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When our client was a young boy he joined the Wombwell Army Cadet Force along with a number of his school friends. Captain Keith Bentley…
MP Sarah Atherton recently made headlines when she denounced a “culture of silence” over sexual abuse and discrimination in the Armed Forces. We welcome the…
Rape or sexual assault are serious crimes which sadly occur within our Armed Forces. The Sun newspaper reported recently that thirty five female personnel reported…
I often act for service personnel and veterans who have suffered long-term physical and psychiatric injuries. Their focus and attitude towards recovery seems unique and…
On 12th May 2020 the Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces (SCOAF) released her Annual Report and overall it does not make encouraging reading. …
Like all employers, the Ministry of Defence has a duty of care to protect service personnel from bullying and harassment in the workplace. The MoD’s…
Ahmed Al-Nahhas on claims for racial harassment in the armed forces. A series of recent cases have highlighted the issue of racial harassment in the…
In the midst of a retention and recruitment crisis with nine of the 16 infantry regiments at 20% or more below their “workforce capacity”, it…
The MoD has recently carried out an internal review of inappropriate behaviour, including bullying, harassment and discrimination. The review was commissioned in April 2019 following…
An inquiry into harassment and bullying across the Armed Forces is due to report in the coming weeks. The inquiry was launched following a number…
A recent report on sexual harassment in the British Army has revealed that “sexualised behaviours” remain common. “Sexualised behaviours” include, for example: sending sexually explicit…
There has been a somewhat unfolding National scandal in recent years revealing an alarming number of historic sexual abuse and assault cases, including those in…
A freedom of information request by Child Soldiers International has revealed that between January 2014 and August 2017, there were 50 cases of alleged violent…
A trial involving allegations of bullying against 16 army instructors has collapsed. Twenty-eight soldiers aged 16 and 17 had claimed they were abused and assaulted…
The Women’s Army Auxillary Corps enabled the enrolment of women into the British Army for the first time in July 1917. Yet it took almost…
A fresh inquest into the death of a vulnerable young solider at Deepcut barracks will examine whether he was hounded to death by “bullying and…
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