‘An army sergeant was demoted and detained for six months after punching and twisting the nipples of “raw recruits” to toughen them up, a tribunal has heard.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Britain’s most senior female barrister has revealed that she kept quiet about sexual harassment for fear of ending career. Amanda Pinto QC, Chair-Elect of the Bar Council of England and Wales, said that she even suffered a sexual assault at the hands of a QC when she was a pupil in the 1980s but did not tell anyone for more than three decades.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Barristers feel they cannot talk about workplace harassment and bullying because such discussions could trigger self-reporting obligations, the Association of Women Barristers (AWB) has said.’
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd October 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Inappropriate behaviour by male barristers in robing rooms and at Bar messes “still abounds”, the Association of Women Barristers (AWB) has said.’
Legal Futures, 1st October 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Council has turned to artificial intelligence to help barristers report bullying and harassment quickly and anonymously.’
Law Society's Gazette, 9th September 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘In workplaces bullying is more commonly purely psychological and rarely reaches levels of criminality. In such cases, non-discriminatory bullying could nonetheless find a workplace stress claim in the civil courts.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 28th August 2019
Source: hardwicke.co.uk
‘Young Chelsea players were targeted for years by a “prolific and manipulative sexual abuser” who was able to operate “unchallenged”, says a damning report.’
BBC News, 6th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A “disproportionate” number of female and ethnic minority personnel in the armed forces file internal complaints, MPs have said.’
BBC News, 7th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Servicemen and women are facing “unacceptable” levels of inappropriate behaviour in part due to the “pack mentality of white middle-aged men” commanding the armed forces, a report says. A “significant number” of military personnel have experienced “bullying, discrimination and harassment, including sexual”, according to the research commissioned by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).’
The Independent, 16th July 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Only 33% of new partners at Europe’s biggest law firms are women with bias from both male colleagues and male clients the main reason for gender imbalance, a report has found.’
Legal Futures, 25th June 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘More than 100 Army instructors have been court-martialled or disciplined in the last four years for offences including abusing recruits, it has been reported.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd June 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A bisexual prison officer is unlikely to ever work again because the harassment and discrimination he suffered at work has permanently damaged his health, an employment tribunal has found.’
The Guardian, 19th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government has denied covering up research that found a treatment programme for sex offenders in England and Wales increased reoffending. Kathryn Hopkins’s study was given to officials in 2012, but the flagship scheme was only scrapped in 2017. She has told an employment tribunal that she was “bullied” by the Ministry of Justice after producing the report.’
BBC News, 18th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Health watchdogs had no concerns on multiple visits to a private hospital at the centre of a police investigation into the abuse of patients in the months after it had been inspected, The Independent has learnt.’
The Independent, 23rd May 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A High Court judge “seriously transgressed” the core principle that he remain neutral during the evidence and used bullying language against a litigant in person, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 20th May 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The legal profession has a problem. In 2018, the International Bar Association (IBA) and market research company Acritas conducted the largest-ever global survey on bullying and sexual harassment in the profession. Nearly 7,000 individuals from 135 countries responded to the survey, from across the spectrum of legal workplaces: law firms, in-house, barristers’ chambers, government and the judiciary. The results provide empirical confirmation that bullying and sexual harassment are rife in the legal profession.’
International Bar Association, 15th May 2019
Source: www.ibanet.org/Default.aspx
‘Appeal judges have strongly criticised the “surprising and troubling” conduct of a High Court judge towards a litigant in person during a defamation hearing, saying he “cast off the mantle of impartiality”. Ruling in Serafin v Malkiewicz and Others, Lord Justice Lewison, Lord Justice McCombe and Lord Justice Haddon-Cave allowed an appeal against Mr Justice Jay’s dismissal of a libel claim against a London Polish-language newspaper.’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th May 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A man who “confessed” on Facebook Messenger to raping a woman in her sleep will not be prosecuted because authorities think there is “no realistic prospect of conviction”, The Independent can reveal.’
The Independent, 19th May 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A recent survey has revealed experiences of aggressive behaviour and incivility from bosses and colleagues.’
The Guardian, 15th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Bullying and sexual harassment are rife in the legal profession, according to a global survey that identifies Britain as somewhere such behaviour is prevalent.’
The Guardian, 15th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
