Watchdog to pursue essay-cheat websites – BBC News
‘The universities watchdog is being asked to pursue websites advertising essay-writing services for students.’
BBC News, 21st February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: internet
Introducing the litigant in person network – Legal Voice
‘The Litigant in Person Network is an online platform which aims to connect a wide range of people with a common goal of improving access to justice. Coordinated by the Litigant in Person Support Strategy, and supported by The Legal Education Foundation, the network is a place for interested professionals to share, discussion and collaborate across sectors on issues relating to both actual and potential Litigants in Person (LiPs).’
Legal Voice, 20th February 2017
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
Ransomware fast becoming the top cyber risk facing organisations, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘Ransomware is fast becoming the biggest cyber risk facing organisations, who often feel pressured to pay criminals to give them back control over the data they have encrypted or deleted.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th February 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
New law to stop adults sexting children not being enforced – The Guardian
‘Tough new laws that make it a criminal offence for an adult to send sexually explicit messages to a child under 16 are still not being enforced almost two years after they were passed by parliament, child protection campaigners have said. ‘
The Guardian, 16th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Search engines and rights holders near deal on code to combat online copyright infringement – OUT-LAW.com
‘Search engines and creative industry representatives are close to finalising a new voluntary code of practice aimed to combating online copyright infringement, a UK peer has said’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th February 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Knowing where your data is processed in the cloud not central to exercising control over it, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘It should not be obligatory for banks in the UK to pre-agree where their data will be processed and stored when contracting with cloud service providers.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th February 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Legal Ombudsman suspends publication of complaints data over accuracy concerns – Legal Futures
‘The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) has pulled from its website the details of law firms and chambers that have been subject to complaints because of concerns over their accuracy, it has emerged.’
Legal Futures, 13th February 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Archaic’ official secrets laws unfit for digital age – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Legislation drafted to stop Edwardian secret agents lurking around dockyards or purloining papers from ambassadors’ desks is still the basis of protecting official data in the Wikileaks era, according to the Law Commission. In a report commissioned by the Cabinet Office on the protection of official data, the law reform body describes the body of law protecting data as ‘irrational, dispersed and lacking in uniformity’.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th February 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
AI revolution could hit access to justice for people on low incomes – Legal Futures
‘Artificial intelligence (AI) could have a knock-on impact on legal services for poorer people, such as weakening pro bono assistance by cutting the number of commercial lawyers, according to a report by Professor Roger Smith.’
Legal Futures, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Fake news’ inquiry opened by MPs – OUT-LAW.com
‘A UK parliamentary committee has opened an inquiry into so-called ‘fake news’.’
OUT-LAW.com, 31st January 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Digital warning over tribunal reforms – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The government should learn lessons from failed attempts to introduce new technology to improve the way employment tribunals work, the Law Society has warned.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 27th January 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Drunken girl gang jailed after posting sex attack of amateur footballer on Snapchat – Daily Telegraph
‘A drunken gang of girls who took Snapchat photos and videos of a “ritualised humiliation” sex attack on an amateur footballer has been jailed.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK fraud hits record £1.1bn as cybercrime soars – The Guardian
‘The value of fraud committed in the UK last year topped £1bn for the first time since 2011, prompting a warning about increasing cyber crime and the risk of more large-scale scams as the economy comes under pressure.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Paedophile Adam Isaac groomed boys on Minecraft – BBC News
‘A man who groomed young boys through the online game Minecraft has been jailed for two years and eight months.’
BBC News, 20th Janaury 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Online dating fraud victim numbers at record high – BBC News
‘The number of people defrauded in the UK by online dating scams reached a record high in 2016, the Victoria Derbyshire programme has learned.’
BBC News, 23rd January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Liberty launches legal challenge to ‘state spying’ in snooper’s charter – The Guardian
‘Human rights campaign group Liberty has launched a crowdfunded legal challenge to the “sweeping state spying powers” in the newly enacted Investigatory Powers Act, which has been dubbed the snooper’s charter.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
A technology top ten for 2017 – Technology Law Update
‘What should we expect in the technology space in 2017?
We take a look at current trends and focus on some of the legal opportunities and pitfalls that they present.’
Technology Law Update, 6th January 2017
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
A ‘Poke’ in the Eye for Claims against Facebook – Panopticon
‘The “internet has not alone changed our lives but it has also changed our vocabulary. A tablet is no longer made of stone, a bit does not help guide a horse and a cookie is more likely to affect your privacy than alleviate the pangs of hunger between meals!” A lengthy Christmas cracker joke? No, the observations – in excellent ‘Dad-joke’ style – of the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal in CG v Facebook Ireland Ltd & McCloskey (MOR10142) (Morgan LCJ, Gillen & Weatherup LJJ) at [54].’
Panopticon, 6th January 2017
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Man who admitted downloading baby rape video is spared jail – The Independent
‘Judge says public will be safer if Daniel Taylor attends treatment programme.’
The Independent, 5th January 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
