‘A 77-year-old man who watched and paid for the online sexual abuse of young children in the Philippines has been sentenced to 22 years’ imprisonment.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 27th February 2020
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The Civil Justice Council has proposed rule changes that would further ensure that all civil judges, parties and advocates consider vulnerability of people involved in civil proceedings.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th February 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The case of JH v MJ concerned an appeal heard and allowed before Ms Justice Russell from HHJ Tolson, the designated family judge at the Central Family Court in London. For the avoidance of doubt that is the most senior judge at central family court with a number important roles in and oversight of the administration of family justice.’
Garden Court Chambers, 20th February 2020
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘A pensioner has been put on the sex offenders’ register after taking photos up a woman’s dress while on a train.’
BBC News, 25th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former vicar who sexually abused a woman and a girl, who he told “it was what God wanted”, has been jailed for eight years.’
BBC News, 21st February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Seven men convicted of sexually exploiting young girls in Huddersfield “robbed their victims of their childhood and abused them in truly appalling ways”, police have said.’
The Guardian, 18th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The impact on rape victims of police seizures of their mobile phones is to be examined as the Metropolitan police begin piloting a data inspection system designed to limit invasion of privacy.’
The Guardian, 16th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who raped a six-year-old girl when he was a teenager has been jailed almost 50 years after the offence.’
BBC News, 14th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three men have been jailed for sexually abusing a schoolgirl in Oxford following an investigation into child sexual exploitation.’
BBC News, 13th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘he Church of England could face a multimillion-pound bill after its ruling body voted in favour of compensating survivors of sexual abuse.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former monk at a Catholic boarding school who sexually abused boys as young as nine has been jailed for more than 20 years.’
The Independent, 12th February 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Non-disclosure agreements should not be used routinely or to prevent someone from reporting sexual harassment, discrimination or whistleblowing at work, Acas has said in new guidance.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th February 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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