Lucy Baston
@lucybaston
🏃🏼♀️🌞🌿⛰ Solicitor (E and W).
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26-12-2010 22:17:43
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The British Army's failure to properly deal with soldier Jaysley Beck's sexual assault complaint played "more than a minimal" role in her death, a coroner has said. Emma Norton, director of the Centre for Military Justice, reflects on the coroner's conclusions. Read more: trib.al/QIvqga9
The official response of Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 British Army 🇬🇧 to the Jaysley Beck case appears to be “we will put more women on court martial boards”. This has absolutely no relevance to that case and just gives the impression they are desperately scrambling for something to say.
The blanket ban on any service person speaking publicly about such matters as sexual assault & harassment is unlawful. Congratulations to our brave clients who stood up to the MoD. Huge thanks to 1 Crown Office Row and@LawforChangeUK theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j…
Conservative Party/Reform UK proposals to come out of the European Convention on Human Rights are weaponising the fears of elderly veterans and ignoring basic facts. The ECHR has been hugely beneficial to our armed forces. Don’t fall for this. centreformilitaryjustice.org.uk/guide/military…