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Jimmy Savile Netflix Documentary – what do I think?

Because I am a child abuse lawyer, watching films about abuse is like a Busman’s Holiday, and I generally don’t do it. The release of Gary Glitter from custody started me thinking about Savile, so I watched the Netflix 2 part documentary the other night, and what a revelation it was. If you have not
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Should Gary Glitter be released half way through his sentence?

8 years ago, Paul Gadd, whose stage name is Gary Glitter was given a 16 year prison sentence for abusing 3 girls. Under legislation at the time of the sentence in 2015 (The Criminal Justice Act 2003) certain prisoners have to be released once they have served half of their sentence. At one time Gadd
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Radio, TV, and Press

Over the years, I have given a lot of interviews to the Media on a multitude of topics such as the sentencing of alleged abusers, Mandatory Reporting, Time Delay, The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse etc. etc. Here are a number of media extracts from the past some of
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Doncaster Children’s Home Scandal

After reports of children being punched, kicked, vinegar poured into cuts over a 3 year period, the regulator, OFFSTED of various Children’s Homes in Doncaster, finally stepped in and closed them down. Even though over 40 complaints were made, the homes were still rated as “good” by Offsted in March 2021. The BBC in their
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How Durham v Dunn affects disclosure of records both inside and outside litigation.

When I won the case of Durham County Council v Dunn, it was a great result, but I did not realise at the time, that the Court of Appeal decision would have national implications for all local authorities defending child abuse compensation claims. It is a landmark decision that has implications not only in all
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New Year, New Firm, New Start

I am delighted to share that I will be starting afresh with a brand new abuse personal injury business on 3rd January 2023 working with Scott Moncrieff of Temple Gardens London as a solicitor.l consultant. Not only is the work very rewarding and worthwhile but I will be working under the umbrella of a great
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Access to Care Records

The Access to Care Records campaign is an ongoing effort to amend the law to allow care leavers full access to their care records. Peter Garsden, is a member of the Access to Care Records Campaign Group (ACRCG), which includes significant people such as Jim Goddard of the Care Leavers Association, Baroness Lola Young, Leonie
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Mandatory Reporting

What is Mandatory Reporting? In its most basic form it is an obligation on the part of those who are in contact with children to report any abuse which they either suspect or witness to someone in a position of power. It is the law in most European Countries, some parts of the USA, Australia,
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Time Delay Laws in Child Abuse Cases should be abolished

We have been working for the repeal of time limits in child abuse cases for decades since, in general, the courts do not treat survivors who wish to seek justice against their abuser through a civil claim compassionately. The Law Abuse claims are currently subject to the same time limits as personal injury claims, in
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Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse publishes final report

On 20th October 2022 IICSA (Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse) published its final report which ran to over 400 pages, and included within its copious volumes 20 recommendations which have been posted online as a handy pdf file entitled “rapid reads” For those who wish to see more detail of the actual text there
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