‘Amidst much fanfare, “revenge porn”: the posting online of sexually explicit photographs of videos of someone without their consent (usually by an ex partner), was stated by the media as being made illegal on 12th February 2015.
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 17th February 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘A travel website’s TV advert that used the word “booking” as an apparent substitute for an expletive has been cleared by the advertising watchdog.’
BBC News, 18th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘It has long been recognised that enabling healthcare professionals to speak up about concerns at work is a key element of the promotion of patient safety. The Final Report of the Freedom to Speak Up review of whistleblowing processes in the NHS was published on 11 February 2015.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 16th February 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A single employee responsible for the management of a company’s property portfolio in the Netherlands was an “organised grouping of employees”, covered by UK employment law protections when the service she provided was outsourced to another company.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th February 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘As it approaches it’s tenth anniversary, The Telegraph examines what makes the Hunting Act one of the most contentious pieces of legislation seen in modern political times.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Home Office has won its appeal against an order to pay £224m to a US defence firm over the cancellation of a secure borders contract.’
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BBC News, 17th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Sir James Munby says approach taken by Darlington Borough Council “almost a textbook example of how not to pursue a care case” over fears of links to EDL.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Courts which help parents deal with drug or alcohol addiction so they can keep their children are to be opened in more areas of England.’
BBC News, 18th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The chief inspector of prisons has called for a full review of the lessons learned from the opening of the troubled G4S-run Oakwood prison before any more “supersized” jails are opened.’
The Guardian, 18th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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