Adtech, ePrivacy and the GDPR – Panopticon

Posted March 25th, 2019 in advertising, data protection, internet, news, privacy by sally

‘Scarcely a week goes by without my saying to someone or other (clients, colleagues, my children round the dinner table): the GDPR is not an exhaustive regime – where applicable, you need to ensure compliance with ePrivacy laws as well. Especially when it comes to electronic marketing communications, cookies and related ad tech. This inevitably prompts the question: aren’t we supposed to be getting a new ePrivacy law? What’s the delay?’

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Panopticon, 22nd March 2019

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Autonomy founder Mike Lynch faces UK high court and fresh charges in US – The Guardian

Posted March 25th, 2019 in confiscation, conspiracy, fraud, money laundering, news, proceeds of crime by sally

‘Autonomy founder Mike Lynch will on Monday begin his high court defence against accusations that he perpetrated a $5bn (£3.8bn) fraud, as US prosecutors unveiled fresh criminal charges accusing the British businessman of a cover-up.’

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The Guardian, 24th March 2019

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Charity launches super-complaint against police for treating slavery victims as criminals, rather than protecting them from perpetrators – Daily Telegraph

‘Police forces face a super-complaint over their alleged failure to protect victims of modern slavery.’

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Daily Telegraph, 25th March 2019

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Judge rules man should lose leg ‘against his wishes’ – BBC News

Posted March 25th, 2019 in consent, Court of Protection, medical treatment, mental health, news by sally

‘A mentally-ill man who could die if his badly-infected left foot is not amputated should have the operation against his wishes, a judge has ruled.’

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BBC News, 24th March 2019

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Smacking children to be banned in Wales – The Guardian

Posted March 25th, 2019 in assault, bills, child cruelty, children, families, news, Wales by sally

‘Parents are to be banned from physically punishing children under legislation being introduced on Monday by the Welsh government.’

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The Guardian, 25th March 2019

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Advertising watchdog rules fake autism ‘cure’ adverts must stop – BBC News

‘Advertising watchdog the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ordered 150 homeopaths operating in the UK to stop claiming they can cure autism.’

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BBC News, 22nd March 2019

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Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 22nd, 2019 in legislation by tracey

The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 2019

The Floods and Water (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

The Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

The Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2019

The Public Procurement (Electronic Invoices etc.) Regulations 2019

The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019

The Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

The Local Government (Structural and Boundary Changes) (Supplementary Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2019

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 22nd, 2019 in legislation by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Godson v London Borough of Enfield [2019] EWCA Civ 486 (22 March 2019)

Lloyds Banking Group Plc & Ors v Revenue And Customs & Anor [2019] EWCA Civ 485 (21 March 2019)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Gwynt-Y-Môr Offshore Wind Farm Ltd, R (on the application of) v The Gas and Electricity Transmission PLC & Ors [2019] EWHC 654 (Admin) (21 March 2019)

Orion Corporation v The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care & Anor [2019] EWHC 689 (Admin) (21 March 2019)

Lis & Anor v Regional Court in Warsaw, Poland & Anor (No 2) [2019] EWHC 674 (Admin) (21 March 2019)

Source: www.bailii.org

High Court suspends Home Office deportations policy – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 22nd, 2019 in deportation, immigration, injunctions, ministers' powers and duties, news by tracey

‘R (Medical Justice) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] CO/543/2019. The High Court delivered the latest in a series of blows to the Government’s “hostile environment” immigration policy on Thursday. Walker J granted Medical Justice an interim injunction which will prevent the Home Office from removing or deporting people from the country without notice.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 21st March 2019

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Coronial Causation – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 22nd, 2019 in causation, inquests, news by tracey

‘The Divisional Court in R (Chidlow) v HM Senior Coroner for Blackpool [2019] EWHC 581 has given a concise and authoritative judgment reiterating and summarising the current common law concerning causation in inquests. Given the ever increasing importance of inquests and their conclusions as preliminaries to civil litigation, as well the growing number of inquests being held into historical deaths, the judgment will doubtless be frequently cited over the coming months and years.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 18th March 2019

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Doctor “should have been jailed for contempt” like solicitor was – Litigation Futures

Posted March 22nd, 2019 in contempt of court, doctors, news, sentencing, solicitors, suspended sentences by tracey

‘A doctor who received a suspended sentence after running a “factory” producing 32 medical reports in a day should have been jailed like the solicitor he worked with, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’

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Litigation Futures, 21st March 2019

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Claimant solicitors secure £150k interim costs for unfinished dispute – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 22nd, 2019 in civil procedure rules, costs, delay, negligence, news, personal injuries, solicitors by tracey

‘The county court has granted solicitors an interim costs order in a long-running case where the level of damages was still three years from being finalised.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 21st March 2019

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High court victory for group seeking to build ‘black Canary Wharf’ – The Guardian

Posted March 22nd, 2019 in covenants, minorities, news, planning, sale of land by tracey

‘One of the UK’s largest black communities is celebrating a victory in the high court over a contested piece of land it wants to transform into a “black Canary Wharf”.’

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The Guardian, 21st March 2019

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Gang trio guilty of botched hit that left mother and son shot – The Guardian

‘Three men are facing long jail sentences over a botched gangland hit in which a seven-year-old boy and his mother were shot on their doorstep.’

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The Guardian, 21st March 2019

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‘Dr Evil’: Wolverhampton tattooist jailed for tongue-splitting – BBC News

Posted March 22nd, 2019 in grievous bodily harm, human tissue, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A body modification artist known as Dr Evil has been jailed for carrying out ear and nipple removals and splitting a customer’s tongue.’

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BBC News, 21st March 2019

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Doctors’ body now ‘neutral’ on changing law on assisted dying – The Guardian

Posted March 22nd, 2019 in assisted suicide, doctors, news by tracey

‘The Royal College of Physicians has dropped its opposition to changing the law on assisted dying and taken a neutral stance on the issue.’

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The Guardian, 21st March 2019

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Colette McCulloch inquest: Autistic woman’s death ‘avoidable tragedy’ – BBC News

Posted March 22nd, 2019 in alcohol abuse, autism, care homes, inquests, news, road traffic by tracey

‘The death of an autistic woman hit by a lorry on the A1 was an “avoidable tragedy”, an inquest has heard.’

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BBC News, 21st March 2019

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 21st, 2019 in law reports by tracey

Supreme Court

Takhar v Gracefield Developments Ltd & Ors [2019] UKSC 13 (20 March 2019)

SAE Education Ltd v Revenue and Customs [2019] UKSC 14 (20 March 2019)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Easy Rent A Car Ltd & Anor v Easygroup Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 477 (20 March 2019)

Matthew & Ors v Sedman & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 475 (20 March 2019)

Salix Homes v Mantato [2019] EWCA Civ 445 (20 March 2019)

Christianuyi Ltd & Ors v Revenue And Customs [2019] EWCA Civ 474 (19 March 2019)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

YZ & Anor, R. v [2019] EWCA Crim 466 (19 March 2019)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Coughlan, R (On the Application Of) v The Minister for the Cabinet Office [2019] EWHC 641 (Admin) (20 March 2019)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Freshasia Foods Ltd v Lu [2019] EWHC 638 (Ch) (20 March 2019)

Test Claimants In Class 8 of the CFC & Dividend Group Litigation v HM Revenue and Customs [2019] EWHC 688 (Ch) (20 March 2019)

Source: www.bailii.org

Police and council acted unlawfully when using 1847 law to seize sheep – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 21st, 2019 in animals, compensation, confiscation, damages, local government, news, police by tracey

‘A council and the police acted unlawfully when they used a Victorian law against a shepherd whose sheep had entered a village.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 21st March 2019

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NHS employee fined for unlawfully accessing personal records – Local Government Lawyer

‘An employee of an NHS Foundation Trust in the West Midlands has been fined for unlawfully accessing the personal records of 14 individuals.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 21st March 2019

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk