Protection from Harassment Act 1997

Trolling is the new title that has been given to harassment that takes place on the Internet. A common example of trolling would be sending provocative messages via a communications platform for the pure entertainment of the sender, which then has a harmful effect on the recipient. There are different types of trolling; messages sent to harm others for the sender’s gratification are called ‘flame trolls’, and those to entertain others for their gratification have been given the title ‘kudos trolls’

(hereafter I.A.E.D) and the statutory causes of action for harassment provided for in the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. These different causes of action shall be explored and analysed during the course of this paper. I would discuss the potential liabilities of the parties involved. Sharon Sharon who “repeatedly caressed” the shoulder of her work colleague Simon could be potentially liable for battery. Battery is defined as an intentional act by the defendant which directly causes a physical interference

the definition of assault in Collins v Wilcock as ‘an act which causes another person to apprehend the infliction of immediate, unlawful force in his person’. Dermot’s threatening texts to Louis: ‘You have messed with the wrong person…you’ll be sorry’, ‘…I’m coming for you’, ‘You won’t get out alive’. In addition to the knife and clenched fist emojis, pleases the apprehension

The aim of this Bill is to protect the victims of harassment. It will protect all such victims whatever the source of the harassment—so-called stalking behaviour, racial harassment, or anti-social behaviour by neighbours. The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 states that a person is guilty on offence if the course of conduct amounts to stalking. A person's course of conduct amounts to stalking of another person if it involves any harassment and the person whose course of conduct it is knows or

beyond physical assaults to include any form of physical, sexual or psychological molestation or harassment. It is, therefore, possible to protect people against non-violent harassment or molestation, for example: persistent pestering, intimidation, denigration, nuisance telephone calls, damage to property, etc. Protection available under the Family Law Act 1996: ¥ Non-Molestation Orders prohibit a person from using violence, threatening to use violence, harassing, intimidating or otherwise interfering

and harassment since 1924, the legislation to protect residential occupiers against unlawful eviction and harassment was not introduced until mid-1960s after ‘Rachmanism’ entered the English language. Hence as a result of policy moves in last two decades, most tenants in residential accommodation actually have a lot of legal protection against rogue landlords under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977(PEA), Protection from Harassment Act 1997(PHA), Housing Act 1988(HA) and Criminal Law Act 1977(CLA)

Chapter 1: The Statutory Protection The historical development of statutory protection to workers within employment The development of employment law has brought many changes that have affected the rights of the worker and the rights of the employer. Thus it is essential to outline the history of where such limitations might have accrued in the law. Although, references in this title will not stretch so far to the Combinations Act 1799, it does however pinpoint offences that continue to link with

assault and false imprisonment, which is actionable per se. It also examines protection from harassment act. The essay commences with a brief description of assault, battery and false imprisonment. It goes further advising the concerned parties on the right to claim they have in tort law and the development of the law over the years, with the aid of case law, principles and statutes. Assault is an intentional or reckless act that causes someone to put in fear of immediate physical harm, e.g. pointing

Sexual Harassment in the Work Place: Building More Awareness In today’s society, sexual harassment in the workplace has become a problem. This problem should have more attention and awareness provided to help stop these situations from happening. Sexual harassment can happen anywhere, at any time, and to everyone. It does not discriminate and effects all ethnicity, genders, age, and races. Due to the larger number of cases presented in courts today, sexual harassment in the workplace continues to

human dignity included protection from sexual harassment. Article 42 emphasises that the “State shall make provision for securing just and humane conditions of work and for maternity relief”. The Constitution guarantees certain fundamental freedom to women as it considers that as a bedrock for democracy. In spite of these constitutional guarantees, the Indian society even after more than six decades since Independence considers women as subservient to men. Sexual harassment is rampant in the society