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Earlier this week, the High Court denied the Education Secretary, Nicky Morgan, an injunction to stop the sixth-form college teachers’ strike, ruling that the one-day walkout over “inadequate funding” was legal. In a day of legal arguments, the government unsuccessfully argued that the strike was “based on political grounds and…</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/law-and-government-high-court-rules-that-sixth-form-teachers-strike-is-lawful.html ">Read More</a> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links"> Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor/employment-law" rel="category tag">Employment Law</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor/england" rel="category tag">England</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor/law-and-government" rel="category tag">Law and Government</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor" rel="category tag">The Solicitor</a> </span> <span class="tags-links"> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/tag/nicky-morgan" rel="tag">"Nicky Morgan"</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/tag/department-of-education" rel="tag">Department of education</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/tag/sixth-form-teachers" rel="tag">sixth form teachers</a> </span> </footer> </article>  <h2 class="su-post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/criminal-law-independent-report-discovers-church-of-england-failed-to-act-on-child-abuse-accusations.html ">Criminal law: independent report discovers Church of England failed to act on child abuse accusations</a></h2> <article class="findlaw-archive-page" id="post-6259" class="post-6259 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-criminal-law category-england category-solicitor tag-child-abuse tag-church-of-england"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/criminal-law-independent-report-discovers-church-of-england-failed-to-act-on-child-abuse-accusations.html" rel="bookmark">Criminal law: independent report discovers Church of England failed to act on child abuse accusations</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/criminal-law-independent-report-discovers-church-of-england-failed-to-act-on-child-abuse-accusations.html" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2016-03-15T15:36:05+00:00">March 15, 2016</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/author/alex-keller">Alex Keller</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-thumb"> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>An independent report commissioned by the Church of England has heavily criticised the church for its failure to act on reported child abuse cases. The report examined a child sex abuse case that occurred decades ago. The victim, known only as Survivor B in the report, had accused a member of the church, Garth Moore, of sexual abuse when Survivor B was a child in 1976. The report, written by Ian Elliot, a safe-guarding expert,…</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/criminal-law-independent-report-discovers-church-of-england-failed-to-act-on-child-abuse-accusations.html ">Read More</a> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links"> Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor/criminal-law" rel="category tag">Criminal law</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor/england" rel="category tag">England</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor" rel="category tag">The Solicitor</a> </span> <span class="tags-links"> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/tag/child-abuse" rel="tag">"child abuse"</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/tag/church-of-england" rel="tag">"church of england"</a> </span> </footer> </article>  <h2 class="su-post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/criminal-law-new-anti-grooming-laws-failing-due-to-government-failures.html ">Criminal law: new anti-grooming laws failing due to government failures</a></h2> <article class="findlaw-archive-page" id="post-6257" class="post-6257 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-criminal-law category-england category-law-and-government category-solicitor tag-child-abuse tag-grooming"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/criminal-law-new-anti-grooming-laws-failing-due-to-government-failures.html" rel="bookmark">Criminal law: new anti-grooming laws failing due to government failures</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/criminal-law-new-anti-grooming-laws-failing-due-to-government-failures.html" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2016-03-15T14:19:35+00:00">March 15, 2016</time><time class="updated" datetime="2016-03-15T14:33:59+00:00">March 15, 2016</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/author/alex-keller">Alex Keller</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-thumb"> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Children’s charity, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has accused the government of causing the failure of new laws intended to protect children from sexual exploitation. A year ago a law was brought into power that made communication between adults and children with the purpose of grooming them illegal. However, the NSPCC has said the Ministry of Justice’s failures have meant police forces have been unable to prosecute those grooming…</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/criminal-law-new-anti-grooming-laws-failing-due-to-government-failures.html ">Read More</a> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links"> Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor/criminal-law" rel="category tag">Criminal law</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor/england" rel="category tag">England</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor/law-and-government" rel="category tag">Law and Government</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor" rel="category tag">The Solicitor</a> </span> <span class="tags-links"> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/tag/child-abuse" rel="tag">"child abuse"</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/tag/grooming" rel="tag">grooming</a> </span> </footer> </article>  <h2 class="su-post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/privacy-law-investigatory-powers-bill-deemed-unfit-for-purpose-by-200-senior-lawyers.html ">Privacy law: Investigatory Powers Bill deemed unfit for purpose by 200 senior lawyers</a></h2> <article class="findlaw-archive-page" id="post-6255" class="post-6255 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-england category-privacy-law category-solicitor"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/privacy-law-investigatory-powers-bill-deemed-unfit-for-purpose-by-200-senior-lawyers.html" rel="bookmark">Privacy law: Investigatory Powers Bill deemed unfit for purpose by 200 senior lawyers</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/privacy-law-investigatory-powers-bill-deemed-unfit-for-purpose-by-200-senior-lawyers.html" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2016-03-15T13:38:44+00:00">March 15, 2016</time><time class="updated" datetime="2016-03-15T13:45:54+00:00">March 15, 2016</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/author/alex-keller">Alex Keller</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-thumb"> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>200 senior lawyers have signed a letter to the Guardian newspaper that states the new investigatory powers bill is not fit for purpose. The investigatory powers bill, commonly known as the ‘snoopers’ charter’ has been proposed by the current government in order to allow UK intelligence agencies to intercept communications; compel internet service providers to hold on to their users’ records; and allow security forces to hack into personal computers and other devices. However, more than…</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/privacy-law-investigatory-powers-bill-deemed-unfit-for-purpose-by-200-senior-lawyers.html ">Read More</a> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links"> Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor/england" rel="category tag">England</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor/privacy-law" rel="category tag">Privacy Law</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor" rel="category tag">The Solicitor</a> </span> </footer> </article>  <h2 class="su-post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/international-killer-of-british-backpacker-peter-falconio-may-be-subject-to-no-body-no-parole-rule.html ">International: Killer of British backpacker Peter Falconio may be subject to ‘no body, no parole’ rule</a></h2> <article class="findlaw-archive-page" id="post-6253" class="post-6253 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-criminal-law category-international category-solicitor tag-peter-falconio"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/international-killer-of-british-backpacker-peter-falconio-may-be-subject-to-no-body-no-parole-rule.html" rel="bookmark">International: Killer of British backpacker Peter Falconio may be subject to ‘no body, no parole’ rule</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/international-killer-of-british-backpacker-peter-falconio-may-be-subject-to-no-body-no-parole-rule.html" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2016-03-15T11:04:48+00:00">March 15, 2016</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/author/kieron-johnson">Kieron Johnson</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-thumb"> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>The Northern Territory in Australia has proposed the introduction of a new law that would force murderers to reveal the location of their murder victims’ bodies if they wish to make a parole application The Northern Territory in Australia has outlined plans to introduce a ‘no body, no parole’ law, which will bar convicted murderers from applying for parole if they do not disclose the location of their deceased victims’ bodies. The proposed legislation would…</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/international-killer-of-british-backpacker-peter-falconio-may-be-subject-to-no-body-no-parole-rule.html ">Read More</a> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links"> Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor/criminal-law" rel="category tag">Criminal law</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor/international" rel="category tag">International</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor" rel="category tag">The Solicitor</a> </span> <span class="tags-links"> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/tag/peter-falconio" rel="tag">Peter Falconio</a> </span> </footer> </article>  <h2 class="su-post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/criminal-law-families-of-glasgow-bin-lorry-victims-to-be-granted-legal-aid-for-private-prosecution.html ">Criminal law: Families of Glasgow bin lorry victims to be granted legal aid for private prosecution</a></h2> <article class="findlaw-archive-page" id="post-6251" class="post-6251 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-criminal-law category-legal-aid category-scotland category-solicitor tag-legal-aid tag-glasgow-bin-lorry tag-michael-matheson"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/criminal-law-families-of-glasgow-bin-lorry-victims-to-be-granted-legal-aid-for-private-prosecution.html" rel="bookmark">Criminal law: Families of Glasgow bin lorry victims to be granted legal aid for private prosecution</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/criminal-law-families-of-glasgow-bin-lorry-victims-to-be-granted-legal-aid-for-private-prosecution.html" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2016-03-15T09:56:16+00:00">March 15, 2016</time><time class="updated" datetime="2016-03-15T09:58:51+00:00">March 15, 2016</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/author/kieron-johnson">Kieron Johnson</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-thumb"> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Scottish ministers have announced that they will grant legal aid to enable the relatives of the victims of the Glasgow bin lorry tragedy to bring a private prosecution against the driver The Scottish government’s justice secretary, Michael Matheson, has said that ministers have agreed to grant legal aid to bereaved family members of the victims of the Glasgow bin lorry tragedy in their pursuit of a private prosecution against the lorry driver. Relatives of three…</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/criminal-law-families-of-glasgow-bin-lorry-victims-to-be-granted-legal-aid-for-private-prosecution.html ">Read More</a> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links"> Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor/criminal-law" rel="category tag">Criminal law</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor/legal-aid" rel="category tag">Legal Aid</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor/scotland" rel="category tag">Scotland</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor" rel="category tag">The Solicitor</a> </span> <span class="tags-links"> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/tag/legal-aid" rel="tag">"legal aid"</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/tag/glasgow-bin-lorry" rel="tag">Glasgow bin lorry</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/tag/michael-matheson" rel="tag">Michael Matheson</a> </span> </footer> </article>  <h2 class="su-post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/criminal-law-almost-two-thirds-of-women-have-been-sexually-harassed.html ">Criminal law: Almost two-thirds of women have been sexually harassed</a></h2> <article class="findlaw-archive-page" id="post-6249" class="post-6249 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-criminal-law category-england category-solicitor tag-sexual-harassment"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/criminal-law-almost-two-thirds-of-women-have-been-sexually-harassed.html" rel="bookmark">Criminal law: Almost two-thirds of women have been sexually harassed</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/criminal-law-almost-two-thirds-of-women-have-been-sexually-harassed.html" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2016-03-15T09:44:40+00:00">March 15, 2016</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/author/kieron-johnson">Kieron Johnson</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-thumb"> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>According to a YouGov survey, almost two-thirds of women in the UK have been subjected to unwanted sexual attention in public places. A YouGov survey, commissioned by the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAWC), has found that almost two-thirds of women in the UK have been on the receiving end of some form of sexual harassment in public. The survey, which polled a total of 889 women, found that 64 per cent said they experienced…</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/criminal-law-almost-two-thirds-of-women-have-been-sexually-harassed.html ">Read More</a> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links"> Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor/criminal-law" rel="category tag">Criminal law</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor/england" rel="category tag">England</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor" rel="category tag">The Solicitor</a> </span> <span class="tags-links"> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/tag/sexual-harassment" rel="tag">"sexual harassment"</a> </span> </footer> </article>  <h2 class="su-post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/international-families-of-passengers-on-flight-mh370-bring-legal-action-ahead-of-filing-deadline.html ">International: Families of passengers on Flight MH370 bring legal action ahead of filing deadline</a></h2> <article class="findlaw-archive-page" id="post-6247" class="post-6247 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-international category-solicitor tag-flight-mh370"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/international-families-of-passengers-on-flight-mh370-bring-legal-action-ahead-of-filing-deadline.html" rel="bookmark">International: Families of passengers on Flight MH370 bring legal action ahead of filing deadline</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/international-families-of-passengers-on-flight-mh370-bring-legal-action-ahead-of-filing-deadline.html" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2016-03-15T09:20:18+00:00">March 15, 2016</time><time class="updated" datetime="2016-03-15T09:22:43+00:00">March 15, 2016</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/author/kieron-johnson">Kieron Johnson</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-thumb"> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>As the filing deadline approaches for bringing legal proceedings, the families of passengers onboard missing Flight MH370 have started legal action to establish the truth about the plane’s disappearance. The next of kin of families on board missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 have commenced legal proceedings ahead of the cut-off for legal claims. As investigators comb through new pieces of wreckage thought to be from the missing aircraft, there has been a surge in the…</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/international-families-of-passengers-on-flight-mh370-bring-legal-action-ahead-of-filing-deadline.html ">Read More</a> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links"> Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor/international" rel="category tag">International</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor" rel="category tag">The Solicitor</a> </span> <span class="tags-links"> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/tag/flight-mh370" rel="tag">Flight MH370</a> </span> </footer> </article>  <h2 class="su-post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/criminal-law-british-airways-pays-undisclosed-sum-to-african-children-sexually-abused-by-its-pilot.html ">Criminal law: British Airways pays undisclosed sum to African children ‘sexually abused’ by its pilot</a></h2> <article class="findlaw-archive-page" id="post-6245" class="post-6245 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-criminal-law category-england category-international category-solicitor tag-british-airways tag-simon-wood"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/criminal-law-british-airways-pays-undisclosed-sum-to-african-children-sexually-abused-by-its-pilot.html" rel="bookmark">Criminal law: British Airways pays undisclosed sum to African children ‘sexually abused’ by its pilot</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/criminal-law-british-airways-pays-undisclosed-sum-to-african-children-sexually-abused-by-its-pilot.html" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2016-03-08T11:31:47+00:00">March 8, 2016</time><time class="updated" datetime="2016-03-08T11:36:38+00:00">March 8, 2016</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/author/kieron-johnson">Kieron Johnson</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-thumb"> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>British Airways has agreed to make payment of an undisclosed sum to African children who were allegedly subject to sexual abuse by of one of the airline’s pilots. British Airways (BA) has agreed to pay an undisclosed financial sum to children and teenagers in Africa who were allegedly molested by one of its pilots. First Officer, Simon Wood, 54, from Potters Bar in Hertfordshire, committed suicide after being charged with child sex abuse offences between…</p> <a class="read-more" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/criminal-law-british-airways-pays-undisclosed-sum-to-african-children-sexually-abused-by-its-pilot.html ">Read More</a> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links"> Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor/criminal-law" rel="category tag">Criminal law</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor/england" rel="category tag">England</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor/international" rel="category tag">International</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/category/solicitor" rel="category tag">The Solicitor</a> </span> <span class="tags-links"> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/tag/british-airways" rel="tag">"British Airways"</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/tag/simon-wood" rel="tag">Simon Wood</a> </span> </footer> </article>  <h2 class="su-post-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/criminal-law-new-criminal-charges-for-online-trolls-posting-fake-victim-profiles.html ">Criminal law: New criminal charges for online trolls posting fake victim profiles</a></h2> <article class="findlaw-archive-page" id="post-6243" class="post-6243 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-criminal-law category-england category-media-law category-solicitor"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/criminal-law-new-criminal-charges-for-online-trolls-posting-fake-victim-profiles.html" rel="bookmark">Criminal law: New criminal charges for online trolls posting fake victim profiles</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/solicitor/2016/03/criminal-law-new-criminal-charges-for-online-trolls-posting-fake-victim-profiles.html" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2016-03-08T11:22:55+00:00">March 8, 2016</time></a></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211653/http://blogs.findlaw.co.uk/author/kieron-johnson">Kieron Johnson</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-thumb"> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>The Crown Prosecution Service is refreshing its social media guidelines to impose criminal charges in circumstances where online trolls create bogus online profiles in the name of their victims. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is drawing up new social media guidelines to cover instances in which people that troll their victims online and set-up fake profiles and websites in their victims’ names can be charged with a criminal offence. 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