‘Employers must take steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, under a new law. The Worker Protection Act also states employers must discipline or hold accountable those who are found guilty of sexual harassment.’
BBC News, 26th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing have won a high court harassment case against a former television producer who claimed the attack had been staged.’
The Guardian, 23rd October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘On 21 October 2024, the Secretary of State made The Public Order Act 2023 (Commencement No. 5) (England and Wales) Regulations 2024 which extend to England and Wales; this provides that Section 9 of the Public Order Act 2023 (offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services) will come into force on 31 October 2024.’
Law & Religion UK, 23rd October 2024
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘A disgruntled litigant who made threatening calls to a law firm has been banned from making any direct further contact with the practice.’
Law Society's Gazette, 22nd October 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A law firm has been granted an injunction by the High Court after four female members of staff received anonymous, “obscene and criminal” phone calls.’
Legal Futures, 22nd October 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The High Court does not have jurisdiction to grant claimants a protective injunction stopping a defendant from harassing their lawyers, a judge has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 21st October 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Buffer zones will soon be introduced outside abortion clinics to stop women seeking abortions from being harassed by protesters.’
The Independent, 18th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The former page three model Samantha Fox has been fined after threatening to knock out a police officer’s teeth while drunk during a brawl at Heathrow Airport last December.’
The Independent, 2nd September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A paralegal at a London law firm who was unfairly dismissed – leaving her dreams of becoming a solicitor in tatters – has been awarded damages of more than £100,000.’
Legal Futures, 27th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Violence against women and girls on British railways has risen by more than 50% over two years, according to official figures.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A transplant surgeon found to have sexually harassed four colleagues has been suspended for eight months.’
The Guardian, 9th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Higher education institutions across England will face a range of significant sanctions if they fail to comply with new harassment and sexual misconduct protection requirements set by the Office for Students (OfS).’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd August 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The High Court has granted a final injunction to stop a district judge being harassed by his brother-in-law over a will.’
Legal Futures, 30th July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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