‘It is a ghastly truth that newspapers come into their own when something terrible has happened. The horrors witnessed in Paris just over a week ago resulted in some excellent reporting and analysis. There have been some exceptions – though, given the confused nature of the situation, that is perhaps inevitable.’
The Independent, 22nd November 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Police forces in England and Wales have been urged to review their handling of child grooming cases after inspectors found serious failings in the case of Breck Bednar, a 14-year-old who was murdered in a “sexual and sadistic” attack by a teenager he met online.’
The Guardian, 23rd November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Is a request for information made in a tweet a valid request within the meaning of sections 1 and 8 FOIA? Not in Ghafoor v Information Commissioner (EA/2015/0140). The FTT held that section 8(1) requires the request for information to be made using the “real name” of the person making it, and that the provision of an address for correspondence must one which is “suitable for correspondence” between the requestor and the public authority about the request.’
Panopticon, 17th November 2015
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
‘Speech by HHJ Edmund QC at the Criminal Bar Association Ann Goddard Memorial Lecture on 3 November 2015 entitled ”All Change: What you need to know about Better Case Management and the Plea and Trial Preparation Hearing”.
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 17th November 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘The courts should embrace IT and the internet in ways that improve access to justice and make scarce resources go further, if the values embodied in Magna Carta are to be realised, according to a senior judge.’
Litigation Futures, 17th November 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Rt Hon Sir Ernest Ryder gave a speech “In the Shadow of Magna Carta” in Washington DC on 13 November 2015.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 13th November 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘A cub leader who used internet chat rooms to groom young girls has been jailed after he was caught by a police officer pretending to be a 12-year-old.’
BBC News, 13th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘MPs at the UK parliament will assess whether it is technologically feasible for companies to comply with new communication surveillance laws that have been proposed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th November 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Merseyside PoliceImage caption Ian Sullivan was jailed for 34 weeks at Liverpool Crown Court.
A man has been jailed for carrying out a string of cyber attacks against high-profile websites, resulting in more than 300 being taken offline.’
BBC news, 12th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An action in defamation and under the right to privacy against Facebook has been dismissed in the High Court. The Facebook entity named as defendant did not “control” the publication so as to allow liability; and even if it did, no claim under the Human Rights Act could lie against FB as it could not be described as any sort of a public authority for the purposes of Section 6 of the Act.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th November 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Apple’s chief executive has sharply criticised surveillance powers proposed by the British government, warning that allowing spies a backdoor route into citizens’ communications could have “very dire consequences”.’
The Guardian, 10th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Data protection arrangements should be reviewed in the modern world of social media and cybercrime, a specialist solicitor has said, after it emerged the Crown Prosecution Service delivered unencrypted DVDs to a film studio for 12 years.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th November 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Data recording what websites internet users have visited will need to be retained for up to 12 months by telecommunication service providers under proposed new surveillance laws that have been outlined by the UK government.’
OUT-LAW.com, 4th October 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A new law setting out what powers the UK state will have to monitor communications between citizens is set to be unveiled. How will it work?’
BBC News, 4th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The key elements of the snooper’s charter, including the bulk collection and storage for 12 months of everyone’s personal data, tracking their use of the web, phones and social media, will remain firmly in place when the government publishes its new investigatory powers bill on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 2nd November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The home secretary, Theresa May, should not seek to give the intelligence agencies full access to an individual’s web browsing history, Labour and the former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg are both likely to say when the government publishes its draft investigatory powers bill on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 2nd November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Police will be able to see websites people have visited but not the specific pages they have viewed without a warrant, under new government plans. Theresa May said the Investigatory Powers Bill will not have some “contentious” parts of the 2012 plan, dubbed a snooper’s charter by critics.’
BBC News, 1st November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Merseyside police have launched an investigation after tweets that made light of rape were posted on the force’s official account. The two tweets were in response to apparent jokes by football fans on Sunday afternoon.’
The Guardian, 1st November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Police have lobbied the government for the power to view the internet browsing history of every computer user in Britain ahead of the publication of legislation on regulating surveillance powers.’
The Guardian, 30th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Court hears Kyran Lee, 25, who was formerly known as Fiona Manson, used the alias “Joey G-Star Crislow” to seduce her victim.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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