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The RAF is reeling from embarrassing revelations today that more than 40 personnel, including young female recruits, have provided evidence of alleged toxic behaviour in…
At BBK we often get enquiries from Service personnel and veterans asking how to go about claiming for an injury that they have suffered. Here…
The Army’s Sexual Harassment 2021 Report, which surveyed 4,751 service personnel, has now been published. Although the overall percentage reporting sexual harassment in the Army…
I am very excited to share that Bolt Burdon Kemp are supporting Reading Force to run a short story competition for Forces families. Competition This…
We sadly hear from servicewomen who have been subject to sexual harassment during their military service far too often. The Defence Committee launched an inquiry…
As part of our series of blogs highlighting the successes we achieve for our clients, I would like to share another success story with you. …
Every year the Ministry of Defence publishes the Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey (AFCAS), which is distributed to a sample study of UK Regular Armed…
This week marks 110 years since the first gathering held on account of International Women’s Day. The International Women’s Day theme this year is to…
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…
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