UK broadband advertising rules to be updated – OUT-LAW.com
‘UK rules on broadband advertising are to be updated, the bodies that write and enforce the rules have said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th November 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Mirror publisher pays out £500,000 to settle phone-hacking claims – The Guardian
‘The publisher of the Daily Mirror has paid out more than £500,000 to settle phone-hacking claims by 29 people including the entertainer Les Dennis, presenter Natasha Kaplinsky and EastEnders actor Steve McFadden.’
The Guardian, 17th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK National Cybersecurity Strategy, and trying to predict the future – Technology Law Update
‘The UK government has released a National Cybersecurity Strategy for the next five years. It will always be a difficult enterprise to try to predict changes to the threat landscape for the digital economy, even over as short a time span as five years. But there is clearly a pressing need here with cyberattacks regularly in the news. A recent example was an attack on a group of hospitals that put patients at risk for several days.’
Technology Law Update, 18th November 2016
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
Coroner halts baby’s inquest over hospital evidence tampering claim – The Guardian
‘A coroner may refer a hospital trust to the Crown Prosecution Service over allegations that a senior midwife’s evidence on the death of a five-day-old baby was tampered with.’
The Guardian, 17th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
European Court backs sex shop owners in licensing fee battle with council – Local Government Lawyer
‘Licensing authorities are precluded from requiring applicants for the grant or renewal of authorisation to pay a fee that includes in part the costs of managing and enforcing the relevant scheme, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th November 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Investigatory Powers Bill: ‘Snoopers Charter 2’ to pass into law, giving Government sweeping spying powers – The Independent
‘The bill will force internet companies to store their users’ browsing data for a year, and will allow the government to force phone makers to hack into people’s handsets.’
The Independent, 18th November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Bus driver found guilty of killing three men in fatal car collision – Daily Telegraph
‘A bus driver has been found guilty of killing three people in a ‘devastating and avoidable’ Valentine’s Day motorway crash.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ex-child soldiers to sue UK firm that hired them to be mercenaries in Iraq – The Guardian
‘Two former child soldiers have threatened legal action against the private security company Aegis Defence Services over psychological harm they say they suffered when the company recruited them as adults to work as mercenaries in Iraq.’
The Guardian, 18th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Victims’ group withdraws from historical child sex abuse inquiry – BBC News
‘The largest victims’ group in the independent inquiry into historical child sex abuse has quit the process, calling it an “unpalatable circus”.’
BBC News, 18th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Importance of an Independent Expert – Zenith PI Blog
‘Where an expert loses sight of her duty to provide independent assistance to the court by way of objective unbiased opinion in relation to matters within her expertise.’
Zenith PI Blog, 15th November 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
Legal Aid Agency rapped over approach to damages payable to ward of court – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has severely criticised the Legal Aid Agency (LAA)’s actions in a case concerning a ward of court to whom a local authority had agreed to pay damages for the unauthorised release of information.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th November 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
He’s back – Jackson to report on major expansion of fixed recoverable costs – Litigation Futures
‘Lord Justice Jackson has been drafted in by the senior judiciary to work on extending fixed recoverable costs – even though earlier this year he said he would rather not do it.’
Litigation Futures, 11th November 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Denying access to information can breach freedom of expression rights, rules human rights court – OUT-LAW.com
‘Public bodies that deny requests for information can in some cases be held in breach of individuals’ freedom of expression rights, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th November 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
IPCC wants to overturn iIPCC wants to overturn its own report on Jordan Begley Taser death – The Guardiants own report on Jordan Begley Taser death
‘The Independent Police Complaints Commission is asking the high court to quash its own report clearing police officers of any serious wrongdoing following the death of a man shortly after he was Tasered.’
The Guardian, 16th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge rejects £1m+ misfeasance in public office claim as statute-barred – Local Government Lawyer
‘Tunbridge Wells Borough Council has defeated a claim for misfeasance in public office brought in the High Court by the owners of a local joinery business.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th November 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Local government and land disposals – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Jackson Five once informed us that love was as ‘easy as 123’, but are local authority land disposals so straightforward? The basic idea seems simple enough. Local authority land holdings should not be sold at an undervalue without ministerial consent.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th November 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Domain name suspensions more than double in a year, says UK registry – OUT-LAW.com
‘More than 8,000 web addresses were suspended by Nominet during the year up to the end of October 2016, more than double the number suspended in the previous 12 months, the internet registry for ‘.uk’ domain names has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th November 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
