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#Humanrights and #inquest lawyer @LeighDay_law passionate about dignity & fairness for all. #mum #wife #daughter #sister #friend #Londoner
London, England
Joined November 2011
Ian Russell has been made an MBE for working to improve online safety for children following the death of his daughter, Molly. He told #BBCBreakfast the 14-year-old would have been "very proud" of her legacy around suicide prevention https://t.co/HMKcsZYzfk
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It isn’t perfect, but 1yr since the final hearing in the inquest into the death of Molly Russell began, there is hope children will be better protected in the online world & no other family will have to battle for their child’s digital data Well done @mollyroseorg @5RightsFound
The Online Safety Bill is now ready to become law, making the UK the safest place in the world to be online by: 🛡️ Introducing powerful child protection laws 💪 Giving people control over their online lives 🔒 Ensuring social media companies protect their users
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New #paralegal position in my team @LeighDayLaw 👇👇👇 #inquests #legalaid #judicialreview #humanrights Paralegal (HR) | Leigh Day
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There are so many people who have strived to introduce this new law. Sadly, too many among them have also lost children to online harms. We hope, in the future, there’ll will be fewer bereaved families and fewer tragic stories like Molly's
bbc.co.uk
Ian Russell says the Online Safety Bill must stop the kind of images his daughter saw before she died.
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1/2 When I'm not letting in all small boats, grounding deport flights & thwarting the #Rwanda plan, I'm curating the #VoicesofWindrushFestival. Tomorrow's #LGBTQIA event is taking place minutes away from the ghastly homophobic attack in Clapham. In solidarity with all affected.
This discussion on #LGBTQIA challenges in the Black community, a rescheduled #VoicesofWindrushFestival event, is happening tomorrow at the Black Cultural Archives, Windrush Square. To reserve a place, simply DM here or email info@voicesofwindrush.com #VoWFest2023
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Appalling that @JacquiMckenzie6 has been attacked - read her perspective 👇 Sending ❤️ & solidarity to Jacqui, all her team and family who also feel the ripples of this political hatred 😡
I’m an immigration lawyer, and now the target of a Braverman smear campaign. It will backfire | Jacqueline McKenzie
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Congratulations once more to @AliaLewis26 who won the Children’s Rights Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year award sponsored by @LeighDay_Law at #LALY23 and to @Katie_Wilkins29 and Whitney Hard who were nominated. https://t.co/RtfoVTQdnh
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Congratulations once more to all the #LALY23 winners, especially @merryvarney @CalBawdon and support staff who received the #LALY23 award for Outstanding Achievement. @NathGbikpi nominated in immigration and asylum law and and Stephanie Hill in public law https://t.co/RtfoVTQdnh
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Afghan families who have been promised relocation to the UK are stranded in third countries because of the housing requirement. @erin_alcock represents https://t.co/GHccTUcMWi
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'Legal aid community celebrates its heroes at central London ceremony last night' Read @WeAreLAPG press release about #LALY23 ceremony https://t.co/SEVM42P9PX
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To end a truly inspirational and uplifting celebration of the legal aid heroes across the country, @symeonbrown invites all of our #LALY23 winners to the stage Congratulations to all of you!! 🏆
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Ian Russell says his family will be eternally grateful to all of their legal team, and to everyone here at the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards says this: “Please keep doing what you are doing. The work you do is both appreciated and vital” #WeAreLegalAid #LALY23
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Ian Russell says that while swimming in a sea of pain and grief, bereaved families must also navigate the inquest process He says that without the expertise of their legal team, they would not know the depth of connection between online harms and Molly’s death
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Next to collect their Outstanding Achievement award is the team from @LeighDay_Law, led by @merryvarney, who acted for the Russell family Ian Russell joins them on stage
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THANK YOU @LALYawards ❤️❤️ Super special to receive the #LALY23 for our work for the family of Molly Russell and for the team to all be recognised 🙏🫶🙏 @mollyroseorg @LeighDay_Law @CalBawdon
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Yesterday’s @LALYawards ceremony was wonderful as ever - a celebration of grassroots legal aid lawyers across the country Thread from the #LALY23 ceremony with all of the finalists and winners ⬇️
The wonderful Jenny Beck @BeckFitzgerald_, co-chair of @WeAreLAPG, welcomes everyone to #LALY23 - the evening we come together as one legal aid community #WeAreLegalAid
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💥Campaign update: We are delighted the @UKHouseofLords has voted to amend the #onlinesafetybill to ensure tech companies make their services safe by design - thank you to peers from all sides of the House for supporting this essential change 🧵
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The algorithms designed by social media companies need to be stopped from pushing harmful content to children. Such systems amplify a platform’s harms, sometimes with tragic consequences
aol.co.uk
The House of Lords inflicted a defeat on the Government with calls to prevent social media using algorithms which could cause harm.
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.@CNStephenJones spoke to @BBCBreakfast this morning about the review into failings in maternity care in Nottingham https://t.co/9QcmRW4HAE
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