‘A system that allows problem gamblers to block themselves from all UK betting websites in one go has finally been approved by the industry regulator, 18 months after it was supposed to be ready, the Guardian understands.’
The Guardian, 1st September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The legal ombudsman is being sued by former complainants whose contact details were leaked in an email blunder, the Gazette can reveal.’
Law Society's Gazette, 1st August 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The human rights group Liberty has lost its latest high court challenge against the government’s mass surveillance powers.’
The Guardian, 29th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court has rejected a libel claim by a woman who an in-house lawyer suggested in an email had potentially acted fraudulently.’
Legal Futures, 30th July 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A former GP practice manager has been fined for sending personal data to her own email account without authorisation, following an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th April 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Home Office has admitted breaching data protection rules when it launched the Windrush compensation scheme.’
BBC News, 8th April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Businesses face higher fines if their processing of personal data is found to breach both the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and EU ‘e-Privacy’ rules, according to a new opinion issued by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB).’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th March 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The Department for Work & Pensions has successfully defended a High Court challenge brought by a homeless man who claimed that its approach to communication was in breach of its duties under the public sector equality duty.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th March 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘British police forces could find it easier to access journalists’ private emails as a result of legislation making its way through parliament, according to freedom of speech campaigners, who are urging politicians to make a last-minute intervention to secure journalistic freedom.’
The Guardian, 30th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Ministry of Justice knew its court computer systems were “obsolete” and “out of support” long before the network went into meltdown last week, internal documents have revealed.’
The Guardian, 28th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Limits on how early or late lawyers can email each may be needed to avoid burn-out given the “remorseless” pressure the system is under, the president of the Family Division has suggested.’
Legal Futures, 25th January 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has granted leniency to a litigant whose first attempt at submitting a document failed because the electronic file was too big. In J v K & Anor, Lord Justice Underhill said the appellant, then unrepresented, could not have been expected to know the limits on email submission and his appeal was wrongly dismissed.’
Law Society's Gazette, 23rd Janaury 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The computer network collapse that disrupted courts across England and Wales for days has prompted calls for compensation and improved funding for the beleaguered criminal justice system.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Thousands of cases have been disrupted or delayed across England and Wales after the courts service’s main computer network repeatedly crashed, preventing lawyers and judges from working.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Court computer systems have been failing across England as judges and the Crown Prosecution Service struggle to access vital case information held digitally.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st January 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Students have been banned from accessing university emails and shut out from campus libraries after failing to pay rent, it has been revealed. Undergraduates at the University of Liverpool who live in university-owned accommodation and are unable to pay their rent on time are being handed “academic sanctions”, contrary to Competition and Markets Authority rules.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th January 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘This appeal considered the validity of the service of a completion notice under the Local Government Finance Act 1988, Sch 4A by the appellant on the respondent.’
UKSC Blog, 17th December 2018
Source: ukscblog.com
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