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The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (c. 40) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.On introducing the Bill's second reading in the House of Lords, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Mackay of Clashfern, said, "The aim of this Bill is to protect the victims of harassment.
Under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 - this statute makes harassment a crime and a civil wrong: Section 1(1): 'A course of conduct which amounts to harassment, and which the defendant knows or ought to know amounts to harassment is prohibited.' [3] "A person must not pursue a course of conduct '(a) which amounts to harassment of ...
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The primary legislation is the Equality Act 2010, which outlaws discrimination in access to education, public services, private goods and services, transport or premises in addition to employment. This follows three major European Union Directives, and is supplement by other Acts like the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.
The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 [13] is a recent addition to the more traditional approaches using employment-only legislation. Notable cases include Majrowski v Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust [ 14 ] wherein it was held that an employer is vicariously liable for one employee's harassment of another, and Green v DB Group Services (UK ...
The House of Lords held that there was a new statutory tort for harassment in the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, and it made employers vicariously liable. It was not solely about stalking. This was supported by section 10(1) concerning Scotland.
Protection from Harassment Act 1997. 1997 c. 40. 21 March 1997. An Act to make provision for protecting persons from harassment and similar conduct.
Arthur Timothy Lawson-Cruttenden (23 January 1955 [1] – 17 April 2019 [2]) was a British solicitor. [3] He specialised in court-martial law, and using the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 to contain and curtail protest involving, amongst other matters, anti-corporate groups. [4]