Police crackdown on use of mobiles when driving – BBC News
‘Police in England and Wales are conducting a week-long crackdown on motorists who use their mobile phones while driving.’
BBC News, 14th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: telecommunications
Digital Economy Bill: The New Electronic Code – Falcon Chambers
‘The Electronic Communications Code is contained in the Telecommunications Act 1984 Schedule 2, as amended by Schedule 3 to the Communications Act 2003 (“the Existing Code”).’
Falcon Chambers, September 2016
Source: www.falcon-chambers.com
First-time phone-use drivers face points – BBC News
‘Drivers in England, Scotland and Wales caught using a mobile phone for the first time will automatically receive penalty points, under government plans.’
BBC News, 9th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police forces ‘overwhelmed’ by digital evidence, watchdog finds – BBC News
‘Some police forces in England and Wales risk being “overwhelmed” by the volume of digital evidence being collected, the police watchdog has warned.’
BBC News, 3rd November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Phone-hacking inquiry: Consultation to take place over part two – BBC News
‘A consultation is to take place on whether the second part of the Leveson Inquiry into phone hacking should go ahead, the government has said.’
BBC News, 1st November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bosses behind nuisance phone calls could face £500,000 fine – The Guardian
‘Rogue company bosses could face fines of up to £500,000 if their firm is behind nuisance phone calls under a government move to clamp down on the problem.’
The Guardian, 23rd October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Controversial snooping technology ‘used by at least seven police forces’ – The Guardian
‘Controversial surveillance technology that indiscriminately harvests information from mobile phones is being used by at least seven police forces across the country, a far larger number than previously known, according to police documents.’
The Guardian, 10th October 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court challenge over award of helpline contract to G4S fails – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Law Centres Network (LCN) has lost its bid to prevent G4S being awarded a government contract to run the Equality Advisory Support Service (EASS) helpline.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th October 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
TalkTalk hit with record fine for cyber attack – The Guardian
‘The UK’s data watchdog has fined TalkTalk a record £400,000 over last year’s cyber attack on the company in which the personal details of thousands of customers were exposed.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
PI cold-calling ban will stay in place, says SRA, as Law Society steps up attack on Handbook rewrite – Legal Futures
‘Fears that the rewritten SRA Handbook might not continue the ban on law firms cold-calling potential personal injury clients have been allayed by the regulator.’
Legal Futures, 20th September 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Sexting: treating children as ‘mini sex offenders’ could make things worse – Daily Telegraph
‘Children should not be treated as “mini sex offenders” for behaviour such as sexting or other types of exploration which they are likely to grow out of, official guidance for teachers, medical staff and social workers signals.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lawyers aghast at SRA plans to lift cold-calling ban – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Personal injury lawyers have warned that Solicitors Regulation Authority plans to remove a ban on cold calling will only encourage the shadier elements of the profession.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th September 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Illegal mobile phone use by motorists is increasing, says RAC – The Guardian
‘Illegal mobile phone use by drivers is rising, according to new research that found 31% of motorists admitted to using a handheld phone behind the wheel compared with 8% in 2014.’
The Guardian, 15th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rupert Murdoch’s News UK to be censured for misleading Parliament over phone hacking scandal – Daily Telegraph
‘Rupert Murdoch’s media company News UK is to be censured by Parliament for its conduct in the aftermath of the phone hacking scandal. It is understood that the House of Commons Standards and Privileges Committee will find the company and a number of senior individuals guilty of misleading Parliament.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Law centres to challenge rights helpline contract – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Law Centres Network has threatened to seek judicial review of the government’s decision to award the contract for operating a discrimination helpline to security contractor G4S.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th September 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
UK data privacy regulator to monitor WhatsApp’s data sharing with Facebook – The Guardian
‘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
Legal, contractual and ethical issues arise from increased robotics in manufacturing, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘The anticipated rise in the use of robots will force manufacturers to rethink contracts with technology suppliers to ensure risks stemming from their use can be passed on.’
OUT-LAW.com, 25th August 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Man given suspended sentence for death threat to MP – The Guardian
‘A man who sent a threatening voice message to senior Labour MP Ben Bradshaw the day before the killing of parliamentary colleague Jo Cox has been given a suspended sentence.’
The Guardian, 23rd August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Review finds ‘proven’ or ‘distinct’ operational case for bulk surveillance powers – OUT-LAW.com
‘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
