I mentioned last month that the House of Lords closed it doors after 600-odd years, to be replaced by the new UK Supreme Court.The new Court has announced its first case to be heard on 5 October: Her Majesty's Treasury v A (FC) & Ors (FC), dealing with freezing terrorist-suspects' assets.And The Times reports that …
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Law Lords leave the House
I recently posted that the new UK Supreme Court is poised to commence operation on 1 October 2009.The prelude to that occurred last week, when the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords delivered its last judgments, closing a chapter on 600 years of English legal history.Peter A Clarke posted a useful summary of the …
Dangerous driving applies to specialists
What do Michael Schumacher and pursuit-trained police officers have in common?The English Court of Appeal will not take into account their driving skills if asked to determine if they are guilty of dangerous driving.In R v Bannister [2009] EWCA Crim 1571, Thomas LJ, Collins and Owens JJ considered the conviction of a police officer who …
English Reports available online
The amount of free legal information available online continues to grow, with UK legal-publisher Justis providing Bailii with the English Reports from 1220 to 1873.This is a literal treasure-trove of information. The English Reports Reprints take up about 25 - 30 metres of shelf space, and must weigh at least a tonne — literally.The copies …
LW talks nonsense
Lexis Nexis publishes the free weekly e-journal Lawyers Weekly.Though it has a focus on commercial law, occasionally it has something of general interest. This week's LW ran a piece titled War of the Words. It's a light-hearted take on the passion that some - and loathing that others - have for modern business terms.The article …