by Desislava Stankova | May 23, 2015 | Liability and the Internet, News and Events, Privacy and Data Protection, Social Media Law
Imagine your ex-boyfriend posted some revenge porn pictures and data about you on his website and on Facebook. Would you like it removed from Google`s search results so that your employer and your grandmother don`t find it? What if you are a teacher convicted for a minor crime over 10 years ago and that article from the past with your name still appears in search results. Would you want that removed? Or maybe you are doctor who performed a botched procedure and now you really need all your local newspapers` articles links in Google about your malpractice deleted. Do you think if you legally requested any of the above removals, Google would comply and delete the respective search result? The answer is it depends on the situation. All of the cases mentioned above are real and have been already decided – the first two requests for deletion have been fulfilled, while the doctor`s malpractice news articles still appear on Google. Let`s see why and how is it possible. The Costeja Case In Europe there is the so called Right to be Forgotten which has been officially put in practice exactly one year ago in May 2014 when the European Court of Justice ruled against Google on the Costeja case. Mario Costeja González is a Spanish citizen who turned to the Spanish Data Protection Agency to file a complaint against a newspaper and against Google Spain and Google Inc. with the request for removal of a link to an auction notice about his repossessed home due to a debt proceedings he has resolved years ago. The Spanish court referred the...
by Desislava Stankova | May 18, 2015 | News and Events
A Brand New Website for the Lifestyle of Female Legal Professionals Today a great new online place for female lawyers with the self-explanatory name Lady in Law has been launched. www.ladyinlaw.com embarks on the ambitious journey to reach to all smart, modern, ambitious and creative women with legal profession, who want to share and learn from each other. A Founder and Editor-In-Chief of the page is Ani Kapralova – a dynamic and passionate legal professional herself with about 10-year broad practice in international corporations and law offices. Moreover, Ani is a good friend and a partner in crime and we are looking forward to a great collaboration between Lady in Law and eLaw Guide. Ani was inspired to create Lady in Law by her vocation to connect people with the same interests and ambitions, and motivated by her personal story, she believes that women with legal profession all over the world are women with power to have it all – business success and personal happiness. She promises to reveal the many faces of a Lady in Law – a face of a smart and strong professional, a face of the good looking woman with fashion style, a face of a caring mother and loving wife, a face of a funny friend and a party diva and so many more. Every week Lady in Law will meet you with one successful Lady in Law from different parts of the world, who will share her personal story about professional experience, her strengths and flaws, her personal life, hobbies and passions and her advice for success and happiness. Last but not least, you can also...
