Harassed family gets payout after Home Office failings – BBC News
‘A family who endured a “living nightmare” at the hands of a violent criminal is to receive a £130,000 payout over Home Office failings.’
BBC News, 8th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: harassment
Revenge porn: Government to consider changes to sexual offences laws in bid to stamp out practice – The Independent
‘The Government is to consider a change in the law to stop ‘revenge porn’ where men post explicit pictures of their former wives or girlfriends online.’
The Independent, 1st July 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Agbenowossi-Koffi v Donvand Ltd (t/a Gullivers Travel Associates) – WLR Daily
‘Where a claim of race discrimination had been dismissed on limitation grounds those allegations could not be repeated in a second claim together with additional allegations which could have been included in the first claim but had not been, in order to avoid the limitation defence by founding a claim based on conduct extending over a period of time. The second claim was an abuse of process.’
WLR Daily, 24th June 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Victory for Spamalot – Niebel in the Upper Tribunal – Panopticon
‘The spamming industry is a decidedly irritating but sadly almost unavoidable feature of our networked world. There is no question but that spamming (i.e. the sending of unsolicited direct marketing electronic communications) constitutes an unlawful invasion of our privacy (see further regs 22-23 of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/2426) (PECR), implemented under EU Directive 2002/21/EC). The question is what can be done to stop it, particularly given that individual citizens will typically not want to waste their time litigating over the odd spam email or text?’
Panopticon, 19th June 2014
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Government accused of ‘stoking tensions’ against human rights lawyer pursuing British soldiers for alleged war crimes – The Independent
‘The Law Society has demanded action from the Home Secretary, Theresa May, over a string of violent threats dating back a decade against the human rights lawyer who brought cases against British soldiers over alleged brutality in Iraq and Afghanistan.’
The Independent, 6th June 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Women win ‘substantial’ compensation over sex pest boss – Daily Telegraph
Darren Scott, 53, was “fixated” by 24-year-old Diana Nicholl-Pierson’s breasts and openly ogled them in their Mayfair office, a tribunal found
Daily Telegraph, 5th June 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Twitter troll must not contact Rachel Riley and Chris Martin – BBC News
‘A man has been ordered not to contact Coldplay singer Chris Martin and Countdown presenter Rachel Riley after sending hundreds of abusive tweets.’
BBC News, 31st May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
PA sacked by her boss after wife found out about their affair awarded £35,000 damages – Daily Telegraph
‘A personal assistant sacked from her job at a successful property company by her boss after his wife found out about their affair has been awarded nearly £35,000 in damages. ‘
Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Couple jailed for labelling innocent woman a prostitute on fake sex profile – Daily Telegraph
‘Rachel Lyne suffered the seven-year hate campaign from couple and was forced to move 350 miles away to escape the constant stream of men knocking on her door expecting sex.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hate crime: Report finds significant progress in reducing hate crime – Home Office
‘The Hate Crime Action Plan documents the government’s work to tackle hate crime.
A report on the progress made in the past 2 years has been published. Achievements include: better education of secondary school pupils, improved recording by police and work with major internet service providers in the UK and USA to reduce the harm caused by hate material on the internet. The report also discusses the spike in anti-Muslim sentiment following the murder of Lee Rigby.’
Home Office, 7th May 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Birmingham stalker Ryan Dey jailed after ex’s suicide – BBC News
‘A woman jumped to her death from a motorway bridge after living in “fear and torment” of her ex-boyfriend who was stalking her, a court heard.’
BBC News, 25th April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman convicted over ‘love rat’ posters – Daily Telegraph
‘Woman sentenced to 18-month conditional discharge for distributing posters of her ex-boyfriend claimIing that he is a ‘love rat’.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd April 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Plastic surgeon’s career in tatters after transsexual patient falsely claims he botched ear operation – Daily Telegraph
‘A plastic surgeon who brought liposuction to UK had his career almost ruined due to false claims by a transsexual who claimed he botched his ear operation. Dr Brian Mayou, founder of the Cadogan Clinic, 120 Sloane Street, Belgravia, became the target of a one-man campaign of abusive emails, calls, texts and online postings claiming he was a paedophile.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Women prisoners ‘coerced into sex with staff’ – BBC News
‘Female prisoners in England and Wales have been coerced into having sex with staff in return for favours such as alcohol and cigarettes, a report says.’
BBC News, 25th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pop stars’ daughter who glued herself to anti-fracking protester found guilty – The Guardian
‘The daughter of musicians Ray Davies and Chrissie Hynde has been found guilty after supergluing herself to a fellow anti-fracking protester outside the main gate of an exploratory oil drilling site.’
The Guardian, 24th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
