July - 2015

Supreme Court to hear Appeal in Vidal-Hall v Google

The Supreme Court has granted Google permission to appeal in part in Vidal-Hall v Google. Permission was given only in relation to the issue of whether damages can be awarded under section 13(2) of the Data Protection Act 1998 for distress where no pecuniary damage has occurred. The issue as to whether misuse of private information is a tort will not be appealed and the claim against Google on this point can proceed regardless of this appeal. The Court of Appeal found in Mar

Private Copying Exemption Quashed by High Court

Reference: [2015] EWHC 2041 Court: High Court Date of Judgment: 17 July 2015 On 17 July, in the case of BASCA & Ors, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation And Skills, Mr Justice Green in the High Court quashed regulations introduced by the government last October which allowed members of the public lawfully to copy CDs and other copyright material bought for their own private use. This follows an earlier decision of 19 June in which Justice