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15 September 2020

Legal Comment: Sexual Offences (Sports Coaching) Bill 2019-20

Tracey Crouch, MP for Chatham and Aylesford, has been the driving force behind a Bill to amend the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (‘SOA’) to include sports coaches as a position of trust for the purposes of child sex offences. This Bill had its first reading in the House of Commons on 17 June 2020.

Sandra Paul

10 September 2020

Furlough fraud: the offences and sanctions

The government introduced a number of schemes to protect individuals and businesses due to restrictions resulting from the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).  However, the government believes that as much as £3.5 billion has been paid out in wrong or fraudulent claims. 

Nicola Finnerty

8 September 2020

The first crucial steps: how Universities should respond to allegations of misconduct

University providers owe a duty of care towards staff members and students; this duty takes on particular significance during a disciplinary process and it is essential that Universities provide appropriate and relevant information and support to all parties involved in allegations of misconduct.

26 August 2020

Law regarding consent is not confused, wrong or unfair - Sandra Paul writes for The Law Society Gazette

Following the recent Court of Appeal decision in the Jason Lawrance case, I was again frustrated by calls that the law regarding consent is confused, wrong or unfair. It isn’t. It may not do what some want it to do, but that is a different conversation.

Sandra Paul

18 August 2020

I May Destroy You, Part 3: A study of sexual assault - Voyeurism, Revenge Porn, Youth Justice and False Allegations

This blog series examines some of the sexual offences encountered by the main characters in the explosive 12-part BBC series, ‘I May Destroy You’. This final instalment focuses on a character called Theo and the events that occurred when she was a youth, during her high school years.

Leena Lakhani

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