Britons unaware of legal risks of posting online – Daily Telegraph
“Half of all Twitter users do not consider the legal risks before tweeting, according to a new report.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bolton pupil sex text teacher Katheryn Roach sentenced – BBC News
“A religious education teacher who sent sexual text messages to a pupil blamed the break-up of an affair for her actions, Bolton Crown court has heard.”
BBC News, 31st October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Attorney general investigates tweet about Vincent Tabak’s interest in porn – The Guardian
“The attorney general is considering whether to take action over a tweet revealing Vincent Tabak’s interest in hardcore pornography that was posted during his trial.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Radio stations to get new guidance on avoiding sexually explicit songs – The Guardian
“The BBC and commercial radio broadcasters will have to take more care with sexually explicit lyrics, particularly in songs by rap artists, as part of a continuing crackdown by Ofcom on content that is inappropriate for children.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Appeal over legality of Digital Economy Act could be successful, judge says – OUT-LAW.com
“BT and TalkTalk have a ‘real prospect of success’ in arguing that the UK’s Digital Economy Act (DEA) violates EU laws on liability for communications made over the internet, a UK judge has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 31st October 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Internet stalker jailed for putting explicit pictures of girlfriend online – The Guardian
“The former girlfriend of an internet stalker jailed on Monday for posting sexual images of her online in a year-long campaign of harassment said his sentence ‘will never make up for the hurt he has put me through’.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prince Charles consent law to remain – Downing Street – BBC News
“David Cameron has no plans to change laws which require the government to seek Prince Charles’s permission to pass legislation which could affect his private interests, Downing Street says.”
BBC News, 31st October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Self-defence law shows how politicians use legislation as PR – The Guardian
“The main parties take it in turns to pass unnecessary legislation to show how responsive they are to the public mood.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Is the decision in Godfrey a mark of the demise of Debt Relief Orders? – Hardwicke Chambers
“The Court of Appeal heard joined appeals considering the impact of insolvency on the right to make an order for possession and order for money judgment. Sharples concerned a possession claim brought under Ground 8 Housing Act 1988 (a mandatory ground for possession) and was a case in which the tenant had become bankrupt. Godfrey was a case in which possession was sought on discretionary grounds and the court of first instance had made a suspended possession order on terms of repayment of the arrears and granted money judgment; the order was made although the arrears were included within a debt relief order ‘DRO’.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 28th October 2011
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
Husband jailed over wife poisoning – The Independent
“A window cleaner was jailed for six years today for poisoning his wife’s hot chocolate and trying to hire a hitman to kill her.”
The Independent, 28th October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2011
The Care Quality Commission (Membership) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
The Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 (Commencement No.2) Order 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.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
Npower fined £2m by Ofgem – Daily Telegraph
“Ofgem has handed npower a £2 million penalty for breaching regulations in handling customer complaints.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Media win legal bid on Tabak porn – The Independent
“The media won an important victory for press freedom following an attempt to block the publication of Vincent Tabak’s sordid sex life and interest in violent pornography, it can be disclosed today (28 October).”
The Independent, 28th October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lovat v Hertsmere Borough Council – WLR Daily
Lovat v Hertsmere Borough Council [2011] EWCA Civ 1185; [2011] WLR (D) 306
“In the definition of ‘an excluded tenancy’ for the purposes of the additional right to enfranchisement applicable to tenancies not at a low rent under section 1AA of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967, the phrase ‘the house which the tenant occupies under the tenancy’ in section 1AA(3)(a) was to be construed as referring solely to the ‘house’ as defined in section 2(1) of the 1967 Act (that is, excluding any grounds); and the term ‘adjoining land’ in section 1AA(3)(b) meant neighbouring land that might, but did not necessarily, touch or physically adjoin the house.”
WLR Daily, 27th October 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Brüstle v Greenpeace eV – WLR Daily
Brüstle v Greenpeace eV (Case C-34/10); [2011] WLR (D) 305
“Any human ovum after fertilisation, any non-fertilised human ovum into which the cell nucleus from a mature human cell had been transplanted, and any non-fertilised human ovum whose division and further development had been stimulated by parthenogenesis constituted a ‘human embryo’ within the meaning of article 6(2)(c) of Parliament and Council Directive 98/44/EC of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions (OJ 1998 L 213, p 13) and could not therefore be patented.”
WLR Daily, 18th October 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
