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Category Archives: historic abuse
Derek Slade and Sisekelo High School, Big Bend, Swaziland
We are now acting for over twenty of Derek Slade’s victims who are seeking compensation for the damage they suffered as a result of the assaults and abuse. A lot has been published about Slade’s history, and I am interested … Continue reading
Posted in child abuse, compensation, historic abuse, investigations, personal injury, sex abuse
Tagged abuse, abuse case, abuse claim, assault, claim, compensation, damage, Derek Slade, historic abuse, sex abuse, sexual abuse, sexual abuse by school teacher, Sisekelo, Slade, victim, victims
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Current cases
Here is an updated list of group cases that we are working on: Cyntwell High School for Boys William Henry Smith School Winton House School Dalesdown School Duncan Hall School St. George’s School Haut de la Garenne children’s home Olands … Continue reading
Posted in child abuse, compensation, historic abuse, investigations, news, personal injury, sex abuse
Tagged abuse, abuse case, abuse claims, child abuse, child sex abuse, claim, claims, clergy, clergy abuse, compensation, damages, Derek Slade, Haut de la Garenne, Haute de la Garenne, historic abuse, Jersey, sex abuse, sexual abuse, solicitor, victim, victims, William Henry Smith School
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Slade and his Reign of Terror
For those who may have missed Roger Cook’s programme this evening An Abuse of Trust may be able to see it on the BBC’s iplayer. Mr. Cook exposes in his highly professional and I would say understated way how Slade … Continue reading
Legal Aid Victims
The Government’s proposed reforms to Public Funding (“Legal Aid”) and “access to justice” would potentially have a negative impact on victims’ ability to pursue claims against abusers and any responsible bodies. Here is my letter on the subject published in … Continue reading
Catholic clergy abuse report
The BBC has reported that a US catholic church investigation in to clergy abuse has apparently concluded that neither celibacy or sexual orientation was the cause. Instead the social and sexually revolution of the 1960′s is blamed. This piece of research … Continue reading
Posted in child abuse, compensation, historic abuse, investigations, news, personal injury, sex abuse
Tagged abuse, abuse claims, advocates, BBC, Catholic church, child abuse, child sex abuse, claim, claims, clergy, compensation, sex abuse, sexual abuse, victim, victims
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Time travelling
Today’s High Court ruling that former members of the Mau Mau can sue the British government for compensation arising from abuse allegations of the 1950′s adds a new twist to the fight for justice for historic wrongs. There are conflicting … Continue reading
Posted in child abuse, compensation, historic abuse, investigations, news, personal injury, sex abuse
Tagged abuse, abuse case, abuse claim, claim, evidence, historic abuse, mau mau, physical abuse, sexual abuse, victim, victims
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BBC Film Documentary on Historic Abuse
The BBC filmed a documentary featuring a group of men in their fifties and sixties who suffered terrible abuse as young children, and who have now started legal proceedings for compensation. Click HERE to view the documentary on iplayer. As a result of … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, abuse claims, advice, advocates, BBC, child abuse, child sex abuse, children's home, claim, claims, clergy, clergy abuse, damages, evidence, Haut de la Garenne, historic abuse, information, law, lawyer, lawyers, legal advice, Legal Aid, Limitation, no win no fee, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sexual abuse by school teacher, solicitor, solicitors, victim, victims
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Child sex abuse ‘could be increasing’
The BBC interviewed today a young woman who was the victim of sexual abuse. Her interview and comments by Jon Brown of the child protection service, the NSPCC, and Peter Davies, chief executive of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, child abuse, compensation, historic abuse, investigations, news, personal injury, sex abuse
Tagged abuse, abuse claims, advice, advocates, BBC, child abuse, child sex abuse, claim, compensation, damages, evidence, historic abuse, law, lawyers, legal advice, sex abuse, sexual abuse, sexual abuse by school teacher, solicitor, verisona, victim, victims
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William Rogers
I am investigating William Rogers who sexually abused children at the Olands Assessment Centre at Milverton, Somerset. He was conicted in 2001 and sent to prison. This is what the BBC reported at the time: A former scoutmaster has been … Continue reading
Lawyer in the News
Alan Collins Thursday 02 October 2008 by Deven Pamben Who? Alan Collins, 43-year-old solicitor-advocate and director at Dyer Burdett & Co in Havant, Hampshire. Why is he in the news?Negotiated compensation for five Berkshire men for the physical and sexual … Continue reading
Posted in child abuse, compensation, historic abuse, investigations, news, personal injury, sex abuse
Tagged abuse, abuse claims, advocates, child sex abuse, children's home, clergy, compensation, damages, historic abuse, personal injury, physical abuse, sex abuse, sexual abuse, solicitor, solicitors, verisona, victim, victims
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