Thousands of people abused by those they lived with may never gain legal redress for their suffering despite a law change brought about to end 40 years of injustice, a leading lawyer has warned. The Government is finally overturning the ‘same roof rule’ law which has been in place since 1964 and has prevented victims […]
A woman who says she was sexually abused and ‘groomed’ by a solicitor has been awarded £16,500 damages – despite her alleged attacker dying before the case was heard in court. The BBC has today revealed former Whitchurch solicitor Martin Rogerson had been due to appear in court in 2015, accused of historical indecency, but […]
The mother of a teenage girl who was groomed by her boxing instructor has warned other parents that predators ‘groom parents first’ in order to gain their trust and get close to their children. It comes as the girl has been awarded damages from a Government scheme which supports victims of crime, and despite the […]
The Lambeth Children’s Homes Redress Scheme has been up and running since January of this year and was, according to Lambeth Council, put in place to ensure fairness. Regrettably, this is not proving to be the case. It has become clear that there is an obvious injustice in how survivors of abuse are being compensated, […]
The Government has agreed to compensate people who came forward to allege they were abused as children by a former Shropshire GP. Allegations first surfaced against former Whitchurch GP Dr Gerard Rogerson, who practiced in the town for 40 years before retiring in 1981, last May. West Mercia Police has now confirmed it subsequently fielded […]
Child victims of paedophile doctor Myles Bradbury continue to suffer ‘catastrophic psychological injuries’ – leaving some so damaged they are considered at risk of serious self-harm – a solicitor handling compensation claims says. Bradbury is currently serving a lengthy jail sentence for abusing 18 victims aged between 10 and 16 over a four-and-a-half year period, […]