‘A former Sun journalist has walked free from the Old Bailey after he was cleared of all charges levelled against him after he looked through the contents of an iPhone that did not belong to him.’
The Guardian, 13th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Mark Bridger is refused permission to move prisons and is also denied compensation after he was slashed across the face by a fellow inmate.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th August 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘“I have paid a developer handsomely for my company’s website so my company owns the Copyright? Right?” Well, not exactly.
The question itself is predicated on a totally incorrect assumption of legal principle of their being a single copyright pertaining to a single site. When considered carefully, a website may consist of a large number of separate elements including music (or jingles), text, photographs, the font of the characters making up the site, colours, style, “look and feel”, language, sequence in which the web pages appear, forms, drawings and designs, and not forgetting the domain name itself. Each and every-one of those features attracts its own copyright and a website might therefore be correctly regarded as a ‘bundle’ of different rights protected separately by copyright law. How does this work? Let us begin by considering any music appearing on the website.’
Zenith Chambers, 12th August 2014
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
‘A paedophile who gave out hand-written posters offering singing lessons in order to groom children has been jailed for four years.’
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BBC News, 13th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Financial services companies have been warned to review their use of online keyword advertising after the City regulator said it can lead to financial promotions being deemed to be misleading.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th August 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A man has been found guilty of the “violent and vicious” murder of his stepdaughter, who was also his former lover.’
BBC News, 13th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The first “sobriety tag” has been fitted to a man who had been found guilty of drunken affray. The introduction of the tags, which monitor consumption of alcohol by the wearer, is part of a year-long pilot scheme to tackle alcohol-related reoffending.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 14th August 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘What you say to your lawyers is truly confidential; no-one, not even a regulator or prosecutor can see it. This is protected by the right to privacy under Article 8, and the right to a fair trial under Article 6 (which includes the right to access to lawyers).’
Legal Week, 13th August 2014
Source: www.legalweek.com
‘Does the United Kingdom need a codified constitution? It’s a question on which generations of law students will have had to write essays, burning the midnight oil and scribbling or tapping away into the night, rehearsing the pros and the cons. But I want it to be something else: the start of a lively and passionate public debate that could result in real change to our country’s democratic set-up.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 14th August 2014
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A British student accused of trying to smuggle thousands of pounds in her underwear to jihadist rebels in Syria has been cleared of conspiring to fund terrorism but her friend has become only the second Britain to be found guilty of the offence.’
The Guardian, 13th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A priest has allegedly asked a grieving family to remove a headstone from a churchyard because of an “inappropriate” inscription. But what is and isn’t allowed, asks Chris Stokel-Walker.’
BBC News, 13th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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