Merry

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Merry

@merryvarney

#Humanrights and #inquest lawyer @LeighDay_law passionate about dignity & fairness for all. #mum #wife #daughter #sister #friend #Londoner

London, England Katılım Kasım 2011

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BBC Breakfast@BBCBreakfast·30 Ara

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 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-678347…

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Merry@merryvarney·19 Eyl

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

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology@SciTechgovuk

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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Merry@merryvarney·18 Eyl

New #paralegal position in my team ⁦@LeighDayLaw⁩ 👇👇👇 #inquests #legalaid #judicialreview #humanrights Paralegal (HR) | Leigh Day leighday.co.uk/about-us/leigh…

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Molly Rose Foundation@mollyroseorg·17 Eyl

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/news/uk-668366…

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Jacqueline (Jacqui) Mckenzie@JacquiMckenzie6·15 Ağu

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.

Voices of Windrush@WinVoicesFest

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 #Windrush75

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Merry@merryvarney·9 Ağu

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 😡

Guardian Opinion@guardianopinion

I’m an immigration lawyer, and now the target of a Braverman smear campaign. It will backfire | Jacqueline McKenzie theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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Leigh Day@LeighDay_Law·14 Tem

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. leighday.co.uk/news/news/2023…

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Leigh Day@LeighDay_Law·14 Tem

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 leighday.co.uk/news/news/2023…

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Leigh Day@LeighDay_Law·14 Tem

Afghan families who have been promised relocation to the UK are stranded in third countries because of the housing requirement. @erin_alcock represents leighday.co.uk/news/news/2023…

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Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards@LALYawards·13 Tem

'Legal aid community celebrates its heroes at central London ceremony last night' Read @WeAreLAPG press release about #LALY23 ceremony lapg.co.uk/legal-aid-comm…

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Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards@LALYawards·12 Tem

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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Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards@LALYawards·12 Tem

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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Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards@LALYawards·12 Tem

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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Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards@LALYawards·12 Tem

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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@JodieAnderson_ @LeighDay_Law Thank you Jodie ❤️

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Jodie Anderson@JodieAnderson_·13 Tem

Much deserved #LALY win from @LeighDay_Law and @merryvarney for the incredible work they’ve done on Molly’s inquest and more broadly, to improve the landscape of toxic social media, especially for kids. Such a fearless, dedicated and brilliant team🤩 👏🏼

Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards@LALYawards

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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Merry@merryvarney·13 Tem

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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Oliver Carter@olivercarterIM·13 Tem

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 ⬇️

Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards@LALYawards

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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5Rights Foundation@5RightsFound·10 Tem

💥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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Molly Rose Foundation@mollyroseorg·11 Tem

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/news/peers-dem…

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Leigh Day@LeighDay_Law·11 Tem

.@CNStephenJones spoke to @BBCBreakfast this morning about the review into failings in maternity care in Nottingham leighday.co.uk/news/news/2023…

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@mollyroseorg @5RightsFound @LeighDayLaw @JacquiMckenzie6 @AliaLewis26 @LeighDay_Law @Katie_Wilkins29 @CalBawdon