‘Price comparison websites will be scrutinised by the competition watchdog as it considers how the tools benefit consumers and competition.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Mediation will become the cultural norm should a new online court dealing with all monetary claims up to £25,000 become reality, Lord Justice Briggs has predicted.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th September 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Sex criminals are using social media networks like Facebook and Twitter to carry out attacks against Scottish children including rape but many are not recorded by the police, according to a disturbing official report.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A new ruling by the information rights tribunal suggests that businesses in the UK should be prepared to make multiple notifications to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the event of a data breach under new EU data protection laws, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th September 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The number of prosecutions brought for sexual offences has risen to its highest level ever, jumping 22.5 per cent on last year.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Mass surveillance will not be used to catch people who watch catch-up BBC content following the introduction on Thursday of new rules to close the “iPlayer loophole”.’
The Guardian, 1st September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A mother-of-two who repeatedly posted naked pictures of her ex-wife on social media to “scorn her for finding a new partner” has been given a restraining order.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘All iPlayer users must now own a TV licence, regardless of whether or not they watch programmes live.’
BBC News, 1st September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK’s data privacy regulator said on Friday it would monitor how popular messaging service WhatsApp shares data with parent Facebook under a new privacy policy.’
The Guardian, 26th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Police say they cannot take further action over claims from the mother of a murder victim that she is being taunted online by the killer.’
BBC News, 30th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In the autumn of 2007 Laura Lambert was in desperate financial straits. She had a flat worth £120,000, but could not manage the mortgage repayments. Through the internet she made contact with S and C who duly visited her. They told her, to her surprise, that the flat was worth only £30,000 and offered to buy it from her for that sum. They told her that she would be able to continue living there indefinitely. She agreed to their proposal.’
Radcliffe Chambers, 27th July 2016
Source: www.radcliffechambers.com
‘The last few years have seen short term property letting sites such as Airbnb become the go-to way of booking holiday accommodation in Europe’s most popular cities. Millennial tourists are rejecting stuffy, expensive hotels, preferring instead the flexibility of their own apartment right in the middle of town where, in the words of Airbnb, they can “feel at home anywhere in the world”. In response, those who are lucky enough to own or occupy a city apartment have been quick to meet the demand, with new “hosts” joining the site every day. There are Airbnb kiosks on London’s high streets where tourists can book a property like they used to book a cab.’
Tanfield Chambers, 5th August 2016
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
‘There is a “proven operational case” for most of the bulk surveillance powers the UK government wishes to provide UK intelligence agencies in the proposed new Investigatory Powers Bill, the UK’s independent reviewer of terrorism legislation has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd August 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The British gambling regulator has warned online platforms that facilitate bets on e-sports or which allow gamers to gamble virtual items they have obtained when gaming that they might require a gambling licence to continue with their operations.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd August 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A man accused of posting a threatening message on an MP’s Facebook page days after the killing of politician Jo Cox has had the case against him dropped.’
BBC News, 18th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A social media marketing company has committed to improving its online practices after a UK regulator took issue with its paid-for advertising.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th August 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
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