Upskirting now a crime after woman’s campaign – BBC News
‘Upskirting is now a criminal offence in England and Wales after a campaign by a woman targeted at a music festival.’
BBC News, 12th April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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‘Upskirting’ now a specific crime as bill receives Royal Assent – Ministry of Justice
‘‘Upskirting’ perpetrators face two years in prison and being placed on the sex offenders register, as a new law making the act a specific criminal offence is expected to receive Royal Assent today.’
Ministry of Justice, 12th February 2019
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Victoria Tube station ‘upskirter’ Hiroshi Yuasa fined – BBC News
‘A man who took a photograph up the skirt of a woman at a London Tube station has been fined £2,000.’
BBC News, 1st February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Upskirting to be crime after Lords back bill – BBC News
‘A woman who launched a campaign against upskirting after being targeted at a festival 18 months ago has said “we did it!” after legislation was passed to make it a crime in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 15th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Copyright ruling challenges internet practices on posting photos – OUT-LAW.com
‘Website operators cannot lift copyrighted media lawfully posted elsewhere on the internet without first obtaining the rights holder’s permission to publish the image themselves, the EU’s highest court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th August 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Cross-party group of MPs seek to close loophole in upskirting bill – The Guardian
‘A cross-party group of MPs will seek to close a loophole in the government’s upskirting bill that could have allowed people who took images for financial gain or simply for fun to escape justice. The Conservative MP Maria Miller has held discussions with Labour’s Jess Phillips and the Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse about an amendment that would ensure there was a blanket ban on taking the voyeuristic images whatever the motivation.’
The Guardian, 29th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Call for upskirting bill to include ‘deepfake’ pornography ban – The Guardian
‘Producing fake pornographic images based on pictures of real people should be made a criminal offence in an amended bill to tackle upskirting, an academic expert has argued.’
The Guardian, 21st June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Upskirting: government confirms plan to introduce ban – The Guardian
‘The government has confirmed it will introduce legislation to ban upskirting after a Conservative backbencher was berated by party colleagues for blocking a bill to make the practice a specific criminal offence.’
The Guardian, 18th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
The law must change on upskirting. One Tory MP won’t stop us – The Guardian
‘Upskirting is a depraved violation of privacy. It is outrageous that a single Tory MP has been able to derail a much needed and universally supported change in the law. But that is exactly what has happened.’
The Guardian, 15th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Police face legal challenge over ‘authoritarian’ facial recognition technology – Daily Telegraph
‘The Metropolitan Police is facing a legal challenge over its use of facial recognition technology to spot potential suspects in crowds. Civil liberties group Big Brother Watch on Thursday launched what it described as a landmark legal challenge, with the backing of Baroness Jenny Jones.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Government acts to make ‘upskirting’ a specific offence – Ministry of Justice
‘‘Upskirting’ is set to become a specific criminal offence, with perpetrators facing up to two years behind bars, under a new law backed by Government.’
Ministry of Justice, 15th June 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Contempt of court – what does it mean? – BBC News
‘Tommy Robinson has been jailed for being in “contempt of court”. What does that mean? And who else has been found “in contempt”?’
BBC News, 30th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
IPSO finds against Telegraph over publication of child’s image – Daily Telegraph
‘Eloise Dixon complained to the Independent Press Standards Organisation that the Daily Telegraph breached Clause 6 (Children) of the Editors’ Code of Practice in an article headlined “British tourist shot in favela in Rio ‘too scared’ to speak to police”, published on 9 August 2017.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th April 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
New law could be made against upskirting in the UK – Daily Telegraph
‘Justice Secretary David Gauke has signalled the Government could support creating a specific offence to deal with upskirting.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th April 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Britain First leaders jailed: Police release mugshots of Jayda Fransen and Paul Golding because of impact on community – The Independent
‘Police have released photos showing the leaders of far-right extremist group Britain First in custody because of the effect their hate crimes had on the local community.’
The Independent, 8th March 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Age Assessment: Dental Assessments, Appearance and the Benefit of the Doubt – Garden Court Chambers
‘AS was born in Afghanistan. His father, who had worked as a commander in the police, was kidnapped by the Taliban. The family were later informed that he had been killed. The Taliban came looking for AS and it was decided that he should leave the country. He arrived in the UK on 7th September 2015 and claimed asylum. He was taken into the care of Kent County Council. His stated age of 15 was not accepted and an age assessment was undertaken, as a result of which he was found to be 17 with a date of birth of 7th September 1998. Judicial review proceedings were issued challenging this decision. During the course of proceedings, Kent changed its position and argued that he was most likely to be aged 24.’
Garden Court Chambers, 10th November 2017
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
Copyright in Photographs – Pablo Star Media Ltd v Bowen – NIPC Law
‘The infringement that was the subject of the appeal was the lifting of a fragment of a photo of the great man’s wedding photo in 1937 from the VisitWales.com website and its reuse on a website that advertises holiday cottages in Wales. Liability was not contested so the hearing before Deputy District Judge Vary was an assessment of damages only. According to paragraph [7] of Judge Hacon’s judgment, the learned deputy district judge awarded £250 on the user principle and declined to award additional damages under s.97 (2) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (“the CDPA”). He ordered the copyright owner to pay the infringer’s travelling expenses on the ground that the claimant had failed in its obligation under CPR 1.3 to help the court further the overriding objective by bringing proceedings in the Irish Republic for infringement of the corresponding Irish copyright and threatening similar proceedings in the USA to maximize cost and pressure on the defendant to settle.’
NIPC Law, 15th October 2017
Source: nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
I should not have posted photos of dead Grenfell victim on Facebook, jailed man admits – Daily Telegraph
‘A man who posted pictures of the body a victim of the Grenfell fire on Facebook has said he was “traumatised” at the time and regrets his actions. Omega Mwaikambo, 43, was jailed for three months for sharing the images and expressed his shock at receiving such a long sentence.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Upskirting’ could be made a criminal offence, ministers reveal after 63,000 people sign petition – Daily Telegraph
‘Ministers have said that “upskirting” could be made a criminal offence after more than 60,000 people signed a petition.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Woman fights to change the law after being told man who put camera up her skirt did nothing wrong – Daily Telegraph
‘When a man took a picture up Gina Martin’s skirt when she was enjoying herself at a festival, she was sure he could be punished. However, after being told he did nothing illegal, she has taken things into her own hands and started a campaign which has reverberated across the country – to make ‘upskirting’ a specific offence under the law.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th August 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
