‘The Administrative Court has handed down judgment in the case of Dr X which raises important issues about the extent to which a regulator may have to modify its usual publication procedures for reporting disciplinary outcomes where the practitioner claims that publication would expose him or her to a real and immediate risk of death.’
Blackstone Chambers, 11th March 2019
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
‘Two police officers who scuppered child abuse investigations through laziness have been found guilty of misconduct in a public office.’
BBC News, 14th March 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Lord Steel, the Liberal Democrat peer, has admitted believing in 1979 that child abuse allegations against Sir Cyril Smith were true, but did nothing to assess whether he was a continuing risk to children.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former police officer who arranged to meet a child for sex has been jailed.’
The Independent, 13th March 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An officer at a former youth detention centre sexually assaulted hundreds of inmates, it has emerged.’
BBC News, 12th March 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘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
‘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.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 6th March 2019
‘The public inquiry into child sexual abuse has come under pressure to establish whether or not allegations against senior politicians are well founded, as its attention turns to the world of politics.’
The Guardian, 4th March 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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.’
BBC News, 28th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘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.’
The Independent, 28th February 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A grooming gang of nine men has been jailed for a total of 132 years for an “appalling catalogue” of sexual abuse against two young girls in Bradford.’
The Independent, 28th February 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Evidence supplied by Dario Gradi related to the Barry Bennell scandal can be revealed by the Guardian and includes an admission that he encouraged the culture at Crewe Alexandra for coaches to invite boys to stay overnight, or even take them on holidays abroad, and that he did not make detailed background checks on the man who has been described as one of the most persistent paedophiles in British criminal history.’
The Guardian, 25th February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A 15-year-old boy convicted of sexually assaulting a girl in a classroom has been allowed to stay at the same school as his victim.’
BBC News, 20th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Can an employer rely on a contractual confidentiality clause to prevent disclosure of allegations of harassment and discrimination? This was the question posed in Linklaters v. Mellish [2019] EWHC 177, heard by the High Court last week.’
Littleton Chambers, 18th February 2019
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
‘A police officer has been found guilty of having sex with a 14-year-old girl he befriended on social media.’
BBC News, 18th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The legal dispute between City giant Linklaters and its former global business development director over his intention to discuss its “ongoing struggle… with women in the workplace” has ended.’
Legal Futures, 19th February 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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