A 19-year-old Hong Kong resident has been sentenced to 120 hours of community service for accessing the server of his former employer and deleting computer records, according to a report by Newsbytes.
Meanwhile, ZDNet reports that six members of a French warez group have been fined €40,000 and sentenced to prison terms of up to six months. Between 1996 and 2000, the group were selling pirated software on the internet.
A recent ruling of the High Court in London has confirmed that companies do not generally have to disclose privileged communications to their shareholders. The case could have significant implications in the growing area of UK securities litigation, a legal expert has said.
Planning reforms confirmed in England should encourage developers to bring forward plans for more small-scale solar and onshore wind projects, though local politics is likely to continue to dictate how those proposals are received in different parts of the country, an expert has said.
A recent English Court of Appeal ruling has cleared the way for a full trial of a long-running environmental class action against Shell brought by two Nigerian communities.
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