‘Ticket resale websites and the touts who use them could be fined after the competition watchdog launched an investigation into how the best seats are harvested and then sold on at huge mark-ups before fans can buy them at face value.’
The Guardian, 19th December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Free Movement has reported twice on immigration removal centres (IRCs) blocking access to websites informing detainees of their legal rights. HM Chief Inspector of Prisons criticised Haslar IRC two years ago for having the websites of Bail for Immigration Detainees and Amnesty International blocked.’
Free Movement, 13th December 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘A 17-year-old who admitted hacking offences linked to the TalkTalk data breach has been given a 12-month youth rehabilitation order and had his smartphone and computer hard drive confiscated.’
The Guardian, 13th December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) people around the world will be able to report incidents of persecution to international lawyers stealthily through everyday social media, after a hackathon backed by some of the largest UK law firms devised an app.
Legal Futures, 13th December 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Personal injury (PI) claims that fall into an enlarged small claims track under government reforms should be dealt with online rather than in court, an expert Civil Justice Council (CJC) group has suggested to the Ministry of Justice.’
Legal Futures, 9th December 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A racist serial internet troll has been found guilty of harassing MP Luciana Berger in a string of anti-Jewish rants sent after the jailing of a fellow far-right extremist.’
The Independent, 7th December 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Increasing online surveillance has serious implications for researchers and study participants. Academics need to be more careful than ever.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘UK surveillance laws have been updated with the enactment of the new Investigatory Powers Act.’
OUT-LAW.com, 30th November 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A landmark bill which sets out and governs the powers available to the police, security and intelligence agencies to gather and access electronic communications has received Royal Assent.’
Home Office, 29th November 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘Britain’s intelligence services have officially been given the “most extreme spying powers ever seen”. The Investigatory Powers Act has now been given royal assent, meaning that those surveillance rules will pass into law. The bill was officially unveiled a year ago and passed through the House of Lords earlier this month, but the act of being signed off means that those powers now go into effect.’
The Independent, 29th November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Four men killed themselves in the last year after being blackmailed as part of an increasing cyber “sextortion” racket.
International gangs of organised criminals are targeting more and more young men by luring them into potentially compromising positions, the National Crime Agency said.’
The Independent, 30th November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The law has been criticised both by free speech advocates as well as those who want it to cover more websites.’
The Independent, 29th November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Ofcom will order BT to legally separate from its Openreach network after the company failed to address “competition concerns” voluntarily.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Online marketing activity carried out separately by two rival bathroom retailers respectively infringed trade mark and passing off rights, the High Court in London has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th November 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Pornography websites that refuse to check ages before allowing people to watch explicit videos will be forcibly blocked, it has been announced.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A case before the EU’s highest court should help clarify whether online platform bans should automatically be considered as breaching competition laws, a UK competition regulator has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th November 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘UK rules on broadband advertising are to be updated, the bodies that write and enforce the rules have said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th November 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The bill will force internet companies to store their users’ browsing data for a year, and will allow the government to force phone makers to hack into people’s handsets.’
The Independent, 18th November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Home Secretary Amber Rudd has authorised an order extraditing Lauri Love to the US, where he is accused of hacking into government computers.’
The Independent, 14th November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The judge leading efforts to drag the courts system into the 21st century has reassured sceptical lawyers they will be won over by technological advances.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th November 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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