Online troll targeted Danniella Westbrook and supporter – BBC News
‘An online troll who abused a woman because she had defended celebrity Danniella Westbrook has been jailed.’
BBC News, 23rd November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: internet
Jeremy Corbyn takes legal action over Tory councillor’s tweet about Liverpool terror attack – Daily Telegraph
‘Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is taking legal action over a tweet that appeared to be mocking the Liverpool terrorist attack.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2021
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
News focus: Where next for mass claims? – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Supreme Court’s ruling in Lloyd, blocking a multi-billion-pound claim against Google, exposes the lack of legislation providing redress in mass claims. But CPR 19.6 could offer a way forward.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th November 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Top UK court blocks legal action against Google over internet tracking – The Guardian
‘A £3bn legal action against Google over claims it secretly tracked the internet activity of millions of iPhone users has been blocked by the UK supreme court.’
The Guardian, 10th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Chelsea fan jailed for antisemitic tweets aimed at Tottenham supporters – The Independent
‘A Chelsea fan who posted antisemitic and racist tweets aimed at Tottenham fans has been jailed.’
The Independent, 6th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Chelsea fan jailed for anti-Semitic tweets aimed at Spurs supporters – BBC News
“A Chelsea supporter who posted anti-Semitic tweets aimed at Tottenham fans, including photos of Auschwitz and a man doing a Nazi salute, has been jailed.”
BBC News, 5th November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for racially abusing Rashford, Sancho and Saka after Euro 2020 final – The Guardian
‘A man who livestreamed himself on Facebook racially abusing three England football players after the Euro 2020 final has been jailed.’
The Guardian, 3rd November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Art collector’s court case signals potential legal and contractual issues with NFTs – OUT-LAW.com
‘Liverpool-based art collector and computer programmer Amir Soleymani has recently filed a High Court claim against non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Nifty Gateway, concerning the auction terms relating to his $650,000 third-place bid for digital artist Beeple’s “Abundance” NFT.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th October 2021
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Should the right to justice override the principle of transparency? – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Occasionally, a claimant at the employment tribunal will contact the Gazette in distress, after seeing reports of their case apparently plastered all over the internet. Many seem unaware of – and certainly unprepared for – the implications of open justice in the digital age.’
Law Society's Gazette, 25th October 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Ofcom orders phone networks to block foreign scam calls – BBC News
‘Major phone networks have agreed to automatically block almost all internet calls coming from abroad if they pretend to be from UK numbers, Ofcom has confirmed.’
BBC News, 25th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Facebook and Instagram remove ‘magician’ who incited murder – BBC News
‘A self-styled “black magician” has been removed from Facebook and Instagram after a BBC investigation exposed his influence on the killer of two sisters.’
BBC News, 20th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Facebook fined a record £50m by UK competition watchdog – BBC News
‘Facebook has been fined £50.5m ($70m) by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which accuses it of deliberately breaking rules.’
BBC News, 20th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Can Online Safety Bill tackle social media abuse of MPs? – BBC News
‘Following an outpouring of sadness after the murder of Conservative MP Sir David Amess, his colleagues from across the Commons have been raising concerns for their own safety.’
BBC News, 20th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Facebook whistleblower claims checked for breach of UK law – BBC News
‘The data-privacy watchdog has written to a Facebook whistleblower, requesting her full evidence to see whether the technology company has broken UK law.’
BBC News, 13th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Financial Remedy Update, October 2021 – Family Law Week
‘Stephanie Hawthorn, associate, and Robert Jackson, trainee solicitor, at Mills & Reeve LLP, consider the important news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during September 2021.’
Family Law Week, 8th October 2021
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Tinder and Instagram predator jailed for rape and sexual assault – BBC News
‘A man who raped and sexually exploited young women and teenage girls he met online has been jailed for seven years.’
BBC News, 11th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
School’s failure to monitor internet use contributed to teenage girl’s suicide, coroner rules – The Independent
‘A school’s failure to sufficiently monitor the internet activity of an autistic teenage girl “contributed” to her suicide, a coroner has concluded.’
The Independent, 7th October 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
TikTok and Twitch face fines under new Ofcom rules – BBC News
‘Ofcom has laid out the measures it will require video-sharing platforms to take to better protect users.’
BBC News, 6th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
