Ofcom acts to protect mobile users from ‘bill shock’ – The Guardian
“Watchdog sets deadline for mobile operators to introduce maximum liability caps for phone contracts.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: telecommunications
Phone hacking: Cherie Blair to sue News International – The Guardian
“Cherie Blair, the wife of the former prime minister, is suing News International and private investigator Glenn Mulcaire over the alleged hacking of her phone by the News of the World.”
The Guardian, 22nd February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ofcom targets phone and broadband switching ‘slammers’ – BBC News
“Landline phone and internet providers which switch customers to their service without their consent – a process known as ‘slamming’ – are being targeted by Ofcom.”
BBC News, 9th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Phone hacking: 50 cases outstanding as new wave of celebrities launch legal action – Daily Telegraph
“Fifteen more phone-hacking claims against the News of the World have been settled, with substantial damages awarded to well-known figures and members of the public, but more than 50 cases are still outstanding.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Coogan v News Group Newspapers Ltd and another; Phillips v Same – WLR Daily
“The phrase ‘technical or commercial information or other intellectual property’ within the definition of ‘intellectual property’ in section 72 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 was apt to embrace telephone voice messages said to have been intercepted by a private investigator on the telephones of individuals; and the effect of that finding was that the privilege against self-incrimination on which the interceptor might otherwise have relied was removed.”
WLR Daily, 1st February 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
£20,000 fine levied for marketing ‘likely to result in harm to children’ – OUT-LAW.com
“PhonepayPlus has fined a company £20,000 after determining that it was in ‘serious’ breach of its rules around the promotion of premium rate services (PRS) to children after two sisters ran up a bill of more than £2,500 texting the service.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd February 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Coogan and Phillips v NGN – give a thought to the under-privileged – Kirsten Sjovoll – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Court of Appeal today (1 February) dismissed Mr Glenn Mulcaire’s appeal against an order that he provide information to claimants in the phone hacking litigation. The Court (Lord Judge, Lord Neuberger and Maurice Kay LJ) unanimously upheld the rulings of Mann J and Vos J that, as a result of the operation of section 72 of the Senior Courts Act 1981, Mr Mulcaire was not entitled to rely on his privilege against self-incrimination (‘PSI’).”
UK Human Rights Blog, 1st February 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Phone hacking cases to be settled – Daily Telegraph
“Several phone hacking victims suing News International are expected to have their claims settled today in a series of payouts which could cost the company millions of pounds.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th January 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man who sent text encouraging rioting faces lengthy prison sentence – The Guardian
“A 21-year-old man who admitted encouraging 160 people to join in with the rioting that hit the UK during the summer has been warned that he faces a lengthy prison sentence.”
The Guardian, 13th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Injunction 4 sex pics on mob – UK Human Rights Blog
“If you lose your mobile phone with highly confidential and private information on it, all may not be lost. The unscrupulous finder may be prevented from blurting its contents all over the web, even if the identity of that person is unknown to you or the court. It requires considerable input of computer expertise, but it is possible, as this case (cleverly taken in the Technology and Construction Court) illustrates.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 12th Janaury 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
News of the World publisher settles seven phone-hacking claims – The Guardian
“News International said it had settled seven privacy claims against News Group Newspapers, the publisher of the now-defunct News of the World. The phone-hacking claims that have been settled have been brought by Mark Oaten, Ulrika Jonsson, Abi Titmuss, Michelle Milburn, Paul Dadge, James Hewitt and Calum Best.”
The Guardian, 20th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Private Whitehall emails ‘are covered by info laws’ – BBC News
“Ministers and Whitehall officials have been warned not to try to hide sensitive government information by using private emails and text messages.”
BBC News, 15th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Live text based communication guidance – Judiciary of England and Wales
“The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, today (14 December) handed down guidance on using laptops and hand‐held devices to communicate directly from courts in England and Wales.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 14th December 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Phone-hacking scandal: Judgement on Mulcaire reserved – BBC News
“Judgement has been reserved over a private investigator’s appeal against two court orders that may force him to reveal who ordered him to hack phones.”
BBC News, 29th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady wins latest battle in ‘surveillance’ case – The Independent
“West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady today succeeded in the latest stage of an attempt to discover how details of her telephone records found their way into the hands of a firm of accountants while rival clubs were bidding to use the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 London games.”
The Independent, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mobile phones no longer exempt from trader phone tapping rules – OUT-LAW.com
“Investment banks and financial traders in the UK must now record the mobile phone conversations of their staff following the closure of a regulatory loophole.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th November 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Phone hacking: anatomy of a cover-up – what QC’s advice papers reveal – The Guardian
“Analysis: Publication of warning to NI bosses tells the story of how secret payoff evolved.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Met police using surveillance system to monitor mobile phones – The Guardian
“Britain’s largest police force is operating covert surveillance technology that can masquerade as a mobile phone network, transmitting a signal that allows authorities to shut off phones remotely, intercept communications and gather data about thousands of users in a targeted area.”
The Guardian, 30th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Phone-hacking suspects ‘could use inquiry to sabotage cases’ – The Guardian
“The Metropolitan police and the Crown Prosecution Service fear suspects in the phone-hacking criminal investigation could try to sabotage prosecutions, it has emerged.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
