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Below is the update I promised in my previous blog on this case and I’ve also written a fuller summary.
Judgement was given on Friday, 24 February. The 67 year old claimant complained that he was sexually abused by the adult son (a retired Anglican priest) of the warden and matron of a Children’s Society home in 1959. The priest’s estate settled the claim for £10,000 but the claim against the Society proceeded on the basis that it was vicariously liable for the action of the son. The judge found the evidence had been so badly affected by time that it was impossible to have a fair trial. He also dismissed the argument that the society was liable for the action of the abuser.
However the judge made it clear that the test for vicarious liability is fact sensitive. Each case will depend on its own fact, and our experience suggests that the lawyers involved in this case are up for pushing those boundaries.
On 17 March 2020 a report by Clive Sheldon QC was published. He had been appointed by the FA back in December 2016 to carry out an independent review into allegations of sexual abuse by coaches and scouts working in youth football between 1970 and 2005.
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The Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 is due to come into force on 4 May 2021. It’s a snappy title but what exactly is it?
In June 2020 the University of Birmingham published a research briefing exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child protection practice.
Nazareth Care Charitable Trust which operates a care home in Bonnyrigg, Scotland, recently received a fine after a resident at one of its care homes suffered a fatal injury after falling down a flight of stairs.
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