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Maurice Lambell – Boarding school employee jailed for sexual abuse
A former staff member of a boarding school who sexually abused five boys there has been jailed for 25 years. Maurice Lambell was sentenced after failing to turn up to a 3 October hearing where his co-accused Keith Figes was jailed for 27 years. Lambell, an...
Dudley hospital admits errors prior to woman losing baby
Clinical Negligence, Medical Negligence
A hospital trust has admitted a series of procedural errors during the care of a pregnant woman who lost her baby. Bereaved Jessica Doman Lees said her "world crumbled" when baby Pippa died at Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley in May. Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust...
Keith Figes jailed for 27 years for boarding school abuse
A predatory paedophile responsible for a "campaign of rape against children" has been jailed for 27 years for abusing boys at a boarding school. Keith Figes was a "housefather" at Berrow Wood School in Worcestershire and supposed to look after children with...
Alexander Ralls jailed for abusing Queen Ethelburga pupils
A FORMER staff member at a school near York who sexually abused pupils has been jailed for 16 years. Alexander Ralls, now 47, held child protection and safeguarding posts while working at Queen Ethelburga’s College, Bradford Crown Court heard. During a four...
When can Cerebral Palsy be caused by Medical Negligence?
To prove cerebral palsy and clinical negligence, you will need to show that: • The medical professional breached their duty of care. This means that they failed to provide the standard of care that a reasonable medical professional would have provided in the same...
Nottinghamshire scout leader jailed for sexually abusing children
A former Nottinghamshire scout leader has been jailed for sexually abusing two children. Nottinghamshire Police said Jonathan Withey abused a boy and a girl after meeting them at a scout camp in 1997. Withey, of Tindall Close, Chilwell, was jailed for 16 years at...
Nottinghamshire Police launch investigation into Nottingham maternity services
A criminal investigation is to be launched into maternity care across Nottingham's hospitals amid a wide-scale review into the services. Nottinghamshire Police made the announcement on Thursday, September 7 after a meeting between Chief Constable Kate Meynell and...
Remedy Law is Expanding
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Tracy Hunns-Clarke at Remedy Law as a Consultant Lawyer. Tracy has over 25 years’ experience and is an APIL accredited Senior litigator. She specialises in both medical negligence and personal injury claims, and will run...
Derek Turner – south Essex music teacher who sexually abused children is jailed
A music teacher who sexually abused children has been jailed for 12 years. Derek Turner, 66 of The Oaks, Wickford, appeared at Basildon Crown Court yesterday where he was jailed after being convicted of a series of vile sex crimes. An investigation into Turner was...
Alleged delayed diagnosis of Cancer being investigated at Queen Alexandra Hospital
Christine Candy, of Southsea, is trying to raise awareness of the warning signs of the disease after she has received the shocking diagnosis that her gynaecological cancer is terminal. She initially went to a GP in March 2020, and the doctor referred her to a...
Football coach Robert Blackmore from Hampshire jailed for sex offences
A former football coach has been convicted of further historic sexual offences against young boys. Robert Michael Blackmore, known then as Mike Blackmore, was a volunteer coach in Burgess Hill during the 1990s. He was convicted in 2004 for 11 counts of indecent...
Man jailed for 23 years for non-recent sexual abuse and rape
A man has been jailed for 23 years after being convicted of non-recent sexual abuse and rape. John William Hart, 70, of Warsash Close, Havant, committed the offences against a girl who was between the ages of 12 and 14. A court heard the incidents happened in the...
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