Category Archives: David Allen Green

ZDNet quotes David Allen Green in article on SOCA’s enforcement actions concerning illegal music downloads

The full article can be viewed at  http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security-management/2012/02/16/soca-police-can-monitor-file-download-histories-40095058/ In brief SOCA (Serious Organised Crime Agency) hailed the success of an operation against music blog RnBXclusive, which provided links to illegal music downloads. The agency took down the site, posting in its place a warning to people using the site for downloads that they could face up to…

Preiskel & Co’s Head of Media, David Allen Green, in GQ’s 100 most influential men in the UK. 

Our head of media, David Allen Green, was this month included in GQ magazine’s list of the 100 most influential men in the UK.  This was for his activities in blogging and social media, and also for his work on the appeal of Paul Chambers in the “Twitter Joke Trial”, where Preiskel & Co has…

David Allen Green assisted the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Privacy and Injunctions providing his insights into blogging legal issues

David Allen Green assisted the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Privacy and Injunctions providing his insights into blogging legal issues.   A TV recording of the Committee hearing which features David can be seen at http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Player.aspx?meetingId=9434&wfl=true

David Allen Green Nominated for Law Society Gazette Legal Personality of the Year 

David Allen Green has been nominated for the Law Society Gazette Legal Personality of the Year, forming part of the  Law Society Excellence Awards 2011

Liverpool John Moores University drops libel threat against Robert Halfon MP

Liverpool John Moores University has dropped its threat of a libel action against Robert Halfon MP.  Mr Halfon had criticised the University’s commercial links with the Libyan regime. The University’s external lawyers had sent a formal letter before action to Mr Halfon demanding an unqualified withdrawal of the statements, an undertaking not to repeat them,…

Preiskel & Co quoted on the front page of the Financial Times regarding who owns a professional twitter or facebook account 

The Financial Times article linked to below covers the question of who owns a professional Twitter or Facebook account, which was highlighted when Laura Kuenssberg, the BBC’s chief political correspondent and enthusiastic Twitter user with a loyal following of more than 60,000 people, was poached by ITV News.  In this front page news article, David Allen…

David Allen Green interviewed live on Sky News re Phone Hacking Enquiry

David Allen Green interviewed live on Sky News regarding the News of the World Phone Hacking Scandal and Parliamentary Enquiry.  David Allend Green discussed in particular what privilege would attach to testimony given at the enquiry and whether a witness could rely on the righ to remain silent. the interview can be seen at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYkwol6pNdQ

David Allen Green interviewed live on ABC Australia’s “The World” programme

David Allen Green was rushed to the ABC studios to be interviewed live on ABC Australia’s “The World” programme the day the News of the World Phone Hacking Scandal broke. The World Programme is broadly equivalent to Newsnight in the UK.

David Allen Green features in main BBC News Story on Super-Injunctions and Twitter

Law in Action was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday 7 June at 1600 BST and Thursday 9 June at 2000 BST.  It is available for a short period via the BBC iPlayer at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tgy1