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Child abuse ‘Solicitor of the Year’ gives interview to Law Society Gazette

During the 2015 Law Society Excellence Awards, which recognise the most exceptional legal practitioners in their profession, Peter Garsden, a child abuse lawyer, was named Solicitor of the Year for his work representing child abuse victims since 1994. Peter filed his first claim in 1994 on behalf of an adult who had been sexually abused
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Supreme Court has made “failure to care” cases against Local Councils troublesome

The case that started all the problems A landmark case called Poole Borough Council v CN & Another [2019] UKSC 25 created legal uncertainty in the area of “failure to care” cases when it went to the Supreme Court in 2019. So severe are the problems that another 2 cases will be heard by the
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Ampleforth College

The English Benedictine Congregation and other Roman Catholic religious orders make up one of the 13 strands of the Independent Investigation into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA). In April 2017, it was announced that Ampleforth College in Yorkshire would be used as a case study for inquiries into other institutions, but what happened at the college?
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St. Ambrose College, Altrincham – Catholic priest jailed for nine years guilty of child sexual abuse

Reverend Alan Morris, a church deacon who sexually abused ten schoolboys while scolding them, was sentenced to nine years in prison. In November 2012, he was arrested at his house in Hale following a police complaint. The complaint was filed by an ex-student who attended a baptism ceremony in which Morris was involved. The crimes
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Stockport Child Abuse Solicitor Picks Up Top Award at Legal Oscars

Child abuse solicitor, Peter Garsden of law firm Abney Garsden solicitors based in Cheadle Hulme, picked up the Solicitor of the year award at last night’s Law Society Excellence Awards held in London. Abney Garsden who are celebrating their 30th anniversary specialise in family law, wills & probate and abuse. It was the firm’s work with child
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