Vanessa Reid examines regulatory oversight over social media for legal practitioners
Jon Holbrook – a public law barrister who was widely criticised and ultimately expelled from his Chambers last year for a tweet in which he referred to a schoolchild involved in a race discrimination case as a: “stroppy teenager of colour – has successfully appealed a £500 fine imposed for a different tweet in a decision hand...
The BTAS decision … provides helpful new guidance regarding the scope of regulatory oversight of social media use by registered professionals.
The former ministers will give evidence today (19 May) and tomorrow (20 May)
Judgment confirmed test for civil liability in competitive sports settings should be set very high
The new guidelines will take effect on 31 May 2022
Almost 50 per cent of respondents said firms are insisting teams come into the office five days a week
Derogatory or abusive language will be more likely to justify regulatory interference with political expression, but the relevant speech must be “seriously offensive” or “seriously discreditable”.
