Surgeon suspended for sexual harassment at Oxford Transplant Centre – The Guardian
‘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
Category: racism
Senior police officer who tackled violence against women fired for ‘punching two women’ – The Independent
‘A panel concluded on Wednesday that the officer’s behaviour in May last year constituted gross misconduct. He has been dismissed and placed on the barred list (banned from policing)’
The Independent, 1st August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Report hits out at ‘glacial’ progress in plan to stamp out police racism – The Independent
‘A damning report has hit out at “glacial” progress in police chiefs’ flagship plan to stamp out racism in Britain’s forces.’
The Independent, 16th July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Report hits out at ‘glacial’ progress in plan to stamp out police racism – The Independent
‘A damning report has hit out at “glacial” progress in police chiefs’ flagship plan to stamp out racism in Britain’s forces.’
The Independent, 15th July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Raising Racism at Inquests – Law Pod UK
‘In Episode 201 Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Emma Snell of JUSTICE and Christian Weaver, a barrister at Garden North Chambers about Achieving Racial Justice at Inquests: A Practitioner’s Guide (2024), a guide recently published by JUSTICE and INQUEST.’
Law Pod UK, 3rd July 2024
Source: audioboom.com
Stephen Lawrence detectives will not face charges – BBC News
‘Four retired detectives who ran the first Stephen Lawrence murder investigation should not face criminal charges for their actions in the case, a review has concluded.’
BBC News, 18th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The racialised harm of police strip searches – Runnymede Trust
‘Runnymede Trust analysis of new Home Office strip search data shows that Black people are disproportionately strip searched by nearly all police forces in England and Wales. Black children are 6.5 times more likely than white children, and Black adults 4.7 times more likely than white adults, to be strip searched by police.’
Runnymede Trust, June 2024
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Ethnicity attainment gap evidence should be ‘wake up call’ for the sector – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Students from minority groups have often experienced racism and teachers’ low expectations of their capabilities. They do not see themselves reflected in the staff teaching at law schools and universities. Their learning is affected by microaggressions and bias in the classroom. With their confidence and self-belief knocked, they find it harder than white students to get legal work or paid training – not helped by recruitment processes that focus on exam results without looking at the story behind the grades.’
Law Society's Gazette, 4th June 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Laurence Fox ordered to pay £180,000 to two people he called ‘paedophiles’ – The Guardian
‘The actor and rightwing activist Laurence Fox has been ordered to pay £90,000 each in damages to two people he libelled by referring to them as “paedophiles” on social media.’
The Guardian, 25th April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Outdated and offensive’: police in England and Wales barred from blaming restraint deaths on ‘excited delirium’ – The Guardian
‘The police watchdog for England and Wales has removed a controversial medical term from its incident forms after claims it plays into racist stereotypes and detracts attention from police brutality.’
The Guardian, 20th April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Emoji trial’: Black man acquitted of hate crime charges over use of raccoon emoji in politician row – The Independent
‘A Black man has been acquitted of hate crime charges after sending a raccoon emoji to a prospective Conservative MP on social media in a case that fuelled mounting concerns that anti-racist legislation is now being weaponised against ethnic minority groups.’
The Independent, 8th March 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Solicitor struck off for antisemitic and offensive tweets – Legal Futures
‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) today struck off the practitioner it found earlier this week had published antisemitic and offensive posts on Twitter.’
Legal Futures, 23rd February 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
New guide to help evidence the role of racism in state-custody deaths – JUSTICE
‘A new guide released today (21/2/24) provides lawyers representing families bereaved by deaths in police custody, prisons, immigration detention, and mental health settings with the legal expertise to raise the potential role of race and racism at inquests. It also provides foundational knowledge and strategy to coroners to ensure they satisfy their duty in fully investigating the circumstances in state custody deaths.’
JUSTICE, 21st February 2024
Source: justice.org.uk
SDT rules that solicitor posted antisemitic tweets – Legal Futures
‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) yesterday upheld allegations that a solicitor published antisemitic and offensive posts on social media and also abused Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) staff.’
Legal Futures, 21st February 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Man who commented online “Britain needs 650 Thomas Mairs” sentenced for posting extremist content – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A far-right extremist who posted offensive content on social media and glorified the murderer of Jo Cox MP has been jailed for two years and eight months.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 9th February 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Police failed to record race of nearly two-thirds of people referred to Prevent – The Guardian
‘Police in England and Wales have failed to record the racial identity of nearly two-thirds of people referred to the Prevent counter-extremism programme, despite questions over whether it discriminates against minority ethnic groups.’
The Guardian, 6th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Christopher Kapessa: Boy died after dangerous prank at river, inquest rules – BBC News
‘A 13-year-old boy died after being deliberately pushed into a river in a “dangerous prank”, a coroner has ruled.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two men jailed on racist police officer’s evidence have convictions overturned – The Guardian
‘Two men who were framed by a racist and corrupt detective for the same offence he was later jailed for have had their convictions posthumously quashed by the court of appeal 46 years later.’
The Guardian, 18th January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
