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High Court injunction served via Twitter
Blog The High Court has granted an injunction that will be served via Twitter. The Guardian wrote that this could be the beginning of the end for the traditional serving of court papers. The injunction was granted to self-styled Thatcherite blogger...
[October 2, 2009, 14:44]
High court cracks down on WEEE waste dodge
News The high court in London has ruled that electronics manufacturers should not collect more electronics waste than they have produced. However, the Environment Agency, which is responsible for enforcing the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment...
[August 5, 2009, 16:33]
High Court of Punjab and Haryana Achieves Transparency in Recruitment Processes
White Papers Established in 1966, the High Court of Punjab and Haryana oversees subordinate courts and tribunals and has appellate jurisdiction in the Indian territories of Punjab and Haryana. The Court deployed high-performance Oracle Database infrastructure...
[May 18, 2007, 1:00]
Date set for Nasa hacker high court hearing
News A date has been set for the high court to consider whether self-confessed Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon should be tried in the UK. The high court judges are also in the process of reviewing whether former home secretary Jacqui Smith was correct in law...
[June 16, 2009, 17:47]
News Roundup: IR35 in the High Court
News At the High Court this week, a body representing the UK's self-employed IT contractors have been arguing that the government's IR35 tax rules are illegal. IR35 battle to hit the High Court According to the PCG, IR35 will drive thousands of the UK's...
[March 16, 2001, 10:50]
Contractor loses High Court IR35 case
News The High Court on Friday denied a software contractor's challenge to the IR35 tax regime in a case that a contractors' group called "a bitter blow" for the UK's 100,000 IT freelancers. It is very difficult for the high court to overturn the...
[March 31, 2003, 15:45]
IR35 battle to hit the High Court
News A group representing the UK's IT consultants will clash with the Inland Revenue in the High Court next Tuesday, in an attempt to overturn the government's controversial IR35 tax rules. A three-day hearing is scheduled to begin at the High Court on...
[March 9, 2001, 12:08]
Nasa hacker's lawyers prepare High Court appeal
News The solicitors for self-confessed Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon are putting together an appeal to the High Court in the light of evidence about McKinnon's medical condition. McKinnon's solicitor Karen Todner told ZDNet.co.uk on Tuesday that as McKinnon...
[September 4, 2008, 10:02]
High Court injunction served via Twitter
Blog Comment So now the court doesn't have to actually serve the injuction at all. There is no way to prove that the person received it, or that he or she actually comes under a British court's duristriction. Am I the only one who thinks this is a monumental...
[October 5, 2009, 9:44]
High Court injunction served via Twitter
Blog Comment Very interesting read!
[October 4, 2009, 2:09]
Decision coming soon in IR35 appeal
News PCG's members decided to appeal this decision after the High Court had found in the Group's favour on the findings of fact, but ruled against it on a point of law," the organisation explained in a statement.
[December 20, 2001, 12:55]
Symantec wins £700k in counterfeit-software case
News Symantec has landed £700,000 in costs and damages after the High Court found an Essex software company had been dealing in 35,000 counterfeit copies of PC Anywhere. In addition to awarding the damages, the High Court in London issued an order in...
[August 14, 2008, 14:19]
Judge rules against release of ID card review
News The High Court has quashed a ruling that a review of the ID card scheme should be published. The High Court decision means further delay while the Information Tribunal makes a new decision on publication of the reviews and the possibility of...
[April 15, 2008, 8:31]
RIM wins UK patent case
News Research in Motion secured a legal victory on Thursday when the High Court ruled that a patent claim brought against it in the UK in relation to its BlackBerry products was invalid. The High Court found in favour of RIM, which had argued that the...
[February 2, 2006, 17:15]
VIA counter-sues Intel
News The action, filed in the Patent Court of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice, challenges Intel's Patent No. The Taiwan company filed the suit in a London court on Wednesday. The company has filed lawsuits against VIA in a US federal...
[February 17, 2000, 13:25]
Judge: Computer code is more potent than the law
News Australian high court judge Justice Kirby has said computer code is more potent than the law, and legislators are powerless to do anything about it. Despite the high court ruling in favour of the businessman, the decision was later overturned...
[February 22, 2008, 9:17]
IR35 decision due next Monday
News Judgement in the IR35 judicial review will be handed down on Monday, 2 April at the High Court. The judicial review was heard at the High Court by Mr Justice Burton, and concluded on Tuesday 20 March.
[March 27, 2001, 8:20]
Cameron: 'No compassion' in hacker decision
News Tory leader David Cameron on Friday said there was "no compassion" in the law, following a high court decision concerning Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon. McKinnon on Friday lost a bid to avoid extradition to the US, via high court judicial reviews of...
[July 31, 2009, 17:34]
Sony mod-chip lawsuit leaves DVDs in the clear
News A UK High Court ruling in Sony's favour against a company that made mod-chips for the PlayStation2 will have big consequences for the games industry, but multi-region DVD players are unlikely to be affected, according to lawyers involved in the case.
[January 25, 2002, 17:29]
Demon reverses Bulger injunction for ISPs
News British telco Demon Internet has successfully challenged the High Court injunction protecting the identities of the boys who killed Jamie Bulger, meaning that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) will not be liable if users post the boys' new names...
[July 10, 2001, 16:28]
