Information Technology Law Reports - Volume 14 - Issue 6

USMAN AHZAZ v UNITED STATES
High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division)
21 February 2013

Extradition - computer hacking - malicious software - sections 1 and 3 Computer Misuse Act 1990 - section 78(4)(b) and s137(2) Extradition Act 2003 - appeal dismissed.

HALLIDAY v CREATION CONSUMER FINANCE LIMITED
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
15 March 2013

Damages credit agreement - wrongful processing of data - non-compliance with data protection provisions - section 13(2) Data Protection Act 1998 - Directive 95/46 on the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data 1995 - appeal allowed.

ATTORNEY GENERAL v HARKINS
ATTORNEY GENERAL v LIDDLE
High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division)
26 April 2013

Contempt of Court - breach of injunction - publication of new identities - photographs - internet - mitigation - suspended sentences - applications granted.

PAUL CARR v DAVID JAMES PENMAN
High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division)
2 September 2013

Service out of the jurisdiction whether a real and substantial tort had been committed - defamation proceedings - extent of publication - full and frank disclosure - abuse of process - application granted.