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Loveridge v Lambeth London Borough Council – WLR Daily

Posted May 16th, 2013 in appeals, damages, harassment, landlord & tenant, law reports, local government, repossession, valuation by sally

Loveridge v Lambeth London Borough Council [2013] EWCA Civ 494; [2013] WLR (D) 173

“The valuation required by section 28(1) of the Housing Act 1988, in respect of damages for unlawful eviction under section 27, required that the propensity for the rights of a tenant of a local authority to change from those of a secure tenant to those of an assured tenant on a sale of the reversion to a private landlord was to be factored into the hypothetical valuation of the landlord’s interest subject to the tenant’s rights.”

WLR Daily, 10th May 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

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Aberystwyth doctor six-month ban for ‘flirting’ texts – BBC News

Posted May 13th, 2013 in abuse of position of trust, doctors, harassment, medical ethics, medical records, news, privacy, professional conduct by tracey

“A doctor who worked at Aberystwyth’s Bronglais hospital has been struck off for six months after sending flirtatious texts messages.”

BBC News, 10th May 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Regina v Radjpaul – WLR Daily

Posted May 3rd, 2013 in appeals, harassment, insanity, law reports, reasons by tracey

Regina v Radjpaul: [2013] EWCA Crim 591; [2013] WLR (D) 160

“A special verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity was an acquittal for the purposes of imposing a restraining order upon a defendant, pursuant to section 5A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.”

WLR Daily, 1st May 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

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Woman fined for ‘racist’ English insult

Posted April 30th, 2013 in compensation, conditional discharge, fines, harassment, news, racism by sally

“A Welsh woman has been made to pay compensation for using a racist slur against an English woman after calling her ‘an English cow’.”

Daily Telegraph, 29th April 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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Former housekeeper wins victimisation case against boss – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 26th, 2013 in bullying, compensation, employment tribunals, harassment, news, unfair dismissal by tracey

“A Pakistan-born former housekeeper has won £43,000 compensation after she was
bullied by her boss while working at a Christian spirituality and conference
centre.”

Daily Telegraph, 26th April 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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Teacher wins right to have dropped allegation removed from criminal record checks – The Independent

Posted April 22nd, 2013 in criminal records, damages, disclosure, harassment, human rights, judicial review, news, privacy, teachers by sally

“A police force unlawfully infringed a physical education teacher’s human rights by refusing to remove detail of an 18-year-old woman’s harassment allegation from a ‘criminal record certificate’ available to potential employers, a High Court judge has ruled.”

The Independent, 22nd April 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

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Commerzbank ‘victimised’ employee over discrimination case, tribunal rules – The Guardian

Posted April 17th, 2013 in banking, employment tribunals, harassment, news, sex discrimination, victimisation by sally

“A City banker was ‘victimised’ by her bank after it discovered she was suing her former employer for sexual discrimination, a tribunal has ruled. Latifa Bouabdillah was sacked by Commerzbank after less than a month when her boss heard she was suing her former employer, Deutsche Bank, for more than £1m in damages for sexual discrimination.”

The Guardian, 15th April 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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Racial harassment claim by Jewish teacher over union’s Israel-Palestine policies fails – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 16th, 2013 in employment tribunals, harassment, news, racism, religious discrimination, trade unions, universities by sally

“In this case, a member of the Union brought various claims of harassment related to his ‘race, religion or belief’ under section 57 of the Equality Act 2010. The wide ranging allegations made by the Claimant arose, in essence, from the way in which Union had handled the Israel/Palestine debate. For example, claims arose from motions debated at the Union’s congress on proposals for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions and related questions. The Claimant alleged that the Union was guilty of ‘institutional anti-Semitism’ which he alleged constituted harassment of him as a Jewish member of the Union.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 16th April 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

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Union conference motions on Israel and Palestine: employment tribunal dismisses harassment claim by member – Employment Law Blog

Posted April 4th, 2013 in employment tribunals, harassment, news, religious discrimination, trade unions, universities by sally

“The case of Fraser v University and College Union concerned a number of claims of harassment by the Claimant against the Respondent union of which he was a member, under section 57 of the Equality Act 2010. The complaints were based on or stemmed from motions debated at the Respondent’s Congress (annual conference) in the years 2007 to 2011 on proposals for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions.”

Employment Law Blog, 3rd April 2013

Source: www.employment11kbw.com

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Punks and goths can now be hate crime victims – The Independent

Posted April 4th, 2013 in crime, harassment, news, police, young persons by sally

“Greater Manchester Police is the first force to treat offences against subculture groups as hate crimes.”

The Independent, 3rd April 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

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Marital coercion defence could be scrapped – The Guardian

Posted April 2nd, 2013 in defences, harassment, married persons, news, repeals by sally

“Chris Grayling, the justice secretary, is considering abolishing the legal defence of ‘marital coercion’ that was unsuccessfully used by Vicky Pryce in her trial for taking speeding points on behalf of her husband.”

The Guardian, 31st March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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Hayes v Willoughby – WLR Daily

Posted March 22nd, 2013 in crime, defences, harassment, law reports, Supreme Court by sally

Hayes v Willoughby [2013] UKSC 17; [2013] WLR (D) 110

Where a person whose conduct would amount to harrassment of another within section 1(1) of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 sought to rely on the defence under section 1(3)(a) of the Act of having acted for the purpose of preventing or detecting crime, he had to show that he had thought rationally about the material suggesting the possibility of criminality and had formed the view that the conduct said to constitute harassment was appropriate for the purpose of preventing or detecting it.

WLR Daily, 20th March 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

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Hayes (FC) (Respondent) v Willoughby (Appellant) – Supreme Court

Posted March 21st, 2013 in crime, defences, harassment, law reports, Supreme Court by sally

Hayes (FC) (Respondent) v Willoughby (Appellant) [2013] UKSC 17 | UKSC 2012/0010 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 20th March 2013

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

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The Supreme Court on harassment: purpose and rationality – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 21st, 2013 in crime, defences, harassment, news, Supreme Court by sally

“Harassment is both a civil wrong and a crime. It is a statutory defence to both that the conduct #was pursued for the purpose of preventing or detecting crime’ s.1(3) Protection of Harassment Act 1997. This decision grappled with the problem of the apparently honest but irrational harasser. Was he guilty or did this defence help him? In answering this, the Supreme Court looked at some basic concepts running through great swathes of the law, ‘purpose’, ‘subjective’, ‘objective’, ‘reasonableness’ and, critically, ‘rationality’ – so the case is one not simply for harassment lawyers to look at.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 20th March 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

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Cold-calling firm fined £90,000 in first penalty of its kind – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 20th, 2013 in fines, harassment, news, telecommunications by tracey

“A marketing firm has become the first to be fined £90,000 after plaguing members
of the public with thousands of unwanted calls.”

Daily Telegraph, 20th March 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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Activist ‘shocked’ at conviction for yelling at David Cameron – The Guardian

Posted March 18th, 2013 in costs, demonstrations, fines, harassment, news, public order by sally

“A woman has described her shock after being found guilty of a public order offence for telling David Cameron he had ‘blood on his hands’.”

The Guardian, 16th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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‘Violent’ son faces £110,000 legal bill after court battle over will – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 12th, 2013 in costs, families, harassment, news, wills by sally

“A ‘violent’ man who coerced his mother into changing her will to leave him nearly all of her £350,000 fortune is facing a £110,000 legal bill after a judge set aside the will because of his ‘forceful’ nature.”

Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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Guilty: Vicky Pryce convicted over Chris Huhne speeding points scam – The Independent

Posted March 7th, 2013 in harassment, married persons, news, perverting the course of justice, road traffic offences by sally

“The woman who plotted Chris Huhne’s downfall was herself facing jail today after a jury found that she was an accomplice in the scam to take her former husband’s speeding points for a driving offence ten years ago.”

The Independent, 7th March 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

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The Vicky Pryce case highlights why ‘marital coercion’ should be thrown out – The Guardian

Posted March 7th, 2013 in bullying, defences, duress, harassment, married persons, news by sally

“The defence used by Chris Huhne’s ex-wife after she took his speeding points is not available to men or unmarried women.”

The Guardian, 7th March 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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Police officer caught in Youtube attack video set for compensation windfall – The Independent

Posted March 4th, 2013 in bullying, compensation, costs, employment tribunals, harassment, internet, news, police, unfair dismissal, whistleblowers by sally

“A policeman who smashed in the windows of a disabled pensioner’s car before dragging him from the front seat for not wearing a seatbelt could bag a six-figure compensation package after claiming a “bullying campaign” forced him out of his job.”

The Independent, 3rd March 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

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