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In the period Backlash has been monitoring implementation of the CJIA 2008 s63 a number of common threads can be discerned, from which some lessons can be learnt. To help minimise problems, bear  in mind – If the Police look like being involved Be proactive, not reactive. Be very wary […]

A number of people who have been arrested for possible offences under CJIA and similar laws subsequently find themselves in trouble with their employers as a result. Backlash is supporting a case before an employment tribunal which may establish an important protection for freedom of expression by BDSM practitioners. The main […]

Backlash is seeking donations to support a case before an employment tribunal which may establish an important protection for BDSM practitioners. We are providing legal support to a former senior council employee. They were dismissed for engaging in private BDSM activity that had no relevance to their work. The grounds […]

Mr Pay was a probation officer, employed by the Lancashire Probation Service since 1983. Following a tip off from the police in 2000, the employer learned that in his leisure time Mr Pay performed shows in hedonist and fetish clubs and was also a director of a company selling products […]

The Evening Standard and the Telegraph are reporting that police officers threatened an art gallery in London with prosecution for displaying an artistic depiction of the Greek myth of Leda and the swan. Authoritarians often scoff when we warn that attempts to restrict pornography will impact on other art forms. […]

Via Chris Ashford at Law & Sexualtiy. Book launch for Policing Sex edited by Paul Johnson and Derek Dalton Thursday 17th May 2012 at 6.15pm Birkbeck, University of London Short talks by Chris Ashford, Mary Laing, Leslie J. Moran, Jo Moran-Ellis and Murray Perkins prior to an open discussion, followed […]

Last week, Vincent Tabak was found guilty of murdering Joanna Yeates at Bristol Crown Court. The result has been overshadowed somewhat by the news that the jury were not allowed to hear evidence that Tabak had viewed violent pornography (apparently both before and after the murder), had contacted sex workers […]

Backlash needs help. We were approached for advice about images on a computer and mobile seized by the police, arising from actions by someone other than the owner. This is a case of “collateral damage”. The original issue has been resolved satisfactorily. However, because they are a social worker, client […]

£ 2010 2011 Income 3,830 200 Costs Legal 3,512 0 Admin 271 189 Net contribution 47 11 Interest 9 2 Net Surplus 56 13 Notes Backlash expenditure tends to be lumpy, because most cases in which we are involved are covered by Legal Aid. But on occasion Backlash intervenes in […]

Backlash was founded by women, much to the surprise of the Home Office, and women play a prominent role in running the campaign. So this review in the Guardian of several female pornographers by Catalina May is a welcome recognition that not all pornography is exploitative. It ends with an […]