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Preiskel & Co’s Head of Media, David Allen Green on Channel 4 News regarding the Leveson Enquiry

Preiskel’s Head of Media, David Allen Green was quoted several times in the Channel 4 News Report on the Leveson Enquiry on 12 November 2012. http://www.channel4.com/news/lord-mcalpine-social-media-bbc-twitter-legal-action Leveson and social media, changing the face of journalism With the BBC under fire over editorial standards and procedures, Lord Leveson is due to publish his report. Should there…

Preiskel & Co achieves a leading telecommunications ranking in Chambers & Partners

Preiskel & Co is proud to be ranked once again as a leading telecommunications law firm in the latest independent research carried out by Chambers and Partners published in their 2013 Guide.  In addition, Ronnie Preiskel and Daniel Preiskel achieved high rankings in the leading telecoms practitioners section. Chambers and Partners described Preiskel & Co…

Preiskel & Co creates an IT Essay Prize at the London University LLM (Queen Mary College)

Preiskel & Co Prize Essay Competition 2012-2013 Preiskel & Co has established an IT Essay Prize at the London University LLM (Queen Mary College).  The first prize will be for the best essay submitted on the topic of “The protection of open-source based unique software solutions”. CCLS, School of Law, Queen Mary University of London…

Preiskel & Co provides regulatory clinic at Apps World Congress

Preiskel & Co is to provide a regulatory clinic with a focus on data protection and privacy at the Apps World Congress on 2nd October in London.  This has been organised by MEF. The other law firm contributing and supporting MEF’s regulatory initiatives is SNR Denton. http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=9c8b248dbd9778315e29239c0&id=65d1bb9e1e&e=32a7d3ba99 In its 3rd year, Apps World is one of…

Preiskel & Co advises MEF on the launch of the EMEA Regulatory Checklist. MEF is the global trade association for companies wishing to monetize their products & services via mobile

Preiskel & Co advises MEF on the launch of the EMEA Regulatory Checklist.  MEF is the global trade association for companies wishing to monetize their products & services via mobile. Further information on the regulatory checklist (which is available for download by members) and indeed on MEF (also described as the global community for mobile…

Preiskel & Co voted Communications Law Firm of the Year 2012, in England

Preiskel & Co was selected on 1 August as the winner of the 2012 Corporate Intl Magazine Global Award for  ‘Communications Law Firm of the Year in England’.  The nomination, research and judging pocess has taken a full 12 months, according to the publication. Electronic and hard copies of the Legal Awards Supplement will be circulated…

Preiskel & Co wins Twitter joke trial for Paul Chambers

Preiskel & Co wins Twitter joke trial for bomb hoaxer Preiskel & Co is pleased to announce that the Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge handed down a unanimous judgment of the High Court overturning the conviction of Paul Chambers.  Paul Chambers had been convicted for sending a “menacing” electronic communication after he tweeted about Robin Hood Airport…

BBC News and The Daily Telegraph Front Pages features the Twitter Joke Trial Victory today secured by the Preiskel & Co team

Preiskel & Co’s success in overturning the conviction of Paul Chambers under the Communications Act 2003 is featured on the front pages of the major press agencies including the BBC News and the Daily Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/9431677/Twitter-joke-trial-conviction-quashed-in-High-Court.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19009344

The Guardian quotes Preiskel’s David Allen Green

Preiskel & Co’s head of media, David Allen Green was quoted in the Guardian in relation to the court injunction that prevented the BBC from showing two drama documentaties about last summer’s riots.

The article in the Guardian is available at:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jul/20/bbc-riot-injunction?CMP=twt_fd

Preiskel & Co promotes Jose Saras to partner

Preiskel & Co is delighted to announce the appointment of senior associate, Jose Saras to partner.  Jose is a dual qualified Spanish and English lawyer.

Jose is an experienced commercial and regulatory lawyer primarily focussing on telecoms, data protection and on-line gaming though he also advises UK and overseas clients across a broad range of sectors.