‘Background: Mr Mond had been a trustee of various Jewish charities. As a result of various postings on social media for which he subsequently apologised by way of a press statement, the Commission disqualified him from being a charity trustee for three years, under its powers under s.181A Charities Act 2011. He appealed against his disqualification’
Law & Religion UK, 20th February 2025
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘In Re St Mary the Virgin Weston Turville [2024] ECC Oxf 8, Mrs Deborah Clark sought a faculty authorising the installation of a memorial commemorating her late husband, Joe. Though a Christian, he was of Jewish heritage, and Mrs Clarke wanted both a Star of David and a cross on his gravestone, explaining that “whilst Joe accepted Christianity, he was brought up with the Jewish Faith, and so I want to represent both Faiths on the headstone”. In doing so, she had the support of the Archdeacons of Buckingham and Oxford [5-7]. Her petition was unopposed; however, the former Chancellor of the Diocese of Norwich had recently ruled against allowing a Star of David on a memorial stone in that diocese.’
Law & Religion UK, 4th December 2024
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘In February, we posted Anti-Zionism as a protected belief: Miller, which commented on the case of Dr David Miller v University of Bristol [2024] ET 1400780/2022. Dr Miller had been appointed Professor of Political Sociology at the University from 1 September 2018, but in 2019 there were complaints about his conduct, including what was said to be his use of antisemitic language. The Community Security Trust charity said that a lecture he had given had been a “false, vile, anti-Semitic slur”. The University appointed an independent barrister to investigate this as part of its internal complaints procedure, who concluded on 4 December 2020 that there was no formal case to answer in connection with any of the matters investigated.’
Law & Religion UK, 16th October 2024
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘Religious hate crimes in England and Wales have soared by 25% to record levels, coinciding with the Israel-Hamas conflict, government statistics show.’
The Guardian, 10th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In the recent judgment Re St. Mary Shotesham [2024] ECC Nor 4, the petitioner sought to introduce a memorial stone into the churchyard of St Mary’s, Shotesham. The points at issue were whether the depiction of the Star of David at the top of the stone infringed the Diocesan Churchyard Regulations issued by Arlow Ch in 2016 and, if so, whether a faculty should nevertheless be granted.’
Law & Religion UK, 9th July 2024
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘Reports of antisemitic hate crimes trebled in London last year, new police data shows.’
The Independent, 21st May 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A rabbi has agreed to return £2.35m to charities that he was holding in his personal bank accounts for a number of years without a legitimate explanation.’
The Guardian, 5th April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) today struck off the practitioner it found earlier this week had published antisemitic and offensive posts on Twitter.’
Legal Futures, 23rd February 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) yesterday upheld allegations that a solicitor published antisemitic and offensive posts on social media and also abused Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) staff.’
Legal Futures, 21st February 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In Dr David Miller v University of Bristol [2024] ET 1400780/2022, the claimant was appointed Professor of Political Sociology at the University from 1 September 2018. In 2019 there were complaints about his conduct, including what was said to be his use of antisemitic language. The Community Security Trust charity said that a lecture he had given had been a “false, vile, anti-Semitic slur”. As part of the internal complaints procedure the University appointed an independent barrister to investigate; the overall conclusion of the resulting report, delivered on 4 December 2020, was that there was no formal case to answer in connection with any of the matters investigated.’
Law & Religion UK, 7th February 2024
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘An academic experienced discrimination when he was sacked from his university for comments he made about Israel, a tribunal has ruled.’
BBC News, 6th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Hizb ut-Tahrir will be banned from organising in the UK after claims that the group is antisemitic, the home secretary has said. The Islamist group, which is already banned in countries including Germany and Indonesia, will no longer be allowed to recruit or hold protests and meetings across the UK.’
The Guardian, 15th January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man has been sentenced to 10 weeks’ imprisonment for shouting antisemitic and other racist slurs in public before making violent threats toward a police officer.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 5th January 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A council has rejected a multi-million pound scheme from a Jewish religious sect that would have allowed its members to use the London Underground.’
The Independent, 27th November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A YouTuber who targeted antisemitic abuse at a Jewish woman during a livestream has been sentenced for a hate crime.’
The Independent, 16th November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Labour is seeking to delay until after the general election a court case against five former staff alleging they leaked a report concerned with the party’s handling of antisemitism complaints, as its costs were said to have apparently soared to £1.4m.’
The Guardian, 6th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Mansion House speech by the Lord Chief Justice for His Majesty’s Judges.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 18th July 2023
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘A podcaster has been found guilty of distributing racist and anti-Semitic content.’
BBC News, 1st April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Church of England priest who shared “virulently antisemitic” material has been barred from ministry for 12 years.’
BBC News, 30th January 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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