Robert Wakeling’s relentless fight against planning corruption in South Devon highlights critical issues of transparency and accountability in UK governance.
Written by John Barwell
Written by John Barwell
Written by John Barwell
A landmark ruling and new legislation signal pivotal changes for whistleblowers in the UK.
Written by John Barwell
Noreen Metcalf wins a landmark Employment Tribunal case against St Anne’s Community Services, spotlighting whistleblowing challenges and the need for accountability in the charity sector.
Written by John Barwell
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request reveals that Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust spent £1.6 million on Capsticks LLP between 2017 and 2023, spotlighting the firm’s controversial role in NHS litigation.
Written by John Barwell
The ICO’s handling of Case IC-304160-D5V8 highlights systemic failures in GDPR enforcement, undermining public trust and enabling non-compliance.
Written by John Barwell
A comprehensive look at UK whistleblowing reforms, the proposed Office of the Whistleblower, and efforts to hold regulators accountable.
Written by John Barwell
SRA faces judicial review over alleged regulatory failures and calls for reform.
Written by John Barwell
The Crown Court backlog highlights systemic failures, with costly Nightingale courts offering little more than a temporary patch.
Written by John Barwell
Learn practical steps to navigate ACAS and Employment Tribunals as a Litigant in Person and overcome the challenges of self-representation.
Written by John Barwell
Information rights · ICO enforcement · Public accountability The Information Commissioner’s Office presents itself as the UK’s authority for information rights. But where advice, guidance and proportionality are not matched by credible enforcement, data rights risk becoming paper rights: useful in theory, but too weak in practice for the people who need them most. Category … Continue reading “The ICO: Enabling Crime Through Inaction”