Surrogacy: Social media advertising plans prompt regulator warning – BBC News
‘Social media adverts urging young women to become surrogate mothers could be allowed under Law Commission proposals.’
BBC News, 29th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: internet
Be Careful What You Tweet For (part 2) – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Claimant’s belief in Forstater – that “sex is biologically immutable” — denied trans people their legal right to be recognised as the sex they had transitioned to even when they had obtained a Gender Recognition Certificate. This right has been recognised for over a decade by the European Convention on Human Rights (“the Convention”) and by domestic law in the Gender Recognition Act 2004. The Claimant’s belief — in the words of Judge Tayler — also violated the dignity of trans people and created an “intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment” for them.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th January 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Be Careful What You Tweet For (part 1) – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Forstater v CGD Europe & Others [2019] UKET 2200909/2019. Last month, the Central London Employment Tribunal held that a woman’s belief that “sex is biologically immutable” was not protected as a philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd January 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Cybercrime laws need urgent reform to protect UK, says report – The Guardian
‘Britain’s cyber-defences are being endangered by the outdated Computer Misuse Act, which prevents investigators from dealing effectively with online threats while over-punishing immature defendants, according to a legal report.’
The Guardian, 22nd January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
New ‘transformational’ code to protect children’s privacy online – BBC News
‘Social media sites, online games and streaming services used by children will have to abide by a new privacy code set by the UK’s data watchdog.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MPs call for unlimited fines for those who breach electoral law – The Guardian
‘Political organisations would face unlimited fines for breaking electoral law under new proposals to protect UK elections and referendums from “dirty money and dodgy data misuse”.’
The Guardian, 18th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Tech Companies In Legal Bid Over UK’s Cancelled ‘Porn Block’ – Each Other
‘Four tech companies have launched legal action to pressure the government into introducing age verification (AV) checks for people accessing porn online.’
Each Other, 17th January 2020
Source: eachother.org.uk
Weightmans entitled to fire worker over internet browsing, tribunal rules – Law Society’s Gazette
‘National firm Weightmans acted within the law to sack a long-serving staff member over her internet usage whilst at work, an employment tribunal has found.’
Law Society's Gazette, 17th January 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Uber driver banned after passengers hold ladder out of window – BBC News
‘An Uber driver caught on camera carrying passengers holding a ladder out of the window of his car has had his licence suspended.’
BBC News, 16th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Wellbeing charity and universities launch online resource promoting mental wellbeing practices for legal professionals – Local Government Lawyer
‘Legal mental health and wellbeing charity LawCare and academics at the University of Sheffield and The Open University have launched a free, online resource for legal professionals in hopes of teaching better wellbeing practices in the sector.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th January 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
VAT charges on digital versions of newspapers overturned – OUT-LAW.com
‘A major publisher has been successful in overturning a previous ruling that found that the digital versions of its newspapers were subject to VAT charges.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th January 2020
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Finding of Fundamental Dishonesty Against Claimant and Defendant Driver (Wise v Hegarty and Alpha Insurance) – 39 Essex Chambers
‘Personal injury analysis: Convincing telematics evidence, coupled with evidence of social media links between the claimant and defendant, was sufficient for a road traffic accident claim to be dismissed and findings of fundamental dishonesty to be made against both the claimant and first defendant. Fundamental dishonesty will be pursued by an insurance company even if the finding is made against their own insured. Emily Formby discusses the case for Lexis PSL.’
39 Essex Chambers, 7th January 2020
Source: www.39essex.com
Three-quarters of domestic abuse victims trying to flee partner hit with ‘insidious’ technological abuse – The Independent
‘Three in four domestic abuse victims have been exposed to “controlling, humiliating or monitoring” behaviour by their former partners using technology, new figures show.’
The Independent, 9th January 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Love Island star Molly Mae’s Insta post banned – BBC News
‘Social media influencer Molly Mae Hague has become the latest in a string of reality stars to have a complaint upheld against her by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).’
BBC News, 8th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Betting ad featuring England footballer Declan Rice banned, as watchdog rules prank videos are advertising – Daily Telegraph
‘YouTube prank videos made by corporate brands are subject to advertising rules, a watchdog had ruled after banning a clip of England footballer Declan Rice appearing for a betting company.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th January 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
5 UK Human Rights Issues and Trends to Watch in 2020 – Each Other
‘From landmark legal cases to a landslide general election result, and civil disobedience to constitutional upheaval – the UK had no shortage of human rights news stories in 2019.’
Each Other, 6th January 2020
Source: eachother.org.uk
Self-generated abuse images fueling record number of paedophile sites uncovered by UK watchdog – Daily Telegraph
‘Young girls filming themselves on mobile phones has fuelled the record number of child abuse websites discovered and taken down by a UK watchdog last year.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th January 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
VAT ruling on Times digital edition could save News UK millions – The Guardian
‘Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper group could be set for a substantial financial windfall after successfully arguing that the Times’ digital edition is effectively a print newspaper because its website is rarely updated.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
