‘A prolific internet troll and former Conservative council candidate has escaped prison despite branding fellow users paedophiles.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th February 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Women detained in the Yarl’s Wood immigration detention centre are routinely humiliated by male staff who monitor them while they are dressing, showering and using the toilet, or are naked in their rooms, a report into the treatment of female asylum seekers reveals. The report, by the charity Women for Refugee Women, noted that many female asylum seekers detained at Yarl’s Wood, in Bedfordshire, have been victims of sexual violence in their home countries.’
The Guardian, 14th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A teaching assistant has been found guilty of bullying a seven-year-old girl at a school in Calderdale, West Yorkshire.’
The Independent, 5th December 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Lawyers for the family of a soldier who died at Deepcut Barracks have asked a judge to request her body’s exhumation.’
BBC News, 1st December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The chief executive of media regulator Ofcom has said technology companies such as Google and Facebook have “social responsibilities” and it is “absolutely right to ask what society should expect of those organisations”.’
The Guardian, 4th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Caroline Coates provides an update on claims for work-related stress.’
New Law Journal, 31st October 2014
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘It is not often that private law disputes between schools and parents are pursued to trial and judgment in the High Court, but St Christopher School (Letchworth) Ltd v Schymanski and Rao [2014] EWHC 2573 (QB) is one of those cases.’
Education Law Blog, 28th August 2014
Source: www.education11kbw.com
‘Parents who refused to pay their private school fees – claiming their three sons had been been bullied and racially abused at a vegetarian school – have had their complaints thrown out by a High Court judge.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th July 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Cases of cyber-bullying on social media are becoming more and more common – and the police are often the first to hear about them. On this week’s Law in Action, Joshua Rozenberg asks just how much time are the police spending on dealing with social media disputes?’
BBC Law in Action, 24th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Responding to online offences such as threats on social media make up “at least half” of a calls to front line police, a senior office has said.’
The Independent, 24th June 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An inquest jury has found multiple failings by staff at a young offender institution contributed to the death of a 17-year-old boy, who had been bullied by other inmates.’
The Guardian, 4th April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Government today backed tougher laws that could see cyber stalkers imprisoned for up for two years.’
The Independent, 25th March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A new watchdog is to be created to investigate the way bullying and
abuse cases are dealt with in the armed forces, the defence secretary
has said.’
BBC News, 14th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Coroner urges Ministry of Defence to review care for vulnerable soldiers after ruling that bullying and “lingering” mental effects of alleged rape were factors in suicide of Corporal Anne-Marie Ellement.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A former British private is suing the Ministry of Defence over allegations the army allowed severe bullying which led to him attempting to take his own life five times.’
The Guardian, 8th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Shocking official figures reveal a surge in the incidence of bullying in the armed forces, with one in 10 military personnel claiming to have been the victim of “discrimination, harassment or bullying in a service environment” during the past year.’
The Guardian, 1st February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Campaigners fear hundreds of online abusers are going unpunished under softer prosecution guidelines introduced in 2012.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th January 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Cambridge graduate and high flying banker could claim millions in compensation from the Russian bank she worked at after a tribunal found she was subjected to sexual harassment by her male colleagues.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Royal Marine drill instructor who ill-treated new recruits, including hitting one in the groin with a stick, has been fined for his actions.”
BBC News, 1st October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Surprise inspection finds HMP Bristol overcrowded, dirty and cockroach-infested with ‘delinquent’ staff.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
