Category: names

UK news organisations criticise Google over implementation of new law – The Guardian

Posted July 4th, 2014 in EC law, internet, media, names, news, privacy by tracey

‘Google has come under fire for its “clumsy” approach to obeying Europe’s new “right to be forgotten” law, after it began blocking some name-based searches to articles on the websites of UK news organisations. The Guardian, Daily Mail and BBC complained about the search engine implementing a ruling made in May by Europe’s highest court, the European court of justice, by starting to remove links to some pages when searches are made against particular names.’

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The Guardian, 3rd July 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

High Court makes adoption call for baby with no name – BBC News

Posted May 27th, 2014 in adoption, care orders, learning difficulties, names, news, social services by sally

‘A baby with no name is to be placed for adoption after a High Court judge highlighted concerns about his father’s hostility to social workers.’

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BBC News, 25th May 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

A Ms Justice in the high court – at last the judiciary starts to catch up – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2014 in judiciary, names, news, women by sally

‘The appointment of Alison Russell QC reminds us of the legal system’s diversity deficit.’

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The Guardian, 22nd May 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

What’s in a name? – Court of Appeal gives judgment in Edem – Panopticon

Posted February 10th, 2014 in appeals, data protection, interpretation, names, news, privacy by tracey

‘Deciding whether information which arguably relates to an individual amounts to their “personal data” for the purposes of s. 1(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998 is one of the more challenging aspects of the DPA regime. In making the judgment call in any particular case, data controllers have routinely looked to the guidance set out Auld LJ’s judgment in the well known case of Durant v Financial Services Act [2003] EWCA Civ 1746, [2011] 1 Info LR 1. In his judgment, Auld LJ indicated that there were two “notions” likely to be of assistance when it came to determining whether particular data was sufficiently “personal” that if tell within the scope of the DPA.’

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Panopticon, 7th February 2014

Source: www.panopticonblog.com

Children: Private Law Update (December 2013) – Family Law Week

Posted December 19th, 2013 in appeals, children, domestic violence, education, names, news, parental responsibility by tracey

‘Alex Verdan QC of 4 Paper Buildings considers a wide range of children private law issues which have recently come before the courts.’

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Family Law Week, 18th December 2013

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Can anonymous CVs help beat recruitment discrimination? – The Guardian

Posted April 11th, 2013 in employment, employment tribunals, equality, names, news, race discrimination, recruitment by sally

“There is growing anecdotal evidence that some UK firms are filtering out job candidates with foreign-sounding names”

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The Guardian, 11th April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Wrestlers win round three of WWF battle – The Lawyer

Posted April 16th, 2007 in damages, names, news by sally

“The wrestlers have beaten the environmentalists in the latest round of the fight over the initials WWF.”

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The Lawyer, 16th April 2007

Source: www.thelawyer.com