Following their conviction last week for breaches of Russian financial sanctions, former Sevastopol governor Dmitrii Ovsyannikov received 40 months imprisonment, while his brother Alexei received a 15-month suspended sentence at Southwark Crown Court. The case involved multiple sanctions breaches between February 2023 and May 2024, including an attempted vehicle purchase and multiple school fee payments. The CPS confirmed proceeds of crime proceedings will follow to recover illegally obtained assets.

Katie Weeks, aged 36, was found guilty of sexually abusing a child and sharing images of the abuse with her lover, Gareth Southcombe, aged 42. The photographs, which were stored on Southcombe’s mobile phone and desktop, consisted of 14 category A indecent images of children, 14 category B, 15 category C and 35 extreme images. In November 2019, Bournemouth Crown Court unanimously convicted Weeks of three counts of causing a child to engage in sexual activity, two counts of taking indecent photographs of a child and two counts of distributing those indecent photographs. In January 2019, Southcombe was jailed for 28 months, having admitted possessing two photographs of the victim, possession of 14 category A indecent images, 14 category B, 15 category C and 35 images portraying acts of intercourse with animals. Both were put on the sex offenders register indefinitely and also given sexual harm prevention orders indefinitely.

Cookies are small text files made up of letters and numbers which are stored on a user's computer. Cookies are an important element of Internet usage as they are used to store user site preferences, passwords and are also used for online behavioural advertising (eg targeting advertisements at web users based on their previous web browsing history).

This Practice Note links to a report produced by Bird & Bird that reviews the laws governing the use of cookies and other storage and access technologies in the following jurisdictions: Australia, China, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, and the UK. The report answers key questions such as: • can you place cookies without consent, are there exemptions if consent is usually required, and can consent be implied? • are cookie rules followed in practice? • can certain cookies be placed automatically? • can you set cookies without a cookie notice? • can you set cookies without

This Practice Note provides an overview of the rules about using storage and access technologies (SATs), including cookies, in the UK under the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (PECR 2003), SI 2003/2426. For detailed information, see Practice Notes: Cookies and other storage and access technologies and The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR 2003). See also the following key guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO): • brief guidance on PECR 2003 • guidance on the use of storage and access technologies Question Answer References / Resources Where can the rules on cookies and other SATs be found? PECR 2003, SI 2003/2426—requires user consent to place cookies and imposes obligations to provide clear and comprehensive information about them.The United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation, Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (UK GDPR)—sets the standard of consent required. —PECR 2003, SI 2003/2426, reg 6(1) and Sch A1, para 2(1)—Article 4 of Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2016/679, UK GDPR What is the standard of consent required? Consent must be freely given, specific, informed and an unambiguous

Please read this cookie policy carefully as it contains important information on who we are and how we use cookies and other similar storage and access technologies (SATs) on our website. This policy should be read together with our [insert link to Website Privacy Policy] which sets out how and why we collect, store, use and share personal information generally, as well as your rights in relation to your personal information and details of how to contact us and supervisory authorities if you have a complaint. Who we are This website is operated by [insert name and description of website operator] [trading as [insert trading name, if different]]. We are [insert a description of the organisation] [and for more information see [insert link to about us page]]. Our website This cookie policy [only] relates to your use of our website, [insert details]. [Throughout our website, we may link to other websites owned and operated by certain trusted third parties to [insert details (eg make additional products and services available to you)]. These other third party websites may also use cookies or

Small text files made up of letters and numbers stored on a user’s ‘terminal equipment’ such as a computer, smartphone or other electronic device. Cookies allow websites to recognise a user’s device and store some information about their site preferences (eg login details).

This Practice Note examines the law on the use of storage and access technologies (SATs) in the UK. The term SATs encompasses many different tools, such as local shared objects, HTML 5 local storage or web storage, device fingerprinting, tracking pixels, cookies, link decoration and navigational tracking, and scripts and tags. This Practice Note addresses the following areas in relation to these technologies: • Types of SATs • PECR 2003 and SATs • Responsibility for compliance • Consent • Clear and comprehensive information • Exceptions • UK GDPR and cookies • Territorial scope • Intranets • Sanctions and enforcement • Audits • Resources and guidance SATs allow an online service, such as a website, to recognise an individual user and store certain information about them such as login details, the contents of shopping baskets and site preferences. They are also commonly used to target advertising at a user based on their browsing history. One common form of SAT, cookies, take the form of small data files stored on a user’s computer,

STOP PRESS: This Practice Note reflects the current legislative position, however please note that certain elements will be impacted by the Digital Omnibus proposals published on 19 November 2025 pursuant to the Commission’s ‘simplification’ agenda. For more information, see Practice Note: EU Digital Omnibus—tracker. This Practice Note examines the law on the use of cookies and similar technologies in the EU, and covers the following: • Types of cookies and similar technologies • ePrivacy Directive and cookies • Responsibility for compliance • Consent • Clear and comprehensive information • Exemptions • EU GDPR and cookies • Territorial scope • Intranets • Sanctions and enforcement • Cookie audits • Reform • Resources and guidance Cookies are small data files stored on a user’s computer, phone or tablet. They allow an online service, such as a website, to recognise an individual user and store certain information about them such as login details, the contents of shopping baskets and site preferences. They are also commonly used to target advertising at a user based on their browsing history. Although

This Checklist outlines key points to be considered prior to placing or using cookies or other storage and access technologies (such as local shared objects, device fingerprinting, pixel tracking and plugins). It can also be used as the basis of an audit undertaken in relation to existing websites or when designing a new one. For ease, this Checklist refers to ‘cookies’ throughout, but many of the considerations listed below are equally applicable to other types of storage and access technologies. The primary legislation applicable to the use of cookies or other storage and access technologies is contained in the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (PECR 2003), SI 2003/2426 and the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation, Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (UK GDPR). See also: • Practice Note: The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR 2003) • Practice Note: Cookies and other storage and access technologies • Precedent: Cookie policy The third column can be used to record observations or comments as the Checklist is worked through. Checklist Further information Notes (if any) Conduct a cookie

Material such as water or pressurised gas that transfers heat from the core.

Originally, and often still colloquially, known as the Gulf Cooperation Council. A regional intergovernmental political and economic union established on 25 May 1981 and comprising six Islamic member states: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).