Siobhán Crawford
@siobhancrawford.bsky.social
Solicitor representing individuals who have suffered brain injury at Bolt Burdon Kemp LLP. Locked out of X...probably divine intervention.
siobhancrawford@bbkllp.co.uk - 0207 288 4886
Legal 500: "Highly committed with a strong sense of justice"
siobhancrawford@bbkllp.co.uk - 0207 288 4886
Legal 500: "Highly committed with a strong sense of justice"
It's Hats for Headway day! Whilst it's a day of fun it's important to remember why it exists - my blog explains a bit about that here: tinyurl.com/3ynya7xa
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May 16, 2025 at 9:32 AM
It's Hats for Headway day! Whilst it's a day of fun it's important to remember why it exists - my blog explains a bit about that here: tinyurl.com/3ynya7xa
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Lord Etherton GBE, a distinguished appeal judge and master of the rolls from 2016 until his retirement at the beginning of 2021, died last night. He was 73.
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Terry Etherton
Former master of the rolls dies at 73
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May 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Lord Etherton GBE, a distinguished appeal judge and master of the rolls from 2016 until his retirement at the beginning of 2021, died last night. He was 73.
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Capacity when litigating can be hard to navigate but hopefully my blog sheds some light on how it works in practice: tinyurl.com/za28ajde
When you can’t handle a legal case on your own: understanding mental capacity and how the law can help | Bolt Burdon Kemp
Suffering a brain injury can turn life upside down. It’s a lot to take in – managing daily life, treatment and recovery – so the thought of bringing a legal claim might feel overwhelming. But the law ...
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April 29, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Capacity when litigating can be hard to navigate but hopefully my blog sheds some light on how it works in practice: tinyurl.com/za28ajde
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Thanks to Finian Murphy for writing this piece in today's Irish Examiner calling on men - especially 'centrist Dads' - to take on the manosphere. Look at all the positive role models out there for our boys.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Centrist dads must get out of comfort zone to combat manosphere
Men must engage with issues like pornography, the imbalance in childcare, the gender pay gap, men’s mental health, and gender-based violence
www.irishexaminer.com
April 29, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Thanks to Finian Murphy for writing this piece in today's Irish Examiner calling on men - especially 'centrist Dads' - to take on the manosphere. Look at all the positive role models out there for our boys.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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Our Chief Operating Officer, Rhicha Kapila writes in today’s New Law Journal on the impact of cutting funding for level 7 apprenticeships in the legal sector. We’re campaigning for a rethink – as this funding can help open the door to a legal career for many. https://tinyurl.com/8d9j7896
February 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Our Chief Operating Officer, Rhicha Kapila writes in today’s New Law Journal on the impact of cutting funding for level 7 apprenticeships in the legal sector. We’re campaigning for a rethink – as this funding can help open the door to a legal career for many. https://tinyurl.com/8d9j7896
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COMMENT | As the model goes completely nude on the red carpet, Olivia Petter asks just how much longer this can go on for until someone raises concerns for her wellbeing
How far does Bianca Censori have to go for someone to intervene?
As the model goes completely nude on the red carpet, Olivia Petter asks just how much longer this can go on for until someone raises concerns for her wellbeing
www.independent.co.uk
February 4, 2025 at 11:58 AM
COMMENT | As the model goes completely nude on the red carpet, Olivia Petter asks just how much longer this can go on for until someone raises concerns for her wellbeing
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I am appealing for witnesses in relation to Richard Collins, former teacher at Cranleigh School #surrey #justice tinyurl.com/yw4y3ryx
Witness appeal- Abuse by Richard Collins, former teacher at Cranleigh School, Surrey | Bolt Burdon Kemp
Bolt Burdon Kemp is appealing for information about Richard Collins, a former teacher at Cranleigh School in Surrey. I represent a client who has instructed me to bring a claim against the school for ...
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January 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I am appealing for witnesses in relation to Richard Collins, former teacher at Cranleigh School #surrey #justice tinyurl.com/yw4y3ryx
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There are just over two weeks left to apply for the 2024/25 11KBW Scholarship for Black Students on the Bar Course. The successful applicant will receive £30,000 during their Bar Course studies. The deadline for applications is 11:59 GMT on Friday 7 February 2025. Full details: 11kbwscholarship.com
11kbw Scholarship
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January 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
There are just over two weeks left to apply for the 2024/25 11KBW Scholarship for Black Students on the Bar Course. The successful applicant will receive £30,000 during their Bar Course studies. The deadline for applications is 11:59 GMT on Friday 7 February 2025. Full details: 11kbwscholarship.com
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“I thought this man was going to kill me. [The] Home Office has finally agreed to move me but I’m having problems sleeping because every time I close my eyes I see that knife.”
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Calls for Home Office to protect asylum seekers after accommodation violence
Exclusive: NGOs say safeguarding policies need improving, as victims tell of multiple assaults and incidents of race hate
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
“I thought this man was going to kill me. [The] Home Office has finally agreed to move me but I’m having problems sleeping because every time I close my eyes I see that knife.”
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There's something even more sickening about drink spiking when it's happening in the places that passes laws to protect victims of crime...
Police are investigating after a woman reported having her drink spiked in one of the bars on the UK's parliamentary estate.
www.politico.eu/article/poli...
www.politico.eu/article/poli...
Police probe ‘spiking’ incident in UK parliament
A parliamentary researcher alerted bar staff and security to her drink being tampered with.
www.politico.eu
January 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
There's something even more sickening about drink spiking when it's happening in the places that passes laws to protect victims of crime...
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Police are investigating after a woman reported having her drink spiked in one of the bars on the UK's parliamentary estate.
www.politico.eu/article/poli...
www.politico.eu/article/poli...
Police probe ‘spiking’ incident in UK parliament
A parliamentary researcher alerted bar staff and security to her drink being tampered with.
www.politico.eu
January 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Police are investigating after a woman reported having her drink spiked in one of the bars on the UK's parliamentary estate.
www.politico.eu/article/poli...
www.politico.eu/article/poli...
Dr Wayne Davis is rightly jailed for sexually assaulting women when he was a GP: tinyurl.com/yckp9myk
Doctor jailed after sexually assaulting women during fake intimate 'examinations' | Bolt Burdon Kemp
A doctor who carried out unnecessary intimate examinations and procedures on women has been jailed for eight years. Dr Wayne Davis, a former GP from Salford, was sentenced on 13th January, 2025, after...
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January 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Dr Wayne Davis is rightly jailed for sexually assaulting women when he was a GP: tinyurl.com/yckp9myk
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MP Sorcha Eastwood has launched legal proceedings against Andrew Tate and his brother over social media posts. The posts were from Friday, the day after the politician told the House of Commons that she was a "survivor of abuse".
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MP launches legal action against Andrew and Tristan Tate over social media posts
Lawyers for MP Sorcha Eastwood say she is taking legal action against the influencer brothers for social media posts they published the day after she spoke about abuse in parliament.
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January 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
MP Sorcha Eastwood has launched legal proceedings against Andrew Tate and his brother over social media posts. The posts were from Friday, the day after the politician told the House of Commons that she was a "survivor of abuse".
news.sky.com/story/mp-lau...
news.sky.com/story/mp-lau...
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Phillips wrote this is 2018. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In 2010 she was working for Women's Aid and funding refuges.
It's so so fucked up to incite violence against the woman fighting hardest to protect women, and the only aim is to silence and punish Jess Phillips
In 2010 she was working for Women's Aid and funding refuges.
It's so so fucked up to incite violence against the woman fighting hardest to protect women, and the only aim is to silence and punish Jess Phillips
How many Telfords before we get serious about child grooming? | Jess Phillips
Sexual exploitation scandals won’t just go away – we must reach vulnerable children before the grooming gangs do, says the Birmingham MP Jess Phillips
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Phillips wrote this is 2018. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In 2010 she was working for Women's Aid and funding refuges.
It's so so fucked up to incite violence against the woman fighting hardest to protect women, and the only aim is to silence and punish Jess Phillips
In 2010 she was working for Women's Aid and funding refuges.
It's so so fucked up to incite violence against the woman fighting hardest to protect women, and the only aim is to silence and punish Jess Phillips
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“a child sexual abuse survivor, who cannot be named, who said the focus in recent days has been misplaced with much of the debate surrounding whether there should be a public inquiry, rather than on what can be done to help victims.”
“a child sexual abuse survivor, who cannot be named, who said the focus in recent days has been misplaced with much of the debate surrounding whether there should be a public inquiry, rather than on what can be done to help victims.”
Grooming still happening in Oxford, ex-detective says
Simon Morton says perpetrators are operating in plain sight and the
www.bbc.co.uk
January 9, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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“a child sexual abuse survivor, who cannot be named, who said the focus in recent days has been misplaced with much of the debate surrounding whether there should be a public inquiry, rather than on what can be done to help victims.”
“a child sexual abuse survivor, who cannot be named, who said the focus in recent days has been misplaced with much of the debate surrounding whether there should be a public inquiry, rather than on what can be done to help victims.”
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The debate continues on BBC #WomansHour this morning.
I'll be discussing UK Gov't plans to criminalise *creating* sexually explicit deepfakes with @cathynewman.bsky.social
Why do we need this new criminal law? Read more in my comment @theconversation.com theconversation.com/deepfake-por...
I'll be discussing UK Gov't plans to criminalise *creating* sexually explicit deepfakes with @cathynewman.bsky.social
Why do we need this new criminal law? Read more in my comment @theconversation.com theconversation.com/deepfake-por...
Deepfake porn: why we need to make it a crime to create it, not just share it
The invisible threat of deepfake porn now pervades the lives of women and girls
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January 8, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The debate continues on BBC #WomansHour this morning.
I'll be discussing UK Gov't plans to criminalise *creating* sexually explicit deepfakes with @cathynewman.bsky.social
Why do we need this new criminal law? Read more in my comment @theconversation.com theconversation.com/deepfake-por...
I'll be discussing UK Gov't plans to criminalise *creating* sexually explicit deepfakes with @cathynewman.bsky.social
Why do we need this new criminal law? Read more in my comment @theconversation.com theconversation.com/deepfake-por...