Editing Spamming (section)

===United Kingdom===
In the first successful case of its kind, [[Nigel Roberts]] from the [[Channel Islands]] won £270 against Media Logistics UK who sent junk e-mails to his personal account.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/jersey/4562726.stm |title=Businessman wins e-mail spam case |date=27 December 2005 |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=13 November 2011 |archive-date=29 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029112035/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/jersey/4562726.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In January 2007, a Sheriff Court in Scotland awarded Mr. Gordon Dick £750 (the then maximum sum that could be awarded in a Small Claim action) plus expenses of £618.66, a total of £1368.66 against Transcom Internet Services Ltd.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scotchspam.co.uk/transcom.html |title=Gordon Dick v Transcom Internet Service Ltd |publisher=Scotchspam.co.uk |access-date=2013-09-03 |archive-date=2014-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605100547/http://scotchspam.co.uk/transcom.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> for breaching anti-spam laws.<ref>{{CELEX|id=32002L0058|text=Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications)}}</ref> Transcom had been legally represented at earlier hearings, but were not represented at the proof, so Gordon Dick got his decree by default. It is the largest amount awarded in compensation in the United Kingdom since Roberts v Media Logistics case in 2005.

Despite the statutory tort that is created by the Regulations implementing the EC Directive, few other people have followed their example. As the Courts engage in active case management, such cases would probably now be expected to be settled by mediation and payment of nominal damages.