumer Credit Act 1974, ss 15, 101, 189
TRM Copy Centres (UK) Ltd and ors v Lanwall Services Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 382; [2008] WLR (D) 113
[2008] WLR (D) 113
17/04/08

Construction — Forward sales of securities — Forward sale transaction agreement terminated on bank’s default — Defaulting bank owing creditor bank for purchase of portfolio of securities — Creditor bank’s obligation to value defaulting bank’s assets at termination — Whether creditor bank obliged to conduct reasonable objective valuation of true market value — Whether honest but otherwise subjective valuation sufficient
Socimer International Bank Ltd (in liquidation) v Standard Bank London Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 116; WLR (D) 58
WLR (D) 58
22/02/08

Implied term — Home buyer’s agent — Home buyer contracting with agent to find suitable property to purchase — Term that commission payable on exchange of contracts — Agent not effective cause of buyer’s purchase — Whether agent entitled to commission — Whether implied term that commission payable only if agent’s services effective cause of transaction — Whether implied term inconsistent with contract terms
The County Homesearch Co (Thames & Chilterns) Ltd v Cowham
- [2008] 1 WLR 909
31/01/08

CONVERSION

Damages — Duty to mitigate loss — Contract for sale of Uzbek cotton to English trader — Arrangements with bank to finance purchase of goods — Failure to perform contract in accordance with terms — Arbitration award in favour of seller — English trader subsequently going into insolvent liquidation — Seller claiming against bank damages for conversion of cotton — Whether seller under duty to mitigate loss
Uzinterimpex JSC v Standard Bank plc [2008] EWCA Civ 819; [2008] WLR (D) 240
[2008] WLR (D) 240
15/07/08

Authorship — Employee inventing method of trading financial instruments on electronic exchanges not previously so traded — Whether inventions owned by employee —Whether inventions made in course of normal duties of employment — Patents Act 1977, s 39(1)(a)
Liffe Administration and Management v Pinkava and another
[2007] WLR (D) 64
15/03/07

Infringement — Artistic and literary works — Computer game — Computer program emulating another without copying program code — Whether infringement of copyright — Whether game design features constituting ideas excluded from protection
Nova Productions Ltd v Mazooma Games Ltd and others; Same v Bell Fruit Games Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 219
[2007] WLR (D) 62
14/03/07

CORONER

Inquest — Coroner’s powers — Inquest dealing with statements in documentary form of witnesses resident outside the jurisdiction or unable to be found — Coroner intending to read statements to jury in exercise of common law power to admit hearsay evidence — Whether witnesses to be called to put statements in evidence — Coroners Rules 1984 (SI 552/1984), r 37
R (Paul and others) v Assistant Deputy Coroner of Inner West London [2007] EWCA Civ 1259
[2007] WLR (D) 319
28/11/07

COSTS

Order for costs — Protective costs order — Claim for judicial review by individual acting in public interest — Claimant seeking interlocutory order that no order for costs be made against her in any event — Principles upon which jurisdiction to make protective costs order to be exercised — Procedure appropriate for Court of Appeal
R (Compton) v Wiltshire Primary Care Trust [2008] EWCA Civ 749; [2008] WLR (D) 221
[2008] WLR (D) 221
01/07/08

Order for costs — Fixed recoverable costs— Small road traffic accident claim — Claimant with before the event insurance instructing solicitors under conditional fee agreement providing for success fee — Defendant admitting liability before action — Whether claimant entitled to success fee — Whether court having discretion to disallow success fee — CPR r 45.11(1)
Kilby v Gawith; [2008] WLR (D) 163
[2008] WLR (D) 163
19/05/08

Discretion of court — Conduct of parties — Claimant awarded damages exceeding payment in — Whether result “more advantageous” than earlier payment in — CPR r 36.14
Carver v BAA plc [2008] EWCA Civ 412; [2008] WLR (D) 122
[2008] WLR (D) 122
22/04/08

Assessment — Costs only proceedings — Personal injury action funded by collective conditional fee agreement — Action compromised with costs on standard basis to be assessed if not agreed — Claimant’s solicitors instructing costs consultants to conduct detailed assessment of claimant’s costs — Whether costs of conducting detailed costs assessment to be regarded as profit costs or disbursements
Crane v Canons Leisure Centre [2007] EWCA Civ 1352
[2007] WLR (D) 336
19/12/07

Administrative Court — Dismissal of judicial review claim — Judge making costs order in favour of successful defendant — Whether defendant’s pre-permission costs recoverable
Davey v Aylesbury Vale District Council [2007] EWCA Civ 1166
- [2008] 1 WLR 878
15/11/07

Conditional fee agreement — Road traffic accident — Payment into court declined — Claimant failing to exceed such payment at hearing — Defendant’s solicitors awarded 100 per cent success fee because “claim concludes at trial” — Whether any discretion in court to award lesser success fee — CPR Pts 36, 44, 45
Lamont v Burton [2007] EWCA Civ 429
[2007] WLR (D) 122
09/05/07

Discretion of court — Application against non-party — Successful party applying for costs of appeal against unsuccessful party’s solicitors — Solicitors having substantial financial interest in outcome of proceedings — Whether power to make order against solicitors — Supreme Court Act 1981, s 51(1)(3) (as substituted by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, s 4(1))
Myatt and Others v National Coal Board and Another (No 2)
[2007] WLR (D) 67
16/03/07

Detailed assessment — Jurisdiction of costs judge — Claimant accepting Part 36 payment of £4,000 having claimed £150,000 — Defendant seeking percentage reduction of claimant’s costs before commencement of assessment — Whether costs judge having jurisdiction to make such order — CPR rr 36.13, 44.4, 44.5, 44.12)
Lahey v Pirelli Tyres Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 91
[2007] WLR (D) 24
14/02/07

Detailed assessment — Discretion — Court’s powers in relation to misconduct — Delay — Guidance as to exercise of discretion by costs judge — CPR rr 44.14, 47.8
Haji-Ioannou and others v Frangos and others [2006] EWCA Civ 1663
- [2008] 1 WLR 144
6/12/06

Security for costs — Foreign claimant — Defendants seeking security for costs — Claimant giving limited information as to means available — Whether court having discretion to set amount representing best estimate of what claimant could afford — CPR r 25.13
Al-Koronky and another v Time Life Entertainment Group Ltd and another
[2006] WLR (D) 212
28/07/06

Detailed assessment — Conditional fee agreement — Breaches of regulatory requirements — Whether such breaches “material” — Whether question of actual loss to solicitor’s client relevant to issue of enforceability of agreement— Conditional Fee Agreements Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/692), regs 4(2)(c)(e)(ii) — Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, s 58 (1)(3) (as amended by Access to Justice Act 1999, s 27(1))
Garrett v Halton Borough Council;
Myatt and others v National Coal Board [2006] EWCA Civ 1017
- [2007] 1 WLR 554
18/07/06

COUNTY COURT

Jurisdiction — Extension of time — Applicant seeking permission to appeal — Case management order for filing of transcript — Order flouted but transcript available at hearing — Whether jurisdiction to grant time extension in absence of explicit application — CPR rr 3.1(2)(a), 3.8 (1), 3.9
Keen Phillips (A firm) v Field - [2007] 1 WLR 686
26/10/06

COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION)

Jurisdiction — Permission to appeal — Application for permission to appeal by person not party to proceedings in court below — Whether “appellant” including non-party — Whether permission to be granted — CPR r 52.1(3)(d)
George Wimpey UK Ltd v Tewkesbury Borough Council (MA Holdings Ltd, prospective appellant) [2008] EWCA Civ 12; [2008] WLR (D) 23
[2008] WLR (D) 23
24/01/08

Jurisdiction — Application to re-open appeal — Allegation of bias on part of witness before High Court and Court of Appeal in case already determined — Whether Court of Appeal having jurisdiction to re-open case upon allegation of fraud by a party as opposed to allegation of bias on part of court
Jaffray and ors v Society of Lloyd’s: [2007] EWCA Civ 586
- [2008] 1 WLR 75
20/06/07

CRIME

Drugs — Confiscation order — Defendant’s wife having interest in matrimonial home — Wife having guilty knowledge of illegal origin of husband’s wealth — Court including wife’s interest in confiscation order — Whether statutory power to confiscate wife’s interest — Whether confiscation required by public policy — Drug Trafficking Act 1994, s 8
Gibson v Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office [2008] EWCA Civ 645; [2008] WLR (D) 189
[2008] WLR (D) 189
12/06/08

Sexual offences – Voyeurism – Man in swimming pool changing room observing and filming another man in shower with young child – Camera concealed in sports bag – Whether man watched doing private act – Whether reasonable expectation of privacy – Whether “breasts” including exposed male chest – Sexual Offences Act 2003, ss 67(1)(2)(3), 68(1)
R v Bassett
[2008] WLR (D) 157
14/05/08

Proceeds of crime — Recovery of assets — Application for interim receiving orders in relation to defendant’s properties — Order set aside for lack of evidence of fraud and because statute-barred — Condition of “good arguable case” that property obtained by unlawful conduct — Whether necessary to prove particular person committing particular offence — Whether time bar applicable at interim stage — Limitation Act 1980, s 32 — Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, s 246
Director of Assets Recovery Agency v Szepietowski and others [2007] EWCA Civ 766
[2007] WLR (D) 237
24/07/07

Drug trafficking — Confiscation order with term of imprisonment in default — Defaulter serving default term — Restraint order freezing defaulter’s assets — Whether confiscation order ceasing to have effect after default sentence served — Whether restraint order to be discharged — Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986, s 1(5) — Drug Trafficking Act 1994, ss 2(5), 9(5)
Togher v Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office [2007] EWCA Civ 686.
- [2008] 2 WLR 82
05/07/07

Sentence —Parole — Long term prisoner given date of eligibility for parole — Parole board usually making decision by that date — Eight month delay after eligibility date in considering parole — Loss of chance of earlier release — Whether detention becoming unlawful or sentence arbitrary — Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, Pt I, art 5(4)
R (Johnson) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and another [2007] EWCA Civ 427
- [2008] 1 WLR 74
09/05/07

CROWN

Colony — Subordinate legislation — Validity — Order in Council preventing return of resident citizens — Whether susceptible to judicial review — Whether unlawful — Colonial Laws Validity Act 1865, ss 2, 31 — British Indian Ocean Territory (Constitution) Order 2004 — British Indian Ocean Territory (Immigration) Order 2004
R (Bancoult) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (No 2) [2007] EWCA Civ 498
- [2008] QB 365
23/05/07

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