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It felt like Fatal Attraction, says wife stalked by her hedge fund boss husband’s mistress – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 8th, 2019 in families, harassment, internet, news, sentencing, stalking by tracey

‘It was the chilling 1987 blockbuster about a spurned lover who wreaks revenge on a married man by launching a terrifying stalking campaign against him and his family. But when the wife of a hedge fund manager discovered her husband was having an affair – and his jilted mistress began viciously harassing her online – she said it felt like she had walked onto the set of Fatal Attraction.’

Daily Telegraph, 7th May 2019

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

No necessity to arrest where person voluntarily attended police station – UK Police Law Blog

Posted May 1st, 2019 in appeals, detention, harassment, investigatory powers, news, police, reasons by tracey

‘Every police officer knows they must have a reasonable suspicion that a person has committed an offence in order to arrest them. But that is only half of what is required. The second element is that they must have a reasonable belief in the necessity for the person’s arrest. The recent decision of Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police v MR [2019] EWHC 888 (QB) is one of a number of recent cases where appellate judgments have sought to tighten-up what the police must show in order to prove necessity.’

UK Police Law Blog, 30th April 2019

Source: ukpolicelawblog.com

Police failed stalking victim who killed herself, watchdog finds – The Guardian

Posted April 30th, 2019 in coercive & controlling behaviour, computer programs, disciplinary procedures, harassment, news, ombudsmen, police, professional conduct, sentencing, stalking, suicide by sally

‘Police repeatedly failed a stalking victim who went on to kill herself, crushed by the weight of harassment she was suffering, a report has found.’

The Guardian, 29th April 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

UK universities pay out £90m on staff ‘gagging orders’ in past two years – The Guardian

Posted April 17th, 2019 in bullying, disclosure, harassment, news, non-disclosure agreements, universities by tracey

‘UK universities have spent nearly £90m on payoffs to staff that come with “gagging orders” in two years, raising fears that victims of misconduct at higher education institutions are being silenced.’

The Guardian, 17th April 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Solicitor’s discrimination claim to continue despite Twitter campaign – Legal Futures

Posted April 11th, 2019 in employment tribunals, harassment, internet, news, religious discrimination, sex discrimination, solicitors, striking out, unfair dismissal by sally

‘US firm Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison has failed to strike out an employment tribunal claim brought by a former corporate lawyer in its London office, after a tribunal found her not responsible for a friend’s Twitter campaign against it.’

Legal Futures, 11th April 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Top judge attacks growing ‘abuse’ of parliamentary privilege – The Guardian

Posted April 10th, 2019 in anonymity, bullying, complaints, disclosure, employment, freedom of expression, harassment, injunctions, judges, news, parliamentary privilege, sexual offences by sally

‘The lord chief justice has accused MPs and peers of endangering the rule of law through repeated “abuse” of parliamentary privilege to name individuals granted anonymity in court cases.’

The Guardian, 9th April 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Victim of senior partner’s f-word tirades awarded £47,000 – Legal Futures

Posted April 8th, 2019 in compensation, damages, employment tribunals, harassment, law firms, mental health, news, paralegals, personal injuries by sally

‘A paralegal subjected to f-word tirades by the senior partner of a London law firm has been awarded £47,000 by an employment tribunal – less than 5% of the value of her claim.’

Legal Futures, 5th April 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Watchdog dismisses Sir Philip Green complaint against Peter Hain – The Guardian

Posted April 8th, 2019 in anonymity, bullying, complaints, employment, harassment, injunctions, news, ombudsmen, parliament, parliamentary privilege, racism, sexual offences by sally

‘The House of Lords standards watchdog has dismissed a complaint against the former Labour cabinet minister Peter Hain for using parliamentary privilege to name the Topshop tycoon Sir Philip Green as the businessman at the centre of harassment allegations.’

The Guardian, 8th April 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Solicitors must think about “impression created” by NDAs – Legal Futures

Posted April 1st, 2019 in confidentiality, disclosure, drafting, harassment, news, non-disclosure agreements, solicitors by sally

‘Solicitors must think beyond the drafting of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and confidentiality agreements to the “impression created” by them, a panel of experts has warned.’

Legal Futures, 1st April 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

High Court: Media accused barrister of making death threats – Legal Futures

Posted March 26th, 2019 in barristers, bullying, defamation, harassment, media, news by sally

‘Barrister Barbara Hewson was accused by The Times and MailOnline of making death threats to a law student and subjecting him to “repeated acts of harassment and online bullying”, the High Court has held.’

Legal Futures, 26th March 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Tommy Robinson loses court case against police as judge says ‘Mr Lennon is not as well known as he might think’ – The Independent

Posted March 18th, 2019 in harassment, news, police by tracey

‘Tommy Robinson has lost a court case in which he claimed he was a victim of police harassment when he was asked to leave a pub, with the judge telling him he is “not as well known as he or his supporters might think”.’

The Independent, 16th March 2019

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘A frat-like mentality’: is the legal workplace improving for women? – The Guardian

Posted March 15th, 2019 in barristers, equality, harassment, legal profession, news, sex discrimination, sexual offences, solicitors, women by sally

‘Amid outcries over casual sexism and sexual harassment in the legal profession, junior lawyers share their experiences.’

The Guardian, 14th March 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

What amounts to sexual harassment in law firms “evolving fast” – Legal Futures

Posted March 12th, 2019 in harassment, law firms, news, sexual offences by sally

‘What is defined as harassment in law firms is evolving fast and a telephone call or text that was previously thought innocent might now be considered to be inappropriate, experts have warned.’

Legal Futures, 12th March 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Hallett tells senior lawyers to step up on discrimination – Legal Futures

Posted March 11th, 2019 in diversity, flexible working, harassment, internet, judges, legal profession, news, race discrimination, religious discrimination, sex discrimination, women by sally

‘Top women judges have called on senior lawyers to take responsibility for ensuring there is no discrimination in their organisations rather than leaving it to diversity specialists.’

Legal Futures, 11th March 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Cricklewood Islamic Centre: Man who drove at worshippers jailed – BBC news

Posted March 7th, 2019 in assault, dangerous driving, harassment, hate crime, Islam, news, religiously aggravated offences, violent offenders by tracey

‘A man who deliberately drove at worshippers leaving an Islamic community centre has been jailed.’

BBC News, 6th March 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Unethical’ use of NDAs prompts consultation on laws to protect victims – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 5th, 2019 in confidentiality, consultations, disclosure, employment, harassment, news, victims, whistleblowers by tracey

‘The government today indicated it will legislate to stop employers from using confidentiality clauses to intimidate victims of harassment into silence.’

Law Society's Gazette, 4th March 2019

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Tommy Robinson supporter and convicted rapist jailed for threatening Sajid Javid on Facebook – The Independent

Posted March 5th, 2019 in drug offences, harassment, hate crime, internet, news, parliament, racism, religiously aggravated offences, sentencing by tracey

‘A Tommy Robinson supporter and convicted rapist has been jailed for 28 days for posting threatening and abusive comments about home secretary Sajid Javid.’

The Independent, 5th March 2019

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Firms face ban on use of gagging clauses to silence whistleblowers – The Guardian

Posted March 4th, 2019 in contract of employment, disclosure, harassment, news, non-disclosure agreements, race discrimination, racism, sex discrimination, whistleblowers by sally

‘The government has announced proposals to prevent employers from using gagging clauses to stop people reporting criminal behaviour, harassment or discrimination to police.’

The Guardian, 4th March 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Mental capacity for handling the internet: Court of Protection – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 27th, 2019 in bullying, Court of Protection, disabled persons, harassment, internet, learning difficulties, news, rape, sexual grooming, sexual offences by tracey

‘A (Capacity: Social Media and Internet Use: Best Interests) [2019] EWCOP 2. In this case Cobb J was asked to make declarations under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 regarding a learning disabled man’s capacity to use the internet and social media.’

UK Human Rights Blog, 27th February 2019

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

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