‘A YouTuber who filmed himself phoning a “truly despicable” bomb threat to a hospital dealing with Covid-19 patients has been jailed for 12 weeks.’
BBC News, 18th June 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Immigrants’ rights campaigners are to bring the first court case of its kind in British legal history in an attempt to turn off what they claim is a decision-making algorithm that creates a “hostile environment” for people applying for UK visas online.’
The Guardian, 18th June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The news comes with the regulator planning to step up its checks.’
Legal Futures, 15th June 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘As the lockdown has progressed, it has become evident that the remote learning services being offered are of differing standards between institutions, with some offering services which are far superior to others. This is particularly so in the case of independent schools. Some independent schools are effectively offering pupils a full timetable, with plenty of contact time with teachers and opportunities to review work and consolidate learning. In contrast, other schools are offering little to no contact time with teachers – disseminating worksheets or PowerPoint presentations, but expecting parents to supervise and effectively teach topics, or for the child to be able to learn independently.’
Park Square Barristers, 4th June 2020
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
‘A “cunning” paedophile who posed as a casting agent on Facebook to lure young girls into sending indecent videos of themselves has been jailed.’
BBC News, 10th June 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court is to review a Court of Appeal decision to allow a £3bn representative action against Google for misuse of private data to go ahead.’
Litigation Futures, 10th June 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A convicted paedophile who was snared by a vigilante group is to have his case examined at the UK Supreme Court.’
BBC News, 3rd June 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘More than half of online grooming offences recorded under a law that made it illegal to send sexual messages to children were committed on Facebook-owned apps, figures reveal.’
The Guardian, 29th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘With the new contact tracing app due to be rolled out in the rest of the UK after the Isle of Wight trial in May, Rosalind English discusses privacy concerns with Professor Lilian Edwards of Newcastle University, whose Bill seeks to address some of these concerns.’
Law Pod UK, 26th May 2020
Source: audioboom.com
‘A consumer watchdog has launched a probe into the sale of fake product reviews which it fears could mislead shoppers.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd May 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The government must legally swear to delete all the data it captures using the NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app, a committee of MPs and peers has urged.’
The Guardian, 15th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Nearly 9m attempts to access child sexual abuse material online were made in the UK last month during the coronavirus lockdown, according to an internet watchdog.’
The Guardian, 20th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘There has been something of an explosion in the number of sexual offences cases coming to the Crown Court where there is no actual victim. Offenders are caught by so-called paedophile hunters or police officers going online and posing as children.’
Broadway House Chambers, 11th May 2020
Source: broadwayhouse.co.uk
‘Hate crime directed at south and east Asian communities has increased by 21% during the coronavirus crisis, ministers have told MPs.’
The Guardian, 13th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Stalking support services and police forces have recorded a surge in perpetrators turning to online tactics to harass their victims during the coronavirus lockdown.’
The Guardian, 8th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A tweet by Lord Sugar promoting a company set up by a winner of The Apprentice has broken the UK advertising rules.’
The Guardian, 6th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A paralegal who was working at the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has been banned from the profession after being jailed for online sexual offences involving children.’
Legal Futures, 1st May 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Who is responsible for publishing the official approved version of judgments of the courts? Where should we look to find the latest, in some cases corrected, version of a court judgment? These are not new questions, but the sudden swerve to virtual justice has thrown them into new focus.’
Transparency Project, 29th April 2020
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
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