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3.07.18
Prosecution dismissed against judge who accessed Digital Case System
A prosecution under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 against Her Honour Judge Karen Holt has been dismissed by Mr Justice William Davis, sitting at Southwark Crown Court, who ruled there was no case to answer. The trial had been listed for 9 July 2018 and will not now proceed. HHJ Holt, charged under her married…
Read more1.06.18
Judge on trial for alleged unauthorised access to case management system
A Crown Court Judge has appeared in the dock at Southwark Crown Court charged with an offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. Her Honour Judge Sandra Holt, appearing under the name of Karen Smith, pleaded not guilty to one count of using a computer to perform a function to secure access to a program…
Read more16.02.18
Data Breach : Compensation claims for mass data breaches
In January 2014, Andrew Skelton, an apparently disgruntled employee of Morrisons Supermarket posted a file containing the personal data (including salaries, bank details, and National Insurance numbers) of 99,998 Morrisons’ employees on a file-sharing website. It seems his intention was to cause mass-scale damage to the supermarket. In March 2014, a CD containing the data…
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