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Tag Archives: lawyers
BBC Panorama Exposes abuse of the elderly
Jane Worroll secretly filmed her mother’s room in Ash Court, London. She recorded care worker Jonathan Aquino slapping her mother six times. Aquino was convicted of assault. The CQC said the home still “ensures people who use the service are … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, abuse claims, BBC, care home, carer, compensation, damages, elder, elder abuse, law, lawyer, lawyers, panorama, personal injury, physical abuse
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Merrick on trial – William Henry Smith School
A FORMER assistant headteacher has gone on trial accused of sexually abusing four pupils at a school for boys with behavioural difficulties. Peter Merrick, 66, is alleged to have systematically abused the boys, aged 11 to 15, at the William … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, abuse claims, advice, child abuse, claim, claims, compensation, damages, evidence, historic abuse, information, law, lawyer, lawyers, Limitation, personal injury, physical abuse, sex abuse, sexual abuse, sexual abuse by school teacher, solicitor, solicitors, victim, victims
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Cyntwell High School – David Leighton Davies
We are still seeking anybody who has information or knowledge of the abuse suffered by children of Cyntwell High School at the hands of David Leighton Davies (AKA Piggy and Pudding). Those who were subjected to abuse have rise to … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, abuse case, abuse claims, advice, BBC, child abuse, child sex abuse, claim, claims, compensation, damages, historic abuse, information, lawyers, sex abuse, sexual abuse by school teacher, solicitors, verisona, victim, victims
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Nigel Leat victims may have rise to compensation claims – Hillside First School
Harrowing cases of child sex abuse are being aired in the media almost every day. Last month, Nigel Leat, 51, was jailed indefinitely for abusing children at Hillside First School in Weston-super-Mare. Leat, of Bloomfield Road in Bristol, admitted 36 … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, abuse case, abuse claims, advice, assault, child abuse, child sex abuse, claim, claims, compensation, damages, evidence, information, law, lawyer, lawyers, legal advice, Legal Aid, Limitation, no win no fee, sex abuse, sexual abuse, sexual abuse by school teacher, solicitor, solicitors, verisona, victim, victims
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Two Soldiers arrested over Afghanistan child abuse claims
UK troops arrested over Afghanistan child abuse claims The Ministry of Defence said it takes abuse allegations “extremely seriously” Military police are investigating allegations of child abuse by two British soldiers in Afghanistan. The Sun newspaper said the separate incidents … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, abuse claims, advocates, BBC, child abuse, child sex abuse, claim, claims, compensation, damages, evidence, information, law, lawyer, lawyers, legal advice, Limitation, no win no fee, personal injury, sex abuse, sexual abuse, solicitor, solicitors, victim, victims
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Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth child abuse claims investigated
Police are investigating allegations that children were abused by a worker on two luxury Cunard cruise ships. The unnamed man from Wiltshire no longer works for the company, a spokeswoman for Wiltshire Police said. The abuse is alleged to have … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, abuse case, abuse claims, advice, BBC, child abuse, child sex abuse, claim, claims, compensation, damages, evidence, law, lawyer, lawyers, legal advice, Limitation, personal injury, physical abuse, sex abuse, sexual abuse, solicitor, solicitors
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Monk jailed for abuse at Downside School
Monk jailed for abusing two boys at Somerset school Richard David White taught at Downside School in the 1980s A monk who taught at a Roman Catholic school in Somerset has been jailed for five years for child sex offences. … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, abuse claims, advice, BBC, Catholic church, child abuse, child sex abuse, clergy, clergy abuse, compensation, damages, evidence, historic abuse, information, lawyer, lawyers, physical abuse, sex abuse, sexual abuse, solicitor, verisona, victims
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A breath of fresh air or more of the same?
Calls for an inquiry in to catholic clergy abuse have been called for in Victoria. But the Sydney Morning Herald posed the question though: “is an independent public inquiry into Catholic sex abuse a priority? It thought the temperature was … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse case, abuse claims, advocates, Australia, Catholic church, child abuse, child sex abuse, claim, claims, clergy, clergy abuse, damages, historic abuse, Jersey, lawyer, lawyers, legal advice, sex abuse, sexual abuse, victim, victims
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Enquiries and Cameras
I posted on the blog very recently an Australian report concerning the abuse of disabled children, and there has been some further coverage which I found interesting. The latest coverage says that catholic Archbishop Philip Wilson doesn’t believe an independent … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, abuse claims, advocates, Australia, Catholic church, child abuse, child sex abuse, claim, claims, clergy abuse, compensation, historic abuse, lawyers, legal advice, victim
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Another Catholic Church cover-up?
Those of us familiar with representing victims of child abuse are only too familiar with stories of cover-ups, and pressure being brought to bear not to speak out. I can only speak as I find but in such cases I … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, abuse case, abuse claims, Australia, Catholic church, child abuse, child sex abuse, children's home, claim, claims, clergy abuse, compensation, historic abuse, lawyer, lawyers, physical abuse, sex abuse, sexual abuse, victim, victims
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