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4 Dec 0001, 4:00 pm
Stephen McIntyre v Information Commissioner (Environmental Information Regulations 2004) [2013] UKFTT 156 (17 May 2013) – read judgment and [2013] UKFTT 51 (7 May 2013) read judgment
These are the latest in a series of freedom of information requests for disclosure of material from the UEA’s Climatic Research Unit (CRU). These requests arose following the ‘climategate’ affair where hacked university emails suggested that individuals within CRU might have… [read post]
17 Jun 2013, 6:04 am
* With the Supreme Court’s term winding quickly to a close, it’s likely that conservative justices will write for the majority in some of the most closely watched and controversial cases. Uh oh. [Washington Post] * Judge Edward Korman, the man who slapped around the FDA like it owed him money in a ruling over access to the morning-after pill, is actually a very soft-spoken, kind-hearted fellow. [New York Times] * Wherein a Chicago Law professor and a Vedder Price partner argue that… [read post]
17 Jun 2013, 3:08 am
“The first Biometrics Commissioner, Mr Alastair MacGregor QC, has issued a consultation paper asking for views about how he should act in relation to the retention and use of biometric material obtained from persons who have been arrested but not charged.”
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Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 15th June 2013
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10 Jun 2013, 1:24 pm
Skeptics of copyright are generally not too fond of “gatekeepers.”
Prior to the widescale adoption of the internet, these “gatekeepers”, the typical narrative goes, controlled what the masses read, watched, and listened to, reinforcing a dominant culture and creating the concept of media “consumers.” But the networked, one-to-one nature of the internet challenged this one-to-many model. It allowed creators to bypass “gatekeepers” and connect directly… [read post]
10 Jun 2013, 4:44 am
Stephen McIntyre v Information Commissioner (Environmental Information Regulations 2004) [2013] UKFTT 156 (17 May 2013) – read judgment and [2013] UKFTT 51 (7 May 2013) read judgment
These are the latest in a series of freedom of information requests for disclosure of material from the UEA’s Climatic Research Unit (CRU). These requests arose following the ‘climategate’ affair where hacked university emails suggested that individuals within CRU might have… [read post]
6 Jun 2013, 3:42 am
“The attorney general, Dominic Grieve, has intervened in the debate over so-called secret arrests and said police should confirm the name of a suspect if they have been correctly identified by the media.”
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The Guardian, 4th June 2013
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6 Jun 2013, 1:31 am
“Charities should be forced to rein in the use of High Street fund-raisers known as ‘chuggers’ or face state regulation, a cross-party committee of MPs has concluded.”
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Daily Telegraph, 6th June 2013
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5 Jun 2013, 8:02 am
“A former Metropolitan police officer who had access to private information about wealthy Chelsea residents including the Duchess of Cambridge and Tetra Pak heir Hans Rausing has been jailed for two years for selling stories about them to the Sun.”
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The Guardian, 5th June 2013
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3 Jun 2013, 6:36 pm
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“Fly fishing saved my life. It reminded me to keep casting and that I couldn’t give up. It reminded me that even though the river may be quiet today, tomorrow a trout may rise. And I’ll be there to catch it.” – testimonial from Project Healing Waters
“Many of us would probably be better fishermen if we did not spend so much time watching and waiting for the world to become… [read post]
30 May 2013, 4:26 am
While measuring one lawyer’s work against another’s is difficult, there are lots of reasons people try, particularly those who are in charge of lawyers.
One difficult fact most lawyers have to eventually confront is that, try as they might to meet the stated “goals” set out for them, even exceeding them does not in any way guarantee success.
Because in lawyering, as in most jobs, how much the boss likes you can matter as much, or more, than how high-quality your work… [read post]
29 May 2013, 10:26 am
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Editor's Note: Over the next few weeks and months, we will be sharing updates from our 2013 Public Interest Scholarship Winners. Today, Ms. JD is pleased to feature an update from Aurora Heller.
I feel I have been preparing myself for my entire life to promote social acceptance and tolerance in the public interest. This is the reason I came to law school—to make a difference.
I spent my spare time in… [read post]
29 May 2013, 7:59 am
“The enactment of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (“PIDA”) was designed to introduce important protection for those blowing the whistle to draw attention to wrongdoing discovered in the workplace. During the passage of the Bill in the House of Lords, Lord Nolan commended those behind it ‘for so skilfully achieving the essential but delicate balance in this measure between the public interest and the interests of employers’. Fifteen years on, the verdict is… [read post]
23 May 2013, 2:45 am
AAA v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 554; [2013] WLR (D) 189
“Where a judge at first instance had carried out the careful balancing exercise required in respect of an individual’s right of privacy and a publisher’s right of freedom of expression, an appellate court should not intervene unless the judge had erred in principle, or reached a conclusion which was plainly wrong or outside the ambit of conclusions that could reasonably be reached.”
WLR Daily, 20th May… [read post]
22 May 2013, 12:24 pm
South Carolina is one of the few states with an explicit right to privacy within the state constitution. S.C. Const. art. I, §10. One of my early legal interests and my first published piece on the law regarded our state’s constitutional protection of the right to privacy. When“Privacy Rights in South Carolina After Singleton v. State” was published in South Carolina Lawyer in March 1994, I anticipate numerous appellate decisions relying upon this right.
It… [read post]
21 May 2013, 7:49 am
“The public has a right to know that Boris Johnson had an extramarital affair with a woman who later gave birth to their daughter, the appeal court has ruled.”
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The Guardian, 21st May 2013
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20 May 2013, 2:39 am
“The Department for Work and Pensions has lost a major court battle to keep the locations of thousands of workfare placements secret.”
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The Guardian, 19th May 2013
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16 May 2013, 1:12 am
“Criminal suspects who have been arrested should not normally be named until they are charged, the Home Secretary has said.”
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The Independent, 16th May 2013
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15 May 2013, 1:19 pm
This week the American Society of Access Professionals (ASAP) honored the National Archives with its two highest awards. The President’s Award for Distinguished Public Service was awarded to Miriam Nisbet, Director of our Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). And the Director’s Award for Superior Public Service was awarded to the Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB). PIDB is an advisory board created by Congress to promote access to national security… [read post]
14 May 2013, 3:16 am
“The need for sensation alone has placed Jimmy Tarbuck’s name in the press for being questioned regarding an alleged sexual offence dating back to the 1970s. Jimmy Tarbuck is one of a seemingly never-ending stream of household names being questioned regarding historic sexual offences. Jimmy Tarbuck has merely been questioned. We do not know what the evidence is against him but we know it is insufficient at present to sustain a criminal charge. Why then are we even aware of this… [read post]
14 May 2013, 2:10 am
“Hardly a day goes by without whistleblowing being in the news. Just last month, two police officers were suspended in Cumbria for leaking information to the press about the expenses of an elected Police Commissioner. Last month, the Robert Francis Inquiry published its findings in to the high mortality rates at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust, which found a culture of fear and silence throughout the organisation which discouraged staff from raising concerns about patient safety. According to… [read post]