Claims against local authorities
Children’s homes, institutions and establishmentsChildren who are placed in the care of a Local Authority have the right to be provided with appropriate care and safety. Unfortunately, this does not always happen and children placed in the care of Local Authorities are subject to abuse, neglect of exploitation.
The types of establishments that typically facilitate abuse on children are Children’s homes, Approved Schools and care homes.
Bringing a Civil Claim
We appreciate that is is not easy to make contact and discuss your experiences. We are happy to discuss your potential claim on a non-committal basis and provide you with the opportunity to meet in person to make the process as comfortable as possible.
Limitation
The law says that you have three years from the date of an incident to bring your claim, or three years from your 18th birthday if you were a child when it occurred. However, even if you are out of time, you may still be able to bring a claim for abuse.
We have extensive expertise in properly addressing limitation and ensuring that individuals obtain the justice that they seek.
Funding
In most cases we can offer you a No Win, No Fee Agreement. This means that you will not have to pay us unless we are successful in your claim. If we are successful in your claim you will need to pay us a success fee which is capped at no more than 25% of your compensation.
Latest News
Former social worker sexually abused boys he was paid to care for
A former social worker from Weston-super-Mare has been jailed for sexually abusing two boys in the 1970s and 1980s. Raymond Poyner, 73, pleaded guilty to indecent assault, committed while he was working as a social worker, and was sentenced at North Somerset...
Man jailed for 11 years for non-recent child sex offences – Remedy Law Instructed
Following an investigation by the Thames Valley Police Child Abuse Investigation Unit, a man has been sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment after he was convicted of a string of non-recent sex offences against children. Gerald Raffell, aged 74, of West View Road in...
Special constable, Philip Gregory, faces years in jail for abusing children and young adults
Philip Gregory, 67, of Abergynolwyn, near Dolgellau, Gwynedd, a former special constable, faces years in jail for reportedly having 'systematically abused children and young adults for over the course of three decades. Despite denials on his part, Judge Timothy Petts...
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