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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
17 June 2021
Ollie Robinson and the ECB - what spin should be taken with historic offensive social media posts?
Ollie Robinson recently made his international debut for the England Cricket Team against New Zealand on 2 June 2021. However, for what should have been a memorable milestone for the 27-year-old as he took two of the three wickets on the first match of the Test series at Lord's, the occasion was instead marred by the media coverage surrounding historic racist and misogynistic posts on Robinson’s Twitter account that were unearthed that very same day.
16 June 2021
Investigating Sexual Misconduct in Universities requires balance and fairness
New guidelines from the Office for Students are a step in the right direction for how serious allegations should be handled.
10 June 2021
Law firms, regulation and culture
The UK’s legal market is rich and variegated. Firms come in different sizes, excel in different ways, have different geographical locations and in some cases different national heritages. To the outsider, some firms may seem similar to others of comparable size, location or work type. How they will differ is often only really understood by those that work there.
9 June 2021
What can we expect from the CQC’s new strategy for the changing world of health and social care?
On 27 May 2021, the Care Quality Commission (the “CQC”) launched its new strategy which 'champions regulation driven by people's experiences of care'. The central tenet of the strategy is an 'unremitting focus on safety, requiring a culture across health and care that enables people to speak up and in this way share learning and improvement opportunities'.
9 June 2021
When technology glitches do not amount to a procedural irregularity
As the world has made technological advances and more of us are working from home than ever before, we are all too familiar with computer problems whilst at work. However, whilst in some instances such glitches may give rise to a legitimate cause of action, the High Court determined that this will not always be the case.