‘MI6 has been forced to reveal documents detailing how it may access legally privileged communications between solicitors and their clients, even if the lawyers are suing the government.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘In Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment Inc v British Telecommunications Plc [2013] EWHC 3768 (Pat) (3 Dec 2013) the claimant sued the defendant telecommunications company for infringing two of its European patents:
EP 2,259,495 adaptive DSL margin and band control using historical operational data (“495”); and
EP 1,869,790 DSL state and line profile control (“790”).’
NIPC Law, 12th January 2015
Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
‘In Cartier International AG and Others v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd and Others [2014] EWHC 3354 (Ch), [2014] WLR(D) 464 three of the subsidiaries of Compagnie Financière Richemont SA applied to Mr Justice Arnold for injunctions against the five largest internet service providers.’
NIPC Law, 6th January 2015
Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
‘Mobile phones that are being used by prisoners will be cut off under proposed new legislation.’
Ministry of Justice, 5th January 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Mobile phone companies will be forced to cut off signals to handsets being used by inmates in prisons, under planned new laws.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th January 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A driver who was distracted by his mobile phone before a head-on crash which killed a woman has been jailed for six years.’
BBC News, 2nd January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An Old Bailey judge refused to allow a jury to hear about dozens of “grossly offensive and undoubtedly racist” text messages on the phones of two of the G4S security guards acquitted of killing Jimmy Mubenga because they did not have “any real relevance” to the trial.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘This is a fascinating case, not just on the facts or merits but because it is generated by two of the major catalysts of public law litigation: the government’s duty to look after the security of its citizens, and the rapid outpacing of surveillance law by communications technology. Anyone who has seen The Imitation Game, a film loosely based on the biography of Alan Turing, will appreciate the conflicting currents at the core of this case: the rights of an individual to know, and foresee, what the limits of his freedom are, and the necessity to conceal from the enemy how much we know about their methods. Except the Turing film takes place in official wartime, whereas now the state of being at “war” has taken on a wholly different character.’
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UK Human Rights Blog, 11th December 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘There is an interesting little point on costs buried away in last week’s decision in the “Ethernet” disputes in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (see BT plc v Cable & Wireless Worldwide Plc and others [2014] CAT 20).’
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 11th December 2014
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
‘The justice secretary wants to restrict access to judicial reviews, but judging the lawfulness of executive action should not be a matter for the executive.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Two MPs have been given the green light to legally challenge the government over the introduction of legislation which gives police and security services access to people’s phone and internet records.’
The Guardian, 8th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Barrister forced to translate youths’ “text-speak” into English for a jury.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd December 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Even in a profession as traditional as law, technology is powerful enough to kill and create a range of roles.’
The Guardian, 25th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A law forcing firms to hand details to police identifying who was using a computer or mobile phone at a given time is to be outlined by Theresa May.’
BBC News, 23rd November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Paul O’Grady, the television personality, has settled his phone hacking claim for “substantial” damages. A judge heard that News Group Newspapers, publisher of the now defunct News of the World newspaper, accepted that his “voicemail messages were intercepted and that there has been a misuse of his private information”. The announcement was made during a hearing at the High Court in London.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘On 6 October 2014, the Government published new guidance on BYOD (‘Bring Your Own Device’) which highlights the fact that allowing employees to use their own technology at work is not just a technical issue that needs to be grappled with by IT departments, but has wide-ranging implications for employers.’
Littleton Chambers, 13th November 2014
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
‘Oral Statement on prisoner communications by the Secretary of State for Justice, 11 November 2015.’
Ministry of Justice, 11th November 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Private conversations between MPs and prisoners from their constituencies may have been recorded and monitored in jails, Chris Grayling, the Justice Secretary has announced. The minister issued an apology to the House of Commons after disclosing that communications by at least 32 current MPs were thought to be involved.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A former news editor at the News of the World has been sentenced to eight months in prison after he pleaded guilty to plotting to hack the phones of public figures, sports stars and celebrities.’
The Guardian, 7th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A bus driver wrongly accused of owning a film of a woman having sex with a tiger is trying to change the law on extreme pornography after a 14-month campaign to clear his name.’
The Independent, 26th October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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