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Keira Bell vs The Tavistock Clinic
Keira Bell | Read Time 10-12 Minutes. Contents 1. Who is Keira Bell? 2. What is the Tavistock Clinic? 3. How GIDS and the Tavistock Centre failed 4. The System: Before and After 5. Response to the Ruling 6. Dysphoria and the Future for Transgender Children 7. 4 Months...
Discrimination in the Workplace: An Employers Guide
Discrimination in The Workplace | Read Time 8-10 Minutes. For employers and employees alike keeping your place of work balanced and inclusive can be tricky. You may have internal rifts between staff members, difficulties regarding staff duties or staff behaviour....
What is Adjudication? | The Adjudication Process
Adjudication | Read Time 5-7 Minutes. An adjudication is a form of dispute resolution which is commonly used in the UK construction industry. It is a strategy of dispute resolution which involves an independent third party who makes considerations of both parties...
Cohabiting: Marriage, Money, Myths and Mistakes
Cohabiting | Read Time 5-7 Minutes. Cohabiting couples are the most rapidly growing family model in the UK. The 21st Century saw the creation of many new and progressive family models. The traditional concept of "family" now includes the multitude of different family...
What is Arbitration? | A complete guide to Arbitration
Arbitration | Read Time 5-10 Minutes. Arbitration is a method used as a form of dispute resolution. Individuals commonly use arbitration for complex disputes which require a high level of knowledge and understanding. Furthermore, an arbitrator is a third party which...
Redundancy Rights: Coronavirus and Unemployment
Redundancy Rights | Read Time 8-10 Minutes. Knowing your redundancy rights is an essential part of going through the redundancy process. Generally, when you find out about the redundancy, it comes entirely out of the blue. The aftereffect can be quite a shock to the...
Sexual Harassment In The Workplace
Sexual Harassment In The Workplace | Read Time 8-10 Minutes. Sexual harassment in the workplace is still prevalent this day in age, alarmingly, it is particularly worst for LGBT individuals. A general secretary for Frances O’Grady refers to sexual harassment in the...
Same Sex Marriage: The Story From Start to End
Same Sex Marriage | Read Time 8-10 Minutes.It's funny. You meet someone you love. Then you grow together, create your own language together and, should you choose it, you decide to marry. Together you march, you rally, and you educate people on LGBT equality and what...
What Exactly is Mediation?
Mediation | Read Time 8-10 Minutes. Disputes are a crucial element of our culture and are a part of the human decision-making process. The traditional way of resolving these disputes was to settle issues in front of a Judge. However, no one can deny that court is not...
The Equality Act 2010: A Decade on and Still Fighting
The Equality Act 2010 | Read Time 10 Minutes. October 2020 saw the 10 year anniversary of the UK Equality Act 2010. But 10 years is a long time. The world of 2010 is lifetime ago compared to our current pandemic existence. It begs the question; has anything changed...
Hate Crime or Freedom of Expression?
Hate Crime | Read Time 5 Minutes. Devils in disguise or freedom of speech advocates?That's so gay. Stop acting like such a poof. Of course she was going to be a lesbian, she was a tom boy at school. Sound familiar? Unfortunately it probably does. History has a habit...
Transgender Awareness Week
Transgender Awareness Week | Read Time 5-8 Minutes. HAPPY TRANSGENDER AWARENESS WEEK! Transgender Awareness Week is annually in the UK between the 13 and 19 of November. Transgender Awareness Week invites the general public to take another look at their attitudes...