Stephen Scholes is now part of a third set of criminal proceedings after more people have come forward and disclosed they were abused by him

We have acquired Doncaster-basedAtherton Godfrey LLPfor an undisclosed sum, in a move that creates a £20 million turnover business

The Lambeth Children’s Homes Redress Scheme, which remains open until 1 January 2022, awards compensation for those who were fearful of or subjected to abuse at one of the Council’s homes or  Shirley Oaks Primary School, either as a resident or visitor.

This report was published on 17thDecember 2020 following the conviction of Granville Gibson for two charges of indecent assault in 2016 and again of two charges of indecent assault in 2019.

I recently spoke to Sky News as part of an in-depth feature “The Unseen Victims of Abuse”, which focused on the activities of grooming gangs in the UK. Much of the report was filmed near our offices in West Yorkshire but as the report explains, abuse is happening right across the UK.

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) published its report into the abuse of children in the care of the Nottinghamshire Councils in July 2019.

Last week the news emerged that eight former professional Rugby Union players have been diagnosed with early onset dementia and will be pursuing rugby authorities for compensation on the grounds of negligence.

Switalskis represents the Andrews family, whose baby Wynter died as a consequence of neglect by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.