Spreadex Ltd v Colin Cochrane
High Court (Queen's Bench Division)
David Donaldson QC
18 May 2012
[2012] EWHC 1290

Contract - online spread betting - formation of contract - consideration - Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999.

R on the application of (1)Mohammed Ali (2) SJ v (1)Minister for the Cabinet Office (2) Statistics Board
High Court of Justice
Queen's Bench Division
Beatson J
13 July 2012
[2012] EWHC 1943 (Admin)

Data protection - census information - disclosure of personal and sensitive information for purposes of criminal investigation - criminal investigation outside the United Kingdom - interference with human rights in accordance with law - Statistics and Registration Act 2007 - Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights 1950 - Directive 95/46 on the processing of personal data - Data Protection Act 1998 - Human Rights Act 1998 - application refused

Fairstar Heavy Transport NV v (1) Philip Jeffrey Adkins (2) Claranet Ltd
High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division)
Edwards-Stuart J
1 November 2012
[2012] EWHC 2952 (TCC)

Intellectual Property - whether there was a proprietary right in information or in the content of emails - practical consequences of there being such a proprietary right - application refuse