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Our pro bono volunteers are a huge support to our work to protect whistleblowers. Here Protect pro bono volunteer Annie Long speaks about her experience I am a trainee solicitor at Howard Kennedy LLP and am currently on secondment at Protect. At Protect, we give free legal to individuals who want to raise or have ... Read more

Behind every scandal reported in the media is usually a brave individual who is willing to put their livelihood at risk to expose wrongdoing. When We Speak tells, in a thoughtful and sensitive way, the stories of three courageous women who spoke out on some of the biggest scandals of the 21st century and shines ... Read more

Our October Newsletter is now out! Catch up on whistleblowing news and our work in October including the fantastic news that the final attempt to force Jonathan Taylor to go to court in Monaco for his efforts to blow the whistle on corruption at SBM has been dismissed, the poor speak up culture at NHS ... Read more

In this blog Protect Legal Adviser Phoebe Mather reflects on last week's debate on the National Security Bill and the presentation of a new clause to introduce a Public Interest Defence. She explains why it is so vital a public interest defence be added and why it is disappointing the government opposed it.  Last week, ... Read more

On 17th October, Parliament held an adjournment debate to discuss how investigative journalists are repeatedly targeted with strategic and financially crippling lawsuits to suppress their freedom of speech. This is also known as lawfare - where wealthy individuals abuse the law for political and military ends. Parliament discussed the high-profile legal action brought by the ... Read more

We spoke to Tas Brooker on making When We Speak, a film that follows the incredible story of three women whistleblowers, Rose McGowan, Katharine Gun and Helen Evans. What inspired you to make this documentary? TB: I think the best documentaries are the ones that you learn something from, that you walk away from thinking ... Read more

Investigations have been launched by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)  into the eco-friendly and sustainability claims made by fashion brands Asos, Boohoo and George at Asda. Tasked with the duty to protect consumers, the CMA have confirmed they won’t hesitate to take enforcement action against those found to be misleading or deceiving the public. ... Read more

Our September Newsletter is now out! Catch up on whistleblowing news and our work in September including the exciting news that When We Speak, a film we helped create about whistleblowers has been nominated for best documentary at Raindance film festival, our efforts to push the new government to deliver on its commitment to review ... Read more

In this blog, Protect Business support Executive Grace Wilkin, highlights the vital importance for employers of setting up an effective whistleblowing system and three key ways Protect’s training can help.    Equipping your managers with the ability to receive and handle a whistleblowing concern effectively is vital in identifying risk, discovering potential wrongdoing and protecting ... Read more

In this Blog, Protect volunteer Michelle Muno reviews the key findings of new research which suggests there is a fundamental conflict of interest in the US rewards system.   On the 29th July 2022 Alexander I. Platt of University of Kansas School of Law published an updated paper on his research looking at use of rewards ... Read more