Torfaen County Borough Council v Douglas Willis Limited

Food and drugs Food safety. The Divisional Court answered questions referred to it in an appeal by way of case stated in relation to reg 44 of the Food Labelling Regulations 1996, SI No 1499-96.

*Sugar v British Broadcasting Corporation and another

Freedom of information Request for information Disclosure Statute providing disclosure required in respect of 'information held for purposes other than those of journalism, art or literature' Appellant appealing to Supreme Court against Court of Appeal's construction of relevant words - Whether where information held for dual and opposite purposes, such information falling within scope of relevant legislation - Whether non-disclosure of report violating appellant's right of access to information - European Convention on Human Rights, art 10 - , . . In dismissing the appellant's appeal against the Court of Appeal's construction of the words 'in respect of information held for purposes other than those of journalism, art or literature' as set out in Pt VI of to the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Supreme Court held that the correct view was that once it was established that the information sought was held by the respondent British Broadcasting Corporation for the purposes of journalism, it was effectively exempt from production under the Act, even if the information was also held by the BBC for other purposes.

Wm Morrisons Supermarkets plc v Reading Borough Council

Tobacco Sale to minor. The Administrative Court, in dismissing an appeal by way of case stated, held that where a young person had purchased tobacco as a test purchase on behalf of the respondent local authority, there had been a sale for the purpose of s7(1) of the and the appellant could not rely on the defence that the young person had been purchasing on behalf of an adult.

Cooke and another v Hopper

Contract Quantum meruit. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, in dismissing the defendant's appeal, held that, in the circumstances, work done by the claimants had been done outside the scope of the commission agreement between the parties and the claimants had, therefore, been entitled to payment for their services on a quantum meruit basis.

Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Local Health Board v Korashi

Practice Striking out. The Queen's Bench Division held that there had been no reason, compelling or otherwise, for setting aside the judge's order striking out the defendant's counterclaim.

*Stott v Thomas Cook Tour Operators Ltd; Hook (by his litigation friend Gillian Hook) v British Airways plc

Carriage by air Carriage of passengers. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, held that the claimants' case was unsustainable given that the Montreal Convention had exclusivity in domestic law. The real injuries to their feelings, sustained whilst travelling by air, had been sustained at times when the Montreal Convention had governed their situations. Its exclusivity both provided and limited their rights and remedies. Accordingly, their claims for compensation for injury to feelings could not succeed.

Martin v JRC Commercial Mortgages plc

Contract Loan. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, held that in the circumstances the judge had not erred in granting summary judgment dismissing the claim for breach of contract.

Inframatrix Investments Ltd v Dean Construction Ltd

Contract Construction. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, in dismissing the claimant company's appeal against the judge's decision that its claim for damages had been barred by a limitation clause in its agreement with the defendant company, held that there had been no error in the judge's reasoning or conclusions.

*Football Association Premier League Ltd and others v QC Leisure (a trading name) and others

Copyright Infringement. The Chancery Division made rulings in a case concerning the unauthorised broadcast of football matches in public houses, where it was alleged that the broadcasting infringed the claimants' copyright, following rulings regarding the meaning of 'communication to the public' as set in art 3(1) of the Directive (EC) 2001-29 (on the harmonisation of copyright and related rights in the information society).

*Coogan v News Group Newspapers Ltd and another; Phillips v News Group Newspapers Ltd and another

Practice Pre-trial or post-judgment relief. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, dismissed the defendant private investigator's appeal against disclosure orders made against him in respect of mobile telephone voice message interceptions, finding that much of the information intercepted had been commercial information or other intellectual property within the meaning of s72(5) of the . Consequently, the orders that the defendant could not rely on privilege against self-incrimination would stand.