Insurance surgery: Stressing the point – New Law Journal
‘Caroline Coates provides an update on claims for work-related stress.’
New Law Journal, 31st October 2014
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Category: bullying
Parents who lose objectivity – Education Law Blog
Posted September 1st, 2014 in anonymity, bullying, contracts, damages, fees, media, news, public interest, racism, school children by sally
‘It is not often that private law disputes between schools and parents are pursued to trial and judgment in the High Court, but St Christopher School (Letchworth) Ltd v Schymanski and Rao [2014] EWHC 2573 (QB) is one of those cases.’
Education Law Blog, 28th August 2014
Source: www.education11kbw.com
Parents ordered to pay £23k school fees after judge throws out race claim – Daily Telegraph
‘Parents who refused to pay their private school fees – claiming their three sons had been been bullied and racially abused at a vegetarian school – have had their complaints thrown out by a High Court judge.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th July 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Policing Social Media – BBC Law in Action
‘Cases of cyber-bullying on social media are becoming more and more common – and the police are often the first to hear about them. On this week’s Law in Action, Joshua Rozenberg asks just how much time are the police spending on dealing with social media disputes?’
BBC Law in Action, 24th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Social media crimes’ account for half of calls to front-line police, says senior UK officer – The Independent
Posted June 25th, 2014 in bullying, harassment, internet, malicious communications, news, police by sally
‘Responding to online offences such as threats on social media make up “at least half” of a calls to front line police, a senior office has said.’
The Independent, 24th June 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Prison officers’ failings contributed to vulnerable boy’s death, inquest rules – The Guardian
Posted April 7th, 2014 in bullying, death in custody, inquests, news, prison officers, prisons, suicide, young offenders by sally
‘An inquest jury has found multiple failings by staff at a young offender institution contributed to the death of a 17-year-old boy, who had been bullied by other inmates.’
The Guardian, 4th April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cyber-bullies could be given tougher sentences – The Independent
Posted March 26th, 2014 in bills, bullying, harassment, internet, malicious communications, news, prosecutions, sentencing, telecommunications by sally
‘The Government today backed tougher laws that could see cyber stalkers imprisoned for up for two years.’
The Independent, 25th March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Armed forces bullying watchdog announced – BBC News
‘A new watchdog is to be created to investigate the way bullying and
abuse cases are dealt with in the armed forces, the defence secretary
has said.’
BBC News, 14th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cpl Anne-Marie Ellement: Army apologises as coroner finds bullying was suicide factor – Daily Telegraph
‘Coroner urges Ministry of Defence to review care for vulnerable soldiers after ruling that bullying and “lingering” mental effects of alleged rape were factors in suicide of Corporal Anne-Marie Ellement.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ex-soldier sues Ministry of Defence for alleged failure to tackle bullying – The Guardian
Posted February 10th, 2014 in armed forces, bullying, compensation, complaints, harassment, news, ombudsmen, standards, statistics by sally
‘A former British private is suing the Ministry of Defence over allegations the army allowed severe bullying which led to him attempting to take his own life five times.’
The Guardian, 8th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bullying in armed forces on rise, MoD figures reveal – The Guardian
Posted February 3rd, 2014 in armed forces, bullying, complaints, equality, harassment, inquests, judicial review, news, ombudsmen, select committees, sexual offences, statistics, suicide, women by sally
‘Shocking official figures reveal a surge in the incidence of bullying in the armed forces, with one in 10 military personnel claiming to have been the victim of “discrimination, harassment or bullying in a service environment” during the past year.’
The Guardian, 1st February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Online bullies go unpunished as prosecutions for abusive messages plunge by a third – Daily Telegraph
‘Campaigners fear hundreds of online abusers are going unpunished under softer prosecution guidelines introduced in 2012.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th January 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Banker labelled ‘crazy miss cokehead’ wins harassment claim – Daily Telegraph
Posted November 5th, 2013 in bullying, employment tribunals, harassment, insider dealing, news, sex discrimination, unfair dismissal, whistleblowers by sally
“A Cambridge graduate and high flying banker could claim millions in compensation from the Russian bank she worked at after a tribunal found she was subjected to sexual harassment by her male colleagues.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Royal Marine corporal sentenced for ill-treating recruits – BBC News
Posted October 2nd, 2013 in armed forces, bullying, courts martial, fines, news, professional conduct by sally
“A Royal Marine drill instructor who ill-treated new recruits, including hitting one in the groin with a stick, has been fined for his actions.”
BBC News, 1st October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Inspectors catch Bristol prison officer denying meals to inmate – The Guardian
Posted September 18th, 2013 in bullying, news, ombudsmen, prison officers, prisons, professional conduct, standards, statistics by sally
“Surprise inspection finds HMP Bristol overcrowded, dirty and cockroach-infested with ‘delinquent’ staff.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Bullying’ nurses guilty of misconduct – Daily Telegraph
Posted July 25th, 2013 in bullying, disciplinary procedures, medical records, news, nurses, professional conduct, racism by sally
“Two ‘bullying’ former nurses at Stafford hospital have been found guilty of misconduct after faking casualty records in order to meet waiting time targets.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Former housekeeper wins victimisation case against boss – Daily Telegraph
Posted April 26th, 2013 in bullying, compensation, employment tribunals, harassment, news, unfair dismissal by sally
“A Pakistan-born former housekeeper has won £43,000 compensation after she was
bullied by her boss while working at a Christian spirituality and conference
centre.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Challenge it, report it, stop it’ – a plan to tackle hate crime – Home Office
Posted April 11th, 2013 in bullying, crime prevention, equality, hate crime, inciting hatred on grounds of sexual orientation, inciting racial hatred, inciting religious hatred, news by sally
“A government plan to tackle hate crime is launched today with the key message to ‘challenge it, report it, stop it’.”
Home Office, 10th April 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
The Vicky Pryce case highlights why ‘marital coercion’ should be thrown out – The Guardian
“The defence used by Chris Huhne’s ex-wife after she took his speeding points is not available to men or unmarried women.”
The Guardian, 7th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police officer caught in Youtube attack video set for compensation windfall – The Independent
Posted March 4th, 2013 in bullying, compensation, costs, employment tribunals, harassment, internet, news, police, unfair dismissal, whistleblowers by sally
“A policeman who smashed in the windows of a disabled pensioner’s car before dragging him from the front seat for not wearing a seatbelt could bag a six-figure compensation package after claiming a “bullying campaign” forced him out of his job.”
The Independent, 3rd March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
