Category: privacy

Regina v G – Times Law Reports

Posted June 20th, 2008 in human rights, law reports, privacy, rape, young offenders by sally

Regina v G

House of Lords

“There was no breach of the rights of a boy aged 15 to a fair trial or respect for privacy, guaranteed by articles 6 and 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, to convict him of rape of a child under 13 where, on the basis on which his guilty plea had been accepted, he could have been charged with a less serious offence.”

The Times, 20th June 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Dacre promises new look at rules on hacking by journalists – The Guardian

Posted June 17th, 2008 in computer crime, media, news, privacy by sally

“The editor of the Daily Mail, Paul Dacre, has promised to re-examine the rules that prevent journalists hacking into computers to obtain personal information, to clarify and possibly tighten them, after becoming chairman of the body responsible for the editors’ code that governs newspapers and magazines.”

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The Guardian, 17th June 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Regina (Wood) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis – Times Law Reports

Posted June 13th, 2008 in demonstrations, human rights, law reports, privacy by sally

Regina (Wood) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis

Queen’s Bench Division

“Taking and retaining photographs of someone engaged in a political protest or demonstration was not unlawful and did not infringe his human rights.”

The Times, 13th June 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Police did not breach rights when photographing protester – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 3rd, 2008 in demonstrations, news, police, privacy by sally

“Police-ordered photography of an anti-arms trade protester did not breach the protester’s privacy rights, the High Court has ruled. It is one of the few times that such alleged intrusion by the state rather than the media has been the subject of a UK ruling.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd June 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

British newspaper websites liable in France for privacy invasion – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 30th, 2008 in France, internet, news, privacy by sally

“Two British newspaper publishers have been fined in French courts because they violated French privacy laws. The publishers were liable because the articles were viewed in France on the internet.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 29th May 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

Spying council to be investigated – BBC News

Posted May 28th, 2008 in closed circuit television, data protection, investigatory powers, news, privacy by sally

“A privacy watchdog is to investigate a council that used powers to spy on people, including a family suspected of lying about where they lived.”

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BBC News, 28th May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Google ‘street view’ maps may breach EU privacy laws – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 20th, 2008 in EC law, internet, news, privacy by sally

“Google could face difficulties with European privacy laws if it launches the Street View feature of its maps service in European Union countries, it has been warned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Actor Grant wins privacy damages – BBC News

Posted May 15th, 2008 in damages, news, privacy by sally

“Hugh Grant, Liz Hurley and her husband Arun Nayar have accepted £58,000 damages for invasion of privacy over photographs taken of them on holiday.”

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BBC News, 15th May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

When can papers you’re carrying be photoed? – BBC News Magazine

Posted May 15th, 2008 in confidentiality, privacy, special report by sally

“Two ministers have been left red-faced after documents taken to a Downing Street briefing were photographed and enlarged.”

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BBC News Magazine, 14th May 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Murray v Express Newspapers plc and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted May 12th, 2008 in children, law reports, media, privacy by sally

Murray v Express Newspapers plc and Another

Court of Appeal

“It was arguable that a child had a reasonable expectation that he would not be targeted in order to obtain photographs in a public place for publication which the person taking or procuring the photographs knew would be objected to on the child’s behalf.”

The Times, 12th May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.

Is this the end of the kiss-and-tell? – The Times

Posted May 12th, 2008 in privacy, special report by sally

“After J. K. Rowling’s first-round victory against the press, Graham Shear and Alison Green argue that celebrities now have a clear right to privacy.”

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The Times, 9th May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Murray v Express Newspapers plc and another – WLR Daily

Posted May 9th, 2008 in children, law reports, media, privacy by sally

Murray v Express Newspapers plc and another [2008] EWCA Civ 446; [2008] WLR (D) 143

“It was at least arguable that a child had a reasonable expectation that he would not be targeted in order to obtain photographs in a public place for publication which the person who took or procured the taking of the photographs knew would be objected to on behalf of the child.”

WLR Daily, 8th May 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.


Schillings wins Appeal Court victory for author JK Rowling – The Lawyer

Posted May 8th, 2008 in children, media, news, privacy by sally

“Media law firm Schillings scored a victory in the Court of Appeal today (7 May), which held that the privacy of client and Harry Potter author JK Rowlings’ five-year-old son had been infringed.”

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The Lawyer, 7th May 2008

Source: www.thelawyer.com

QC to advise racing chiefs on Max Mosley orgy – The Times

Posted May 6th, 2008 in defamation, news, privacy by sally

“The world governing body of motorsport has appointed a leading QC to provide it with an opinion as to whether its president, Max Mosley, was involved in Nazi-style role play during a sado-masochistic orgy with five prostitutes.”

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The Times, 6th May 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Mitsubishi advert did not breach landowner’s privacy, rules ASA – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 1st, 2008 in advertising, news, privacy by sally

“A landowner who said that an advert depicting a car on his land invaded his privacy has had his claim rejected. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the land was not an identifiable possession of the man.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 29th April 2008

Source: www.out-law.com

New anti-terrorism rules ‘allow US to spy on British motorists’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 21st, 2008 in data protection, news, privacy, road traffic by sally

“Routine journeys carried out by millions of British motorists can be monitored by authorities in the United States and other enforcement agencies across the world under anti-terrorism rules introduced discreetly by Jacqui Smith.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st April 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

BT’s secret Phorm trials open door to corporate eavesdropping – The Register

Posted April 18th, 2008 in advertising, internet, investigatory powers, news, privacy, telecommunications by sally

“The government has refused to investigate BT’s covert wiretapping of thousands of its customers in 2006 and 2007, despite its own expert’s view that without consent Phorm’s advertising targeting technology is a breach of criminal law.”

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The Register, 17th April 2008

Source: www.theregister.co.uk

Anti-terror laws used to spy on family – The Independent

Posted April 11th, 2008 in education, investigatory powers, news, privacy by sally

“A family who were wrongly suspected of lying on a school application form have discovered that their local council used anti-terrorism surveillance powers to spy on them.”

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The Independent, 11th April 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

NoW wins right to show Mosley video – The Guardian

Posted April 9th, 2008 in internet, media, news, privacy by sally

“F1 boss Max Mosley today failed to get a high court injunction preventing the News of the World from putting a 90-second videoclip showing him and five prostitutes on its website.”

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The Guardian, 9th April 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ministers lift jail threat on data theft – The Guardian

Posted April 4th, 2008 in data protection, media, news, privacy by sally

“Tabloid newspapers will be able to carry on using private detectives without fear of jail sentences after a government climb-down was confirmed last night.”

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The Guardian, 4th April 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk