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UK Tech Week: E-mail gossip could land you in court
News Gossip, no longer restricted to the coffee machine in the hallway, could land companies in court according to Robin Bynoe, a partner at Charles Russell Solicitors, who believes British companies need to adopt the same level of caution with...
[October 8, 1998, 8:48]
Mobile risk: Could cancer lawsuits come to Europe?
News Robin Bynoe, partner at Charles Russell law firm in London, believes a defeat in the US could encourage mobile companies to settle the inevitable rush of similar suits out of court in the UK. Bynoe explained that a ruling against Motorola would...
[August 4, 2000, 10:20]
The Mailroom - Click here to look at this week's letters
News I believe Robin Bynoe is just plain wrong; he's failing to distinguish between private and public email. Robin Bynoe Want to ask a question? Send your comments to The Mailroom Please remember to tell us if you don't want your letters to be...
[October 9, 1998, 12:40]
Sentience: The next moral dilemma Pt II
News Bynoe is confident the legal system would be flexible enough to cope with the arrival of a new man made species "in the fullness of time. As Bynoe puts it: "No one is going to pay good money for something that sulks, are they?
[January 24, 2001, 16:31]
Lawyers sceptical of "grooming" laws
News This is an area of law that is very difficult to define -- the government is going to have a lot of trouble defining what it means," said Robin Bynoe, partner at law firm Charles Russel. People are going to say, I like talking dirty, but would...
[March 6, 2001, 11:44]
Email can bring down your company warns Disney boss
News According to Robin Bynoe, lawyer with City law firm Charles Russell, employers have been increasingly tightening up on what employees can and cannot do with email. The Human Rights Act, due to become law in the summer will put a stop to such...
[May 15, 2000, 15:20]
AOL's immunity from child porn to set UK precedent
News In principle, America has gone much further than the UK in exempting ISP's from liability for offending material carried on their servers," said Robin Bynoe, partner at city law firm Charles Russel. In Europe, you can notify a service provider if...
[March 9, 2001, 14:45]
Bulger injunction ridicules British Internet law
News According to Robin Bynoe, partner at city law firm Charles Russell, there is no practical way of enforcing the secrecy order outside of the UK. The risk is considerable as it only takes one person to publish something online," said Bynoe.
[June 25, 2001, 14:50]
Surveillance: Net surfing could get you sacked
News Robin Bynoe, partner with City law firm Charles Russell, claimed more sackings related to Net use are inevitable. But Bynoe believes there is a less sinister motive to sacking over Net use at work. Firms are still trying to work out how to cope...
[September 27, 1999, 11:25]
Laws protecting consumers online need revision
News Robin Bynoe, a partner at Charles Russell Solicitors, believes the data protection law is sound, but that two potential problems exist. Users who have had their personal data published online without their consent but not suffered any damages are...
[July 20, 2000, 14:56]
Singapore to block British political Web sites
News It's a question of enforcement -- you can pass whatever laws you like in one country, but a person will need to set foot in that country in order to be held under its laws," said Robin Bynoe, partner at city law firm Charles Russell.
[September 6, 2001, 8:30]
23 sacked for email abuse
News Robin Bynoe partner with City law firm Charles Russell, doubts the sackings were justified. Bynoe reckons bosses are overreacting. Bynoe thinks the whole issue raises questions about privacy, with current practise weighted heavily in favour of the...
[December 3, 1999, 17:22]
New paternity-testing site may be illegal
News A DNA test without consent is an infringement of the Human Rights Act," insists Robin Bynoe, partner at law firm Charles Russell. Bynoe is concerned that the service could enable people caught up in legal rows over paternity to "hijack the courts".
[August 31, 2000, 10:50]
A Year Ago: Twenty three sacked for email abuse
News Robin Bynoe partner with City law firm Charles Russell, doubts the sackings were justified. Bynoe reckons bosses are overreacting. Bynoe thinks the whole issue raises questions about privacy, with current practise weighted heavily in favour of the...
[December 3, 2000, 6:02]
EC accepts Internet copyright standard for Europe
News Robin Bynoe, partner at city law firm Charles Russell, is satisfied that the new directive sufficiently addresses the issue of Internet Service Provider (ISP) liability for hosting copyrighted material.
[April 10, 2001, 15:47]
Demon vows to fight on
News However Robin Bynoe, a senior partner with law firm Charles Russell, thinks it "unlikely" the court would accept Demon's late application. Bynoe thinks Morland's judgement could have massive implications for the industry.
[June 11, 1999, 12:36]
BT on hyperlinks: Show me the money
News The American ISPs are bound to dig in and will challenge the patent," according to Robin Bynoe, partner in London law firm Charles Russell. According to Bynoe, legal proceedings in the US could take years.
[June 21, 2000, 11:09]
EU consumer law to defy industry opposition
News It's inevitable the regulation will go through in the same way that the Brussels Convention did," said Robin Bynoe, partner at city law firm Charles Russell. It's a storm in a teacup as this regulation will only apply to consumers, and will not be...
[May 18, 2001, 17:38]
A Year Ago: Demon vows to fight on
News However Robin Bynoe, a senior partner with law firm Charles Russell, thinks it "unlikely" the court would accept Demon's late application. Bynoe thinks Morland's judgement could have massive implications for the industry.
[June 12, 2000, 7:00]
Database to resolve Internet adoption disputes
News The critical point is immigration -- you can affect an adoption under foreign law, but [to keep the child] you need to comply with the country law in which you are bringing the child back," said Robin Bynoe, partner at city law firm Charles Russell.
[August 7, 2001, 16:58]
