‘UK universities have spent nearly £90m on payoffs to staff that come with “gagging orders” in two years, raising fears that victims of misconduct at higher education institutions are being silenced.’
The Guardian, 17th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The problem of male judges bullying female barristers in court has been exaggerated, the Lord Chief Justice suggested yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 4th April 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The lord chief justice has accused MPs and peers of endangering the rule of law through repeated “abuse” of parliamentary privilege to name individuals granted anonymity in court cases.’
The Guardian, 9th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The House of Lords standards watchdog has dismissed a complaint against the former Labour cabinet minister Peter Hain for using parliamentary privilege to name the Topshop tycoon Sir Philip Green as the businessman at the centre of harassment allegations.’
The Guardian, 8th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘New laws proposed to tackle social media companies streaming child abuse, extremism, terrorist attacks and cyberbullying have been welcomed by senior police and children’s charities.’
The Guardian, 8th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A “frail” pensioner who beat her wheelchair-bound husband to death with a wooden pole after suffering decades of “hell” and abuse has been cleared of his murder.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st April 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A boy accused of attacking a Syrian refugee at their school in Huddersfield has been given a police caution.’
The Independent, 29th March 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Barrister Barbara Hewson was accused by The Times and MailOnline of making death threats to a law student and subjecting him to “repeated acts of harassment and online bullying”, the High Court has held.’
Legal Futures, 26th March 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The health and social care regulator has been heavily criticised for issuing only a fixed penalty notice to a charity that ran a care home where autistic people were taunted, bullied and humiliated.’
The Guardian, 10th March 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A charity that ran a care home where autistic people were taunted, bullied and humiliated by staff has escaped prosecution over its failings.’
The Guardian, 7th March 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A (Capacity: Social Media and Internet Use: Best Interests) [2019] EWCOP 2. In this case Cobb J was asked to make declarations under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 regarding a learning disabled man’s capacity to use the internet and social media.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 27th February 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Surrey Police have opened a criminal investigation into the circumstances which led to the death of a soldier who was kicked and punched by an instructor days before his suicide.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Bar Council has called on barristers to take action over bullying by judges that they experience or witness, and is looking at a new approach to overcome reluctance to report incidents.’
Legal Futures, 25th February 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Hundreds of doctors have been accused of bullying and sexually harassing colleagues in the past five years, prompting concern that a culture of intimidation is thriving in the NHS.’
The Guardian, 24th February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A young solicitor who was “deceived, pressured, bullied and manipulated” has been struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT), despite being the one to blow the whistle on misconduct in her firm.’
Legal Futures, 29th January 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Sir Philip Green and his business empire, Arcadia, have ended their legal claim against the Telegraph after the newspaper reported allegations of sexual and racial harassment against him.’
The Guardian, 28th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The deaths of up to 250 patients after heart surgery at an NHS hospital wracked with internal staff disputes and quality issues are under review by regulators. An independent panel has been set up to examine the treatment of every cardiac surgery patient who died between April 2013 and September 2018 at St George’s University Hospital Foundation Trust in London.’
The Independent, 23rd January 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Calls from lawyers complaining of bullying and harassment to health support charity LawCare almost doubled last year.’
Legal Futures, 23rd January 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Charity Commission is investigating football anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out after concerns were raised about staff welfare.’
BBC News, 20th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In October, Sir Philip Green was revealed in Parliament as the businessman at the heart of ‘Britain’s #MeToo scandal’. The revelation sparked an intense debate about injunctions, non-disclosure agreements, parliamentary privilege and the relationship between Parliament and the courts. But what does all mean? In this explainer we get to the bottom of it.’
Rights Info, 17th December 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
