UK-Kenya trade deal ratified overnight despite ongoing legal challenge March 11, 2021 In a surprise twist, Kenyan MPs ratified late on Tuesday evening the Kenya-UK trade agreement, paving the way for a duty-free trade economic framework between the UK and the East African country. The outcome of the vote was only made public yesterday. Adan Haji, chairman of the Kenyan parliament’s trade committee, reputedly managed to persuade [...]
Human remains found in search for Sarah Everard March 10, 2021 Police searching for the missing Sarah Everard have found what appear to be human remains, Metropolitan Police commissioner Cressida Dick has said. Officers are not yet able to confirm the identity of the remains, she added. Police made the discovery in a bunch of woodland in Kent, Dick said, in a statement issued from Scotland [...]
UK regulators unveil ‘joined-up’ approach ahead of Big Tech crackdown March 10, 2021 Three major UK watchdogs have outlined their “joined-up” approach to digital regulation this morning as authorities prepare to crack down on Big Tech. The Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DCRF), which includes Ofcom, the Competition Markets Authority (CMA) and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), today unveiled its first annual plan for co-ordinating new regulation across online [...]
Businesses should be wary of class action lawsuits as groundbreaking Shell decision has global reach February 22, 2021 Class action lawsuits are becoming increasingly popular in the UK, and a combination of the coronavirus, Brexit and previous claimant-favourable outcomes will mean UK companies see more action against them in the coming years. Britain is part of something of a third wave of class action lawsuit popularity. The practice of collective claims started in [...]
Journalist sues Facebook over loss of control of personal data February 9, 2021 A claim has been filed against Facebook in the High Court of Justice regarding a loss of control over his and the personal data of around one million other affected Facebook users in England and Wales. The claim, brought about by journalist and writer Peter Jukes, is a consumer representative action brought on behalf of [...]
Coronavirus: Employers cannot require staff to have the Covid-19 vaccine February 1, 2021 As the number of people in the UK who have received a Covid-19 vaccine slowly approaches the 9m, the biggest vaccination programme in British history is gathering pace. Prime minister Boris Johnson has pledged that the most vulnerable will all have had their jab by mid-February, with the rest of the country to follow before [...]
Over 16,000 customers seeking compensation for British Airways data breach January 13, 2021 More than 16,000 people are seeking compensation from British Airways (BA) over a data breach in 2018, lawyers for the victims said today. In September 2018, the UK’s flag carrier revealed that the personal details of 420,000 customers – including names, debit and credit card numbers, addresses and email addresses – had been stolen. Now [...]
Ticketmaster handed $10m fine for hacking into rival company January 5, 2021 Ticketmaster has been slapped with a $10m (£7.4m) fine after it was charged with repeatedly hacking into the computer systems of a rival company. In court documents filed last week, the Department of Justice (DoJ) said several Ticketmaster employees used stolen passwords to access confidential information in a bid to “choke off” competition from a [...]
Privacy laws and blockchain December 9, 2020 The very nature of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) raises some interesting issues around privacy laws and their application to DLT. It is important for industry participants to understand this important area of law and its application to their business. Blockchain is a technology that enables the secure validation, recording, and sharing of data. The data [...]
Manchester United: UK cyber spooks called in after ‘disruptive’ attack November 27, 2020 British cyber spooks have been called in to support Manchester United following a “disruptive” attack on its computer systems. The Premier League football club last week said it had been hacked, but did not believe any fan data had been compromised. It has reported the incident to the UK data watchdog and the National Cyber [...]