Category: interception

Legal action by Doreen Lawrence and Prince Harry could mire Daily Mail for years – The Guardian

Posted October 10th, 2022 in compensation, families, interception, media, murder, news, privacy, racism, royal family, telecommunications by tracey

‘Now Dacre faces the prospect of seeing the Daily Mail’s parent company Associated Newspapers dragged into a lengthy legal battle, where he could have to give evidence under oath about his newspaper’s activities in the name of journalism. According to a statement issued by lawyers for the six individuals, the claims include allegations of illegal activity such as homes being bugged, deceptive tactics used to obtain private medical information and the tapping of live phone calls.’

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The Guardian, 7th October 2022

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Elton John and Prince Harry sue Daily Mail publisher over ‘privacy breach’ – BBC News

Posted October 7th, 2022 in compensation, interception, media, news, privacy, telecommunications by tracey

‘Sir Elton John is among several public figures taking legal action against the publisher of the Daily Mail over what they call “gross breaches of privacy”.’

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BBC News, 6th October 2022

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Actor Ricky Tomlinson opposing bid to have ‘hacking’ claim thrown out of court – The Independent

Posted April 29th, 2022 in damages, disclosure, interception, media, news, privacy, striking out, summary judgments, telecommunications by tracey

‘Actor Ricky Tomlinson has described an attempt by a newspaper publisher to have his claim against it over unlawful information gathering thrown out of court as “outrageous and disgusting”.’

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The Independent, 28th April 2022

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Former Lib Dem MP and campaigner formally settles phone hacking claim – The Independent

Posted April 29th, 2022 in damages, interception, media, news, parliament, political parties, privacy, telecommunications by tracey

‘Dr Evan Harris accepted “substantial damages” from NGN, publisher of the now-defunct News of the World and The Sun, to settle his claim for unlawful information gathering.’

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The Independent, 28th April 2022

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Mirror publisher makes £2m interim payment in ‘phone hacking’ litigation – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 7th, 2022 in costs, damages, interception, media, news, privacy, telecommunications by tracey

‘The publisher of the Daily Mirror and the People has agreed to make an interim payment of just over £2m on account of costs racked up in the most recent ongoing “phone hacking” litigation, which has seen nearly 600 claims settled so far.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 4th February 2022

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Financial Remedy Update, January 2022 – Family Law Week

Posted January 24th, 2022 in appeals, children, divorce, families, family courts, interception, news, telecommunications by tracey

‘Stephanie Hawthorn and Abigail Pearse, associates, and Rob Jackson, trainee solicitor, at Mills & Reeve LLP consider the most important news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during December 2021.’

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Family Law Week, 19th January 2022

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Sienna Miller and Paul Gascoigne ‘fully vindicated’ as damages claims settled – The Independent

Posted December 10th, 2021 in compensation, damages, disclosure, interception, media, news, privacy by michael

‘Sienna Miller and Paul Gascoigne have said they feel “fully vindicated” in bringing claims against the publisher of The Sun over alleged unlawful information gathering, as their cases were formally settled at the High Court.’

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The Independent, 9th December 2021

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GCHQ’s mass data interception violated right to privacy, court rules – The Guardian

Posted May 26th, 2021 in data protection, freedom of expression, government departments, human rights, intelligence services, interception, media, news, privacy, telecommunications, whistleblowers by sally

‘The UK spy agency GCHQ’s methods for bulk interception of online communications violated the right to privacy and the regime for collection of data was unlawful, the grand chamber of the European court of human rights has ruled.’

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The Guardian, 25th May 2021

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Alexandra Wilson examines the Court of Appeal ‘Encrochat’ judgment: A, B, D & C v Regina [2021] EWCA Crim 128 – 5SAH

Posted April 9th, 2021 in appeals, chambers articles, evidence, interception, investigatory powers, news, telecommunications by sally

‘The Court of Appeal (“the Court”) were asked to determine whether evidence obtained from the EncroChat application (“the EncroChat material”) can be admitted in evidence in criminal proceedings, or whether it is excluded by the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (“the 2016 Act”).’

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5SAH, 25th March 2021

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Alexandra Wilson examines the Court of Appeal ‘Encrochat’ judgment: A, B, D & C v Regina [2021] EWCA Crim 128 – 5SAH

Posted February 25th, 2021 in admissibility, evidence, interception, investigatory powers, news, telecommunications by sally

‘Alexandra Wilson provides an update on the latest Encrochat position following the judgment in A, B, D & C v Regina [2021] EWCA Crim 128.’

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5SAH, 18th February 2021

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Implants, Interception and the Admissibility of EncroChat Data – Broadway House Chambers

Posted February 11th, 2021 in admissibility, chambers articles, evidence, interception, investigatory powers, news, telecommunications by sally

‘On 05 February 2021, the Court of Appeal judgment in the case of A & Others [2021] EWCA Crim 128 was published. The judgment effectively dismissed arguments to stop the use of data obtained from the EncroChat communications network in legal proceedings. Put simply, judges ruled that the data obtained by French and Dutch law enforcement by hacking EncroChat servers did not constitute “interception” and therefore did not contravene the statutory provisions as set out in the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.’

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Broadway House Chambers, 8th February 2021

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EncroChat: UK drugs boss captured as police crack coded messages – BBC News

Posted February 5th, 2021 in conspiracy, drug offences, drug trafficking, imprisonment, interception, news, sentencing, telecommunications by sally

‘A drugs boss who ran a multi-million pound enterprise in the UK has been jailed after detectives hacked into his encrypted messaging accounts.’

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BBC News, 4th February 2021

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One day late acceptance of part 36 offer puts costs in play – Legal Futures

Posted January 22nd, 2021 in costs, disclosure, interception, media, news, part 36 offers, telecommunications, time limits by sally

‘An automatic entitlement to costs under part 36 only arises if the offer is accepted within the “relevant period”, the High Court has ruled.’

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Legal Futures, 21st January 2021

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Reforms to UK’s antiquated spying laws published by Law Commission – Law Commission

Posted September 2nd, 2020 in disclosure, freedom of expression, human rights, intelligence services, interception, Law Commission, press releases, proportionality, public interest, spying, statute law revision by tracey

‘Reform is needed to bring the law into the 21st century and protect the United Kingdom from espionage (spying) and unauthorised disclosures (leaks), according to a report from the Law Commission that has been laid in Parliament today [01 September 2020].’

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Law Commission, 1st September 2020

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Mirror’s in-house lawyers under phone-hacking scrutiny – Legal Futures

Posted March 11th, 2020 in interception, legal profession, legal services, media, news, privilege, striking out, telecommunications by tracey

‘The High Court has rejected a bid to strike out the claim by various public figures that the legal department of MGN Group knew about phone hacking at the Daily Mirror.’

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Legal Futures, 11th March 2020

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UK court allows Saudi dissident to sue kingdom over alleged hacking – The Guardian

Posted January 24th, 2020 in compensation, computer crime, electronic mail, human rights, interception, news, privacy, Saudi Arabia, telecommunications by tracey

‘The high court has given a green light to a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia that has been brought by a prominent dissident living in London who has claimed he was the victim of a sophisticated hacking campaign by the kingdom.’

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The Guardian, 23rd January 2020

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Paul Burrell and James Hewitt among latest phone-hacking cases – The Guardian

Posted October 22nd, 2019 in interception, media, news, privacy, telecommunications by tracey

‘Princess Diana’s former lover James Hewitt and her butler Paul Burrell are among dozens of individuals who have joined Prince Harry in the latest round of phone-hacking claims against tabloid newspaper publishers.’

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The Guardian, 21st October 2019

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Google ‘tracking iPhone users’ case goes ahead – BBC News

Posted October 3rd, 2019 in appeals, class actions, damages, data protection, fines, interception, internet, news, privacy, telecommunications by tracey

‘Legal action brought against Google for allegedly tracking the personal data of four million iPhone users can go ahead in the UK, three judges have ruled.’

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BBC News, 2nd October 2019

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Lawyers accuse BA of ‘swerving responsibility’ for data breach after time limit is imposed for compensation claims – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 13th, 2019 in airlines, class actions, climate change, compensation, data protection, demonstrations, interception, news, time limits, victims by tracey

‘British Airways has been accused of “swerving responsibility” for a massive data breach by trying to limit compensation payouts for victims, lawyers claim.’

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Daily Telegraph, 12th September 2019

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Monitoring of mobile phones – rights groups challenge police – The Guardian

Posted August 21st, 2019 in data protection, disclosure, human rights, interception, investigatory powers, news, police, privacy, telecommunications by sally

‘The refusal by police forces to disclose whether they are exploiting covert surveillance technology to track mobile phones is to be challenged at a tribunal next week.’

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The Guardian, 20th August 2019

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