R. v. Rogers

Shabadpreet KaurCase Summary

Appeal against the sentence for hacking into the personal computer and accounts of former partner

R. v. Rogers [2014] EWCA Crim 830 In the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division Case Number 201305677 A2 Before Lord Justice Pitchford, Justice Sweeney and Judge Bourne-Arton QC Decided on April 08, 2014 Relevancy of the case: Appeal against the … Read More

Environment Agency v. Churngold Recycling Ltd.

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Applicability of tort of conversion on intangible assets like electronically stored data

Environment Agency v. Churngold Recycling Ltd. [2014] EWCA Civ 909 In the Court of Appeal, Civil Division Case Number A2/2013/3283 Before Lord Justice Moses, Lady Justice Gloster and Lord Justice Vos Decided on October 04, 2014 Relevancy of the case: … Read More

R. v. Coles-Day (Stephen)

Harmannat KourCase Summary

Role of digital evidence in a conviction for dangerous driving

R. v. Coles-Day (Stephen) [2015] EWCA Crim 2444 In the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division Case Number 2015/1726/C2 Before Lady Justice Sharp DBE, Justice Davies DBE and Judge Bourne-Arton Decided on December 10, 2015 Relevancy of the case: Role of … Read More

R. v. Slater (Oliver Anthony)

Riya SinghCase Summary

Appeal against the conviction in a case of data theft and unauthorised computer access leading to financial fraud

R. v. Slater (Oliver Anthony) [2016] EWCA Crim 935 In the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division Case Number 2015/5069/A3 Before Lord Justice Hamblen, Justice Globe and Judge Wait Decided on May 19, 2016 Relevancy of the case: Appeal against the … Read More

R. v. Mudd (Adam Lewis)

Riya SinghCase Summary

Appeal against the conviction for launching large-scale DDoS attacks with autism as a mitigating factor

R. v. Mudd (Adam Lewis) [2017] EWCA Crim 1395 In the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division Case Number 2017/02350/A3 Before Justice Lord Gross, Justice Spencer, and Judge Marson, QC Decided on July 27, 2017 Relevance of the case: Appeal against the … Read More

R. v. Coltman

Prachi ChakravartyCase Summary

Applicability of public interest defence while disclosing information obtained through unauthorised access

R. v. Coltman [2018] EWCA Crim 2059 In the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division Case Number 201802780/C3 Before Lady Justice Raffertydbe, Justice Picken, and Sir Brian Keith Decided on July 18, 2018 Relevancy of the case: Applicability of public interest … Read More

WM Morrison Supermarkets Plc v. Various Claimants

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Vicarious liability of a company when one of its auditors leaked the personal data of over 100,000 employees

WM Morrison Supermarkets Plc v. Various Claimants [2018] EWCA Civ 2339 In the Court of Appeal, Civil Division Case Number A2/2018/0090 Before Lord Justice Bean, the Master of the Rolls and Lord Justice Flaux Decided October 22, 2018 Relevancy of … Read More

Smith v. ADVFN Plc & Ors.

Khilansha MukhijaCase Summary

Validity of an appeal in a cyber bullying case involving avatars and pseudonyms

Smith v. ADVFN Plc & Ors. [2010] EWCA Civ 657 In the Court of Appeal, Civil Division Case Number A2/2008/2139 Before Lord Justice Ward, Lord Justice Richards, and Lord Justice Jackson Decided on May 11, 2010 Relevancy of the Case: … Read More