Category: abuse of position of trust

‘Bullying’ libel judge’s dismissal of claim reversed on appeal – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 20th, 2019 in abuse of position of trust, appeals, bankruptcy, bullying, charities, defamation, freedom of expression, judges, litigants in person, media, news, public interest by tracey

‘Appeal judges have strongly criticised the “surprising and troubling” conduct of a High Court judge towards a litigant in person during a defamation hearing, saying he “cast off the mantle of impartiality”. Ruling in Serafin v Malkiewicz and Others, Lord Justice Lewison, Lord Justice McCombe and Lord Justice Haddon-Cave allowed an appeal against Mr Justice Jay’s dismissal of a libel claim against a London Polish-language newspaper.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 20th May 2019

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Solicitor’s “atrocious” conduct over child contact case condemned – Legal Futures

Posted May 16th, 2019 in abuse of position of trust, children, conflict of interest, contact orders, disciplinary procedures, families, licensing, loans, news, professional conduct, solicitors by sally

‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has struck off a solicitor whose conduct in a sensitive child contact case it described as “atrocious”.’

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Legal Futures, 16th May 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

More than 2,500 prison staff disciplined in five years with majority for sex and drugs, MoJ figures show – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 30th, 2019 in abuse of position of trust, assault, disciplinary procedures, drug offences, drug trafficking, Ministry of Justice, news, prison officers, prisons, professional conduct, racism, sexual offences, statistics by sally

‘Thousands of prison staff have been subject to disciplinary action in the past five years, including for relationships with inmates, assaulting prisoners and racism.’

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Daily Telegraph, 29th April 2019

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

NHS employee fined for unlawfully accessing personal records – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 21st, 2019 in abuse of position of trust, data protection, fines, medical records, news, privacy, professional conduct by tracey

‘An employee of an NHS Foundation Trust in the West Midlands has been fined for unlawfully accessing the personal records of 14 individuals.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 21st March 2019

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Medomsley detention centre saw hundreds sexually abused – BBC News

Posted March 13th, 2019 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, children, compensation, detention, news, sexual offences by sally

‘An officer at a former youth detention centre sexually assaulted hundreds of inmates, it has emerged.’

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BBC News, 12th March 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Former football coach jailed for offences against young boys – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted March 7th, 2019 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, children, press releases, sentencing, sexual harm prevention orders, sexual offences, sport by tracey

‘A former youth football coach has been jailed for 13-and-a-half years for sexual offences against two young boys. He was also issued with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 15 years.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 6th March 2019

Abuse survivor taking Crewe Alexandra to court – BBC News

Posted March 1st, 2019 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, children, inquiries, news, sexual offences, sport by tracey

‘Ex-Crewe Alexandra player Steve Walters is taking the club to court after he says they told him he had waited too long to report sex abuse by paedophile coach Barry Bennell.’

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BBC News, 28th February 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Appalling sexual abuse by staff of children in custody revealed by nationwide inquiry – The Independent

Posted March 1st, 2019 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, children, detention, news, sexual offences, statistics by tracey

‘The appalling scale of sexual abuse against children as young as 11 in detention centres has been revealed by a nationwide inquiry. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) said that more than 1,000 incidents of alleged sexual abuse had been reported between 2009 and 2017.’

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The Independent, 28th February 2019

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Solicitor “tried to get assault complainant to withdraw statement” – Legal Futures

Posted February 15th, 2019 in abuse of position of trust, assault, disciplinary procedures, families, licensing, news, perverting the course of justice, professional conduct, sentencing, sexual offences, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

‘A solicitor who tried to get someone he employed to persuade the alleged victim of a sexual assault to withdraw her statement has been struck off by a tribunal.’

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Legal Futures, 15th February 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Sports coach sexual relations law criticised over delay – BBC News

Posted January 28th, 2019 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, children, news, sexual offences, sport, teachers, young persons by sally

‘A proposed law to make it illegal for sports coaches to have sexual relations with 16 and 17-year-olds in their care has been “bogged down in bureaucracy”, an ex-sports minister has said.’

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BBC News, 28th January 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Monitoring of abuse claims at children’s prison ‘ineffective’ – The Guardian

Posted January 22nd, 2019 in abuse of position of trust, charities, child abuse, children, news, prisons, whistleblowers, young offenders by sally

‘A review into the alleged abuse of children by staff at a children’s prison has found that a series of failings led to an “erratic and ineffective” monitoring of investigations into the claims.’

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The Guardian, 21st January 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Essex teacher banned for life for sex with female pupil – BBC News

Posted January 18th, 2019 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, children, licensing, news, school children, sexual offences, teachers by tracey

‘A geography teacher who had a four-year sexual relationship with an underage female pupil has been banned from the classroom for life.’

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BBC News, 17th January 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ex-headteacher fined for unlawfully obtaining personal data on school children – Local Government Lawyer

Posted December 6th, 2018 in abuse of position of trust, data protection, fines, news, teachers by sally

‘A former headteacher has been fined for unlawfully obtaining school children’s personal data from previous schools where he worked.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 5th December 2018

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Met Police officer jailed for raping teenage girl twice – The Independent

Posted December 3rd, 2018 in abuse of position of trust, news, police, rape, sentencing, sexual offences by tracey

‘A police officer has been jailed for twice raping a 16-year-old girl’

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The Independent, 1st December 2018

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Lords committee defends decision to suspend Anthony Lester – The Guardian

Posted November 21st, 2018 in abuse of position of trust, codes of practice, complaints, disciplinary procedures, harassment, inquiries, news, peerages & dignities, political parties, select committees, sexual offences by tracey

‘A House of Lords committee that suspended a Liberal Democrat peer who it found had sexually harassed a women’s rights campaigner has defended its decision, after the upper house voted to block the punishment.’

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The Guardian, 20th November 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Restraint order for man who accused solicitors of fraud – Legal Futures

Posted November 19th, 2018 in abuse of position of trust, fraud, law firms, news, restraint orders, solicitors, vexatious litigants by sally

‘The High Court has slapped an extended civil restraint order (ECRO) on a man who claimed the application was an attempt “to legitimise” a law firm’s attempt to defraud him.’

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Legal Futures, 19th November 2018

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Essex PC guilty of gross misconduct after searches – BBC News

Posted November 5th, 2018 in abuse of position of trust, confidentiality, investigatory powers, news, police, professional conduct by sally

‘A police officer who used force systems to make “multiple” searches of three people has been found guilty of gross misconduct.’

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BBC News, 3rd October 2018

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

No retrial for teacher accused of having sex with pupil on plane – The Guardian

Posted October 18th, 2018 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, news, retrials, sexual offences, teachers by sally

‘A teacher who was accused of having sex with a 16-year-old pupil in a plane toilet as they returned from a school trip will not face a retrial.’

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The Guardian, 17th October 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Former Salvation Army members convicted of sexual abuse in 70s and 80s – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted March 23rd, 2018 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, guilty pleas, press releases, sexual offences prevention orders by tracey

‘Three men have today been found guilty of sexually abusing young female members of the Salvation Army in Blackpool in the 1970s and 1980s.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 22nd March 2018

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Sex offences by adults in position of trust up 82%, says NSPCC – The Independent

Posted November 29th, 2017 in abuse of position of trust, news, sexual offences, statistics by sally

‘Sex crimes committed by adults in positions of trust have increased by more than 80 per cent since 2014, official figures show.’

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The Independent, 29th November 2017

Source: www.independent.co.uk