by Levy Solicitors | Feb 26, 2021 | Data Protection
A vast number of cases are awaiting a criminal trial that will rely, to a greater or lesser extent, on the admissibility of communications made via the supposedly highly encrypted Encrochat service. The Court of Appeal has now issued a ruling following preliminary...
by Levy Solicitors | Jul 16, 2019 | Data Protection
Data Protection – A Shifting Focus Over the last few years, we have seen many matters that would previously have been prosecuted before the criminal courts, move into the jurisdiction of other bodies. What we see as a result is a range of specialist regulators best...
by Levy Solicitors | Dec 18, 2018 | Data Protection
Computer hacking Hacking has been in the news a great deal in the last couple of years, for example, the 2016 US Presidential Elections, the extradition case of Lauri Love and the hacking of user accounts of various large companies in order to steal personal...
by Levy Solicitors | Sep 19, 2018 | Data Protection
Do I have to give the police my phone PIN? The simple answer is no, but there are potential consequences in certain circumstances. When can they ask? It is arguable that the police could ask you whenever they wanted for your PIN, you can always say no. The critical...
by Levy Solicitors | Jul 23, 2018 | Data Protection
Cliff Richard, Privacy and the Data Protection Act In July 2014 the BBC filmed a search of Sir Cliff Richard’s property by the South Yorkshire Police. He was not arrested for any offence. South Yorkshire Police provided the BBC with information that enabled them to be...
