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Case Study – Remedy Law obtain £320,000 settlement
The Claimant had a family history of cardiac events. He was referred for a chest x-ray by his GP, which identified patchy consolidation and liquid in the lung. Thereafter the Claimant was further referred by his GP to hospital following a two week history of...
An update from the Infected Blood Compensation Authority
See below the most recent update from Sir Robert Francis KC (Chair) and David Foley (Chief Executive) Hello, Since the long-awaited announcement in May that compensation will be paid in recognition of the wrongs inflicted by the infected blood scandal, we have been...
Neil Foden jailed for 17 years for child sex abuse
A paedophile head teacher has been jailed for 17 years after being found guilty of sexual abuse involving four girls over a four-year period. Neil Foden, 66, from Old Colwyn in Conwy county, was convicted of 19 charges in total. These included 12 counts of sexual...
Bringing a compensation claim for Misdiagnosis of Cancer
A misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis of cancer can have devastating consequences. If you believe you've suffered due to medical negligence in this area, you may be eligible to make a claim for compensation. Here's a breakdown of the process: Understanding Medical...
Infected Blood Compensation Scheme to be revealed
The government has just published an Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Summary, which expands on some of the details previously provided. The scheme will be available both to those infected and affected, and organised through the Infected Blood Compensation...
A former karate coach has been jailed after he admitted non-recent sex abuse on two boys in Telford
Tony Castle, 65, of Horninglow Street, Burton-on-Trent, pleaded guilty to 12 charges of sexual abuse against boys , including 10 counts of indecent assault. The offences took place in the 1990s while he was a karate coach in Telford, his victims were students. The...
Scout leader faces third jail sentence over child sex abuse
John Pycock, 83, who was a Scout leader in Billinghay and then later in Fiskerton, had denied five sexual offences against one victim, who is now an adult and can not be named. But a jury at Lincoln Crown Court found Pycock guilty of one count of indecency with a...
Former housemaster jailed over sexual abuse of young boys
Religious and Church, School and Teacher Abuse
A former Scout leader and housemaster at a children’s home in Nottingham has been jailed for 26 years after a jury found him guilty of historic sexual abuse. Steven McNally, now aged 67, abused five children between 1974 and 1979 when he worked at Nazareth House...
Former verger jailed for teenager sexual assaults in Hampshire and Southwark
A former cathedral verger has been jailed for sexually assaulting two teenage boys. Clive McCleester, 77, was sentenced to 16 years on Thursday after pleading guilty to 10 counts of sexual abuse. The first victim was assaulted between 1969 and 1970, when McCleester...
Charles Spencer, Princess Diana’s brother, speaks out about ‘devastating’ abuse at British boarding school
Charles Spencer, the younger brother of the late Princess Diana, was only 8 when he was sent away to an all-boys boarding school in the English countryside. Maidwell Hall catered to the upper crust of British society. But Spencer says what he experienced from...
Ex Somerset Sea Cadet volunteer Phillip Grove jailed for abuse
A former Sea Cadet volunteer who sexually abused children has been jailed for 22 years. Phillip Grove was found guilty of 15 charges linked to sexual assaults in the 1990s - including rapes - while living in Somerset. In December a jury convicted Grove of two counts...
Mesh and sodium valproate scandal victims need payouts soon, report says
Families of children left disabled by an epilepsy drug and women injured by pelvic mesh implants should be given urgent financial help, England's patient safety commissioner has said. Dr Henrietta Hughes has called on the government to act quickly to help...
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