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Employment Law Journal

Social Media: When do contacts belong to the employer?

Taylor Wessing LLP | December 2013/January 2014 #146
The rise of LinkedIn is leading to disputes over the ownership of the account and related information, reports Roy Horgan ‘The law surrounding social media is still in its infancy, particularly in an employment law context, but popular social networking sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn have recently come under the spotlight in employment disputes.’ …

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Cases Referenced

Cases in bold have further reading - click to view related articles.

  • Hays Specialist Recruitment Holdings Ltd v Ions [2008] EWHC 745 (Ch)
  • Pennwell Publishing (UK) Ltd v Ornstein [2007] EWHC 1570 (QB)
  • Preece v JD Wetherspoons plc [2011] ET/2104806/10
  • Whitmar Publications Ltd v Gamage & ors [2013] EWHC 1881 (Ch)

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Roy Horgan is an associate in the employment team at Taylor Wessing

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