Remedy Law Blog
Richard Burrows convicted of sexual offences
A prolific sex offender who stole an innocent man’s identity and spent almost three decades on the run has been found guilty of numerous sexual offences against young boys. Richard Burrows was found guilty of 54 offences on Monday 17 March 2025 at Chester Crown Court,...
A former boarding school housemaster and scout leader has admitted to being a paedophile during a cross-examination at his trial
Richard Burrows is on trial over allegations that he abused boys between the late 1960s and mid-1990s, while working at a school in Cheshire and later as a scout leader in the West Midlands. Mr Burrows has previously admitted 43 out of 105 charges, the prosecution has...
Remedy Law settle Medical Negligence claim for 2 million pounds
The Claimant presented at A&E suffering from acute asthma. Those responsible for the Claimant’s care and treatment did not diagnose, investigate or treat the asthma. It was the Claimant’s case that the Defendant should have considered a diagnosis...
Three-year limitation period for child sexual abuse claims to be axed
Yesterday the Government finally announced that it would be seeking to change the law in line with IICSA’s recommendation. Victims of child sexual abuse will be better supported with new reforms that prioritise their rights. These include: Three-year limit for...
Cornwall NHS trust admits liability for doctor who sexually abused patients
The Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust (RCHT) has admitted liability and apologised after a doctor sexually abused patients. Dr Luliu Stan, who worked at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, was struck off the medical register in 2024 after an investigation by the General Medical...
LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme
In recognition of the impact of historic law prohibiting same-sex sexual activity, and the policy prohibiting LGBT Service personnel from serving in HM Armed Forces, the Government has introduced processes to enable those affected to apply for restorative measures....
St Anne’s Catholic School and Sixth Form College: Ex-head teacher charged with child sexual abuse
A 48-year-old Southampton man has been charged with alleged non-recent child sexual abuse in Southampton. The charges follow allegations of child sexual abuse, by those in a position of trust, against former pupils at St. Anne’s Catholic School and Sixth Form College...
Former Horsham sports coach found guilty of child sex offence
A former sports coach at a school in Horsham has been convicted of a child sex offence. Ajaz Karim worked at Christ’s Hospital School between 1983 and 1993 and was on Friday (29 November) found guilty of one count of indecent assault on a girl under the age of...
Former choirmaster jailed for 12 years
A predatory public school choirmaster who believed he was 'untouchable' by the law after getting away with child sex offences against multiple victims for over 40 years was jailed for 12 years today. David Pickthall, 66, whose music has appeared in a Wallace and...
Paedophiles behind bars after brave victims speak out
Two paedophiles have been jailed for grooming and sexually abusing boys, now men, in Bolton in the 1980s and 1990s thanks to the brave survivors who spoke out against them. David Marsh, 74, from Northenden, and Anthony Whitehead, 72, from Atherton,...
Former Church of England vicar sentenced for third time for child sex offences
A "predatory" former Church of England vicar faces spending the rest of his life behind bars after he was sentenced for a third time for child sex offences. Ifor Whittaker, 80, previously admitted rape and gross indecency of a young boy in the vestry of St John The...
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns after report finds Church of England ‘covered up’ child sex abuse
The Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned after a report found the Church of England covered up sexual abuse by a barrister. The independent Makin review into John Smyth's abuse of children and young men was published last week. Across five decades in three different...
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