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Former high school teacher jailed for child sexual offences against pupils
A former teacher has been jailed for sexual offences against two pupils at the school where she worked. Rebecca Joynes, 30, who taught at a Manchester high school, claimed there was no sexual contact between her and the first schoolboy and claimed sexual contact did...
Former teacher jailed for sexual offences against schoolgirl
A former teacher has been jailed for sexual offences against a pupil at the school where he worked. Craig Hill, aged 46, who taught at Hall Park Academy in Eastwood, admitted two counts of sexual activity with a child and one count of causing or inciting a child to...
Remedy Law secure 7 figure sum for woman who was left with stents in place for 3 years
CASE STUDY The Claimant developed urinary problems and attended her GP throughout 2007 and 2008 with complaints of recurrent Urinary Tract Infections (UTI). She was continuously prescribed with antibiotics for the recurrent UTI’s. In late 2007 she was referred to...
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...
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