Will the government consultation on Time Delay in Child Sexual Abuse cases change the law by abolishing Limitation?
Monday, 20 May 2024
The Government has launched a consultation, the deadline for which is 10th July 2024, to which I will be responding on behalf of ACAL (Association of Child Abuse Lawyers) The summary states, to quote This consultation paper seeks views on options for the reform of the law of limitation in child sexual abuse cases in
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Are ‘posh’ victims of abuse denied access to justice?
Friday, 12 April 2024
In his thought provoking article in the Daily Mail (Thursday 4th April) celebrated author Louis de Bernieres who was a victim of abuse whilst at Public school in his early years poses the questions: ‘ Who can I sue? Who is responsible? What compensation is there for those of us who are approaching the end
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How does Earl Spencer’s Disclosure of Abuse Reflect on Boarding Schools?
Friday, 22 March 2024
I was prompted to write this blog after listening to Laura Kuenessberg’s interview of him for the Newsquest Podcast on Radio 4 – yes I am a gentleman of a certain age that now listens to Radio 4. His description of the meanness of spirit and bullying that went on behind closed doors chimed with
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Is The Introduction of Mandatory Reporting Worthwhile or Just Some Election Showboating?
Thursday, 22 February 2024
The campaign for the introduction of Mandatory Reporting (failure to report child abuse by those in the child care area either witnessed or reasonably suspected should be a criminal offence) is several years old, and has been brought in by a Tory Party which is approaching an election with polls not looking favourable for them.
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Is the Panorama programme about abuse at Scottish schools unique?
Sunday, 03 December 2023
As I was thumbing through the TV Schedule last Thursday, to see if there was anything good on Freeview TV, instead of watching a film on catch up, I stumbled across the Panorama program about the appalling abuse committed at several schools by a man formally given the epithet “Edgar” by the Scottish Inquiry with
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1 year anniversary and no legislation from the Home Office in response to IICSA Report into child abuse
Sunday, 22 October 2023
When Teresa May set up the Public Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in 2014, we had a Prime Minister who regarded Child Sexual Abuse and the eradication thereof as her top priority in government. The inquiry took 8 years, cost hundreds of millions of pounds, and, it appears, achieved practically nothing. Hence, a number of
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BBC Scotland – Celtic FC announce settlement for victims
Tuesday, 19 September 2023
In a similar way to England’s Football Clubs, Scotland has its own abuse problem at Celtic FC, which has recently been reported to have agreed to settle claims made against it. I was asked by BBC Scotland to provide my expert opinion on their News Channel on behalf of ACAL (Association of Child Abuse Lawyers).
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Why no apology to mothers by British Government for forced adoptions?
Sunday, 20 August 2023
When walking in the beautiful countryside near to where I live one morning, I was enraged by a news item which appeared on the Radio 4 Today programme, the headline for which was that, unlike the Welsh, Scottish, and Irish Governments, Rishi Sunak, on behalf of the British Government, had refused to apologise to mothers
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