‘A local authority that was seeking to restrict a woman’s access to social media has been ordered to pay 85% of the Official Solicitor’s costs after the council was late in submitting assessments and a position statement.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A right to internet access might sound trivial to some, but for many people access to the internet continues to provide a lifeline. Even after national Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted, many people remain dependant on the internet as a means of accessing medication, food, an education and a source of income.’
Each Other, 17th March 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘The government is to introduce its long-awaited Online Safety Bill in Parliament on Thursday.’
BBC News, 17th March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Songwriters such as Ed Sheeran face a future of drawn out legal battles because the way in which people consume music has changed so much in the past half a century, a leading legal expert has warned, as she urged courts to reconsider how they interpret copyright law.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Cyberflashing is to become a criminal offence, with perpetrators facing up to two years in jail under government plans to strengthen the upcoming online safety bill.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court has dealt a blow to the claimant in a high-profile privacy claim against social media platform TikTok after refusing an extension of time for service.
In SMO (A Child) v Tiktok Inc & Ors Mr Justice Nicklin said that the “inescapable reality” of why the claimant needed an extension was that she had waited until the last minute to meet key deadlines.’
Law Society's Gazette, 9th March 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Of the 5,408 unique judgments given by the Administrative Court from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2020, only 55% (3,001) are available to the public on BAILII, research has suggested.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Measures to protect people from internet scams will now be included in proposed online safety laws, the government has said.’
The Guardian, 8th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Judicial review judgments possess multi-layered value. For the parties to a case, they are an authoritative record of the outcome of a legal dispute, providing reasons for that outcome. For lawyers and judges, they support the provision of advice about the law and become legal authorities that can be used to argue and resolve future disputes. As a part of the wider constitutional system, they bring a degree of transparency to the judicial process. For researchers, they form part of the primary materials that can be subjected to different methodologies that seek to advance the understanding and analysis of public law in the courts.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 25th February 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘TikTok has announced that it has updated its community guidelines to protect human rights by banning misgendering and deadnaming – referring to someone by a previous name.’
Each Other, 22nd February 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘Social media firms who allow “sex for rent” adverts will face prosecution under planned new laws.’
BBC News, 18th February 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Government has accepted the Law Commission’s recommendations to reform the communications offences, made in the 2021 Modernising Communications Offences report. It intends to include the offences in the Online Safety Bill.’
Law Commission, 7th February 2022
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘The competition watchdog has accepted proposed changes made by Google to the way it uses customer data.’
The Independent, 11th February 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A “charming” fraudster who conned a millionaire he met on Tinder into handing him almost £150,000 has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.’
The Guardian, 10th February 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Porn websites in the UK will be legally required to verify the age of their users under new internet safety laws.’
BBC News, 8th February 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Online Safety Bill strengthened with new list of criminal content for tech firms to remove as a priority.’
Home Office, 4th February 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
‘In this post, Kenny Henderson and Alex Askew of CMS comment on the Supreme Court’s decision in Lloyd v Google LLC [2021] UKSC 50, which concerned whether a representative data protection action seeking damages for loss of control of personal data could be brought on behalf of large numbers of unidentifiable class members.’
UKSC Blog, 31st January 2022
Source: ukscblog.com
‘In R (Harry Miller) v The College of Policing [2021] EWCA Civ 1926, the Court of Appeal ruled that current police guidance on the recording of ‘hate incidents’ unlawfully interferes with the right to freedom of expression. The decision overturns a 2020 ruling by the High Court in which Mr Miller’s challenge to the lawfulness of the Hate Crime Operational Guidance was dismissed (discussed previously on this Blog here).’
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th January 2022
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘This Library Briefing provides a selection of comment on the draft Online Safety Bill.’
House of Commons Library, 26th January 2022
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
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