Category: computer programs

E-money and online payment institutions: when it all goes wrong – Radcliffe Chambers

Posted July 28th, 2021 in administrators, banking, chambers articles, computer programs, financial regulation, insolvency, news by sally

‘The 2007-2008 financial crisis and the devastating reminder that banks were not immune from failure, brought about a raft of regulatory changes designed to protect customers and the wider economy. These included, if all else failed, bespoke administration procedures for banks, building societies and investment banks contained within the Banking Act 2009 (“BA 2009”).’

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Radcliffe Chambers, 22nd July 2021

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Technology and innovation “step-change” in last year but barriers persist – Legal Futures

Posted July 27th, 2021 in computer programs, coronavirus, internet, law firms, legal services, news, solicitors, statistics by sally

‘The past year has seen a “step change” in the adoption of legal technology and innovation, in part as a result of Covid-19, a major piece of new research has found.’

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Legal Futures, 27th July 2021

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Wrongly convicted Post Office workers to get up to £100,000 interim payouts – The Guardian

Posted July 23rd, 2021 in appeals, class actions, compensation, computer programs, fraud, government departments, inquiries, miscarriage of justice, news, postal service, theft by sally

‘Post Office workers who have had their convictions for theft, fraud and false accounting – the result of computing errors – quashed will each get an interim compensation payment of up to £100,000 the government has said.’

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The Guardian, 22nd July 2021

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How The Pegasus Project Affects Everyone’s Digital Privacy – Each Other

Posted July 23rd, 2021 in computer crime, computer programs, data protection, human rights, news, privacy, telecommunications by sally

‘The Pegasus Project is an international collaborative reporting project led by the French nonprofit organisations Forbidden Stories and Amnesty International, in conjunction with 16 media outlets worldwide, including The Guardian. Journalists worked to uncover the extent to which governments infringed upon the privacy rights of individuals by surveilling their digital devices for years.’

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Each Other, 22nd July 2021

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Appeal court quashes 12 more convictions in Post Office IT scandal – The Guardian

Posted July 20th, 2021 in appeals, computer programs, false accounting, fraud, news, postal service by sally

‘The court of appeal has cleared 12 more former post office operators who were wrongly convicted of offences because of the Post Office’s defective Horizon IT system.’

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The Guardian, 19th July 2021

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Post Office Horizon scandal: More subpostmasters cleared – BBC News

Posted July 19th, 2021 in appeals, computer programs, disciplinary procedures, fraud, inquiries, miscarriage of justice, news, postal service by michael

‘The Court of Appeal has cleared 12 more former subpostmasters who were wrongly convicted of offences during the Post Office Horizon scandal.’

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BBC News, 19th July 2021

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Speech by the Master of the Rolls at the London School of Economics – Recovery or Radical Transformation: the effect of COVID-19 on Justice Systems – Courts & Tribunals Judiciary

Posted June 18th, 2021 in civil justice, computer programs, coronavirus, courts, dispute resolution, judges, speeches by tracey

‘Speech by the Master of the Rolls at the London School of Economics – Recovery or Radical Transformation: the effect of COVID-19 on Justice Systems.’

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Courts & Tribunals Judiciary, 17th June 2021

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Susskind: “Trainees will learn like astronauts – with virtual reality” – Legal Futures

Posted June 14th, 2021 in computer programs, legal education, legal profession, news by tracey

‘Trainee lawyers in future may do their legal training by using immersive virtual reality software simulating the practice environment, much like astronauts being made ready for space, Professor Richard Susskind has predicted.’

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Legal Futures, 14th June 2021

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Digital forensics experts prone to bias, study shows – The Guardian

Posted June 1st, 2021 in bias, computer programs, evidence, expert witnesses, news by sally

‘Devices such as phones, laptops and flash drives are becoming increasingly central to police investigations, but the reliability of digital forensics experts’ evidence has been called into question.’

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The Guardian, 31st May 2021

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Deleted police records were on outdated 1970s IT system – BBC News

Posted May 26th, 2021 in computer programs, criminal records, government departments, news, police by sally

‘Urgent reforms are needed after thousands of crime records were wrongly deleted from an outdated IT system developed in the 1970s, a report says.’

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BBC News, 24th May 2021

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Statutory inquiry announced for sub-postmaster scandal – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 20th, 2021 in computer programs, false accounting, fraud, inquiries, news, postal service by tracey

‘The government has acceded to calls to put the inquiry into the Post Office scandal on a statutory footing – but several questions are likely to be left unanswered for the wrongfully convicted sub-postmasters.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 19th May 2021

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“Hopelessly complicated” whiplash portal guide slammed – Legal Futures

Posted May 13th, 2021 in accidents, computer programs, electronic filing, litigants in person, news, personal injuries, road traffic by sally

‘The 64-page users guide for litigants in person navigating the new Official Injury Claim portal has been strongly criticised by a leading academic for being “hopelessly complicated”.’

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Legal Futures, 13th May 2021

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Review of Bar exam chaos points finger at BSB and Pearson VUE – Legal Futures

Posted May 7th, 2021 in barristers, children, computer programs, coronavirus, delay, disabled persons, equality, examinations, families, legal education, news, sex discrimination, women by sally

‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) and electronic testing company Pearson VUE have both come under fire from the independent review of last year’s Bar professional training course (BPTC) exams.’

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Legal Futures, 7th May 2021

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Former subpostmasters expected to have names cleared after court appeal – The Guardian

Posted April 23rd, 2021 in appeals, class actions, compensation, computer programs, damages, disclosure, employment, false accounting, fraud, news, postal service, theft by sally

‘Dozens of former subpostmasters who were convicted of theft, fraud and false accounting because of the Post Office’s defective Horizon accounting system are expected to finally have their names cleared.’

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The Guardian, 23rd April 2021

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Rapid arbitration at heart of new rules for digital disputes – Litigation Futures

Posted April 23rd, 2021 in arbitration, computer programs, consultations, cryptocurrencies, financial dispute resolution, financial regulation, news by sally

‘Non-court-based digital dispute resolution rules designed for novel technology such as crypto-assets, smart contracts, and blockchain applications have been published today.’

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Litigation Futures, 22nd April 2021

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Post Office scandal: What the Horizon saga is all about – BBC News

Posted April 22nd, 2021 in appeals, compensation, computer programs, Criminal Cases Review Commission, false accounting, news, postal service, theft by sally

‘A group of former sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses, who say they were victims of a massive miscarriage of justice, are awaiting a ruling by the Court of Appeal.’

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BBC News, 22nd April 2021

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Older drinkers risk discrimination says charity, after pub refuses to serve man without smartphone – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 15th, 2021 in age discrimination, computer programs, coronavirus, licensed premises, news, telecommunications by sally

‘Older drinkers are at risk of discrimination in pubs because they do not have smartphones to order food and drinks on an app, a charity has warned.’

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Daily Telegraph, 13th April 2021

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NHS Covid-19 app update blocked for breaking Apple and Google’s rules – BBC News

Posted April 13th, 2021 in computer programs, coronavirus, internet, news, privacy, telecommunications by sally

‘An update to England and Wales’s contact tracing app has been blocked for breaking the terms of an agreement made with Apple and Google.’

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BBC News, 12th April 2021

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Online gambler wins court case to claim £1.7m prize after Betfred refused to pay – The Guardian

Posted April 8th, 2021 in computer programs, delay, gambling, news by sally

‘When Andrew Green hit the £1.7m jackpot in an online casino, he never imagined it would take three years of misery and the stress of legal action to claim it.’

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The Guardian, 7th April 2021

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Late night coding: who owns the results? – Mills & Reeve

Posted March 4th, 2021 in assignment, computer programs, contract of employment, copyright, employment, news by sally

‘In a recent dispute over employees and copyright ownership – Penhallurick v MD5 Limited – ownership of copyright in software created out of hours and on a home computer was in question. Did the employee have the right to take it with him when he left or was it owned by his employer?’

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Mills & Reeve, 3rd March 2021

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