Month: April 2017

Fine for senior partner who “accidentally” discriminated against colleague on grounds of age and religion – Legal Futures

Posted April 3rd, 2017 in age discrimination, costs, employment tribunals, fines, harassment, legal disciplinary practices, news, religious discrimination, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority, victimisation by sally

‘A senior partner who was found by an employment tribunal to have discriminated against, harassed and victimised a former equity partner at his firm, has been fined £2,000 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT), which found his culpability to be “low” as his behaviour had “just crossed the line into discrimination”.’

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Legal Futures, 3rd April 2017

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Serious Fraud Office boss warns big names to play ball – or else – The Guardian

Posted April 3rd, 2017 in banking, company law, deferred prosecution agreements, fines, fraud, news, Serious Fraud Office by sally

‘David Green, the director of the Serious Fraud Office, has warned that British businesses should not consider deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) the “new normal” if they are caught misbehaving.’

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The Guardian, 2nd April 2017

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

‘Putting it bluntly madam, you are sex mad,’ judge tells woman jailed for group sex with underage boys – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 3rd, 2017 in alcohol abuse, child abuse, drug abuse, imprisonment, judges, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A married mother-of-three who had sex with three underage boys has been branded a “dreadful mother” by a judge, a court heard yesterday.’

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Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2017

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Fewer prosecutions for death crash drivers – BBC News

Posted April 3rd, 2017 in charities, homicide, news, police, prosecutions, road traffic offences, statistics by sally

‘Prosecution and conviction rates for drivers who cause fatal road crashes are lower than they were five years ago, new figures show.’

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BBC News, 2nd April 2017

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UK’s gender pay rankings will put discrimination under spotlight – The Guardian

Posted April 3rd, 2017 in disclosure, employment, equal pay, news, sex discrimination, statistics by sally

‘The naming and shaming of employers is welcome, but the fight for equal pay for women has just begun’

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The Guardian, 2nd April 2017

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Child locked locked in bedroom by grandparents is taken into care – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 3rd, 2017 in children, family courts, fostering, grandparents, local government, news, private hearings, social services by sally

‘A child was taken away from her grandparents and put into foster care after they locked her in her room overnight.’

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd April 2017

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Extremism in prisons to be tackled by specialist task force – BBC News

Posted April 3rd, 2017 in intelligence services, Islam, Ministry of Justice, news, prisons, terrorism prevention & investigation measures by sally

‘A specialist team of counter-terrorism experts aimed at tackling extremism in prisons is being launched on Monday.’

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BBC News, 2nd April 2017

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28-day limit on police bail comes into force in the UK – The Guardian

Posted April 3rd, 2017 in bail, human rights, news, police, proportionality, time limits by sally

‘Police will face new curbs on their use of bail from Monday after coming under severe criticism for leaving people in legal limbo for months or even years.’

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The Guardian, 3rd April 2017

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Giving up on (indirect) Discrimination Law – OUP Blog

Posted April 3rd, 2017 in age discrimination, employment, government departments, news, race discrimination, reasons, Supreme Court by sally

‘Some readers might be surprised if told that one of the most significant cases on discrimination law generally, and race discrimination in particular, is likely to be decided by the Supreme Court before long. The UKSC heard the appeal against the Court of Appeal’s ruling in Home Office v Essop (2015) in December 2016. It is still to deliver its judgment. Readers can look up doctrinal niceties in a note on this case [132 Law Quarterly Review (2016) 35]. In this post, I wish to discuss its broader policy implications.’

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OUP Blog, 3rd April 2017

Source: www.blog.oup.com