‘There are almost 5,000 criminal gangs in the UK. But the old family firms are gone – today’s big players are multinational, diversified and tech-savvy.’
The Guardian, 4th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Social media abuse victims must have the right to sue tech giants enshrined in a new law, children’s charities have said.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Anyone with more than 30,000 social media followers is now considered a celebrity and subject to advertising rules, a watchdog has ruled in the first case of its kind.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘For more than 140 years, businesses, brands and even pop bands have put pen to paper in the hope of creating a distinctive trade mark that captures the public’s imagination.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th June 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The whiplash portal for litigants in person will cover claims for property damage, in addition to personal injury and uninsured losses, the Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB) has confirmed.’
Legal Futures, 2nd July 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Erskine May – the “bible” of Parliamentary procedure – is now available to read for free and in full online for the first time.’
BBC News, 2nd July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government must urgently legislate to ensure digital campaigning is covered by electoral law, rather than hoping Britain will not have a general election until 2022, a parliamentary committee has warned.’
The Guardian, 2nd July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who died as she earned money during an online sex role-play game was unlawfully killed, an inquest has ruled. Hope Barden, 21, worked as a carer for people with learning disabilities but received extra income through webcam pornography.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Government has announced that it is asking the Law Commission to undertake phase 2 of the Abusive and Offensive Online Communications project.’
Law Commission, 26th June 2019
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk/
‘Home Secretary Sajid Javid delivered a speech at the NSPCC’s “How Safe are our Children?” conference on Tuesday 25 June 2019.’
Home Office, 25th June 2019
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘A woman who died in a role-play sex game over the internet was unlawfully killed, a coroner has ruled.’
BBC News, 26th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A divorcee already worth £90 million has won the right to fight to sue her former lover in the UK over tens of millions of assets after serving court papers on him via WhatsApp.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Four members of a girl gang who inflicted a “sustained and horrific” bus stop attack on a frightened Egyptian student who later died have been given non-custodial sentences.’
The Guardian, 19th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An age-check scheme designed to stop under-18s viewing pornographic websites is expected to be delayed for a second time. The changes – which mean UK internet users may have to prove their age – were due to start on 15 July after already being delayed from April 2018. While the government has not officially confirmed the postponement, it is expected to announce on Thursday that the date will be pushed back again. The reason for the delay is not clear.’
BBC News, 20th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government is set to give the Lord Chief Justice the power of veto over what areas of law are moved into an online court system, it has emerged.’
Legal Futures, 18th June 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A new EU Regulation on cybersecurity promises a more coordinated approach across Europe. The new law will set up a framework for the establishment of European cybersecurity certification schemes. The intention is to prevent “certification shopping” based on different levels of stringency among member states. Certification will be voluntary initially, but regular assessments will be carried out to determine whether certification of particular products or services should become compulsory.’
Technology Law Update, 12th June 2019
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘The government has no intention of making court processes exclusively online and so there is no need to give way to demands to guarantee this in primary legislation, peers were told this week.’
Legal Futures, 12th June 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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