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15th Nov 2014 at 17:06 | 4329 views
Do I need to take out After the Event Insurance?
In personal injury claims, you may want the safety net of After the Event insurance (ATE), but is it really necessary?
Before 1st April 2013, sol...
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07th Nov 2014 at 18:17 | 1594 views
Can a child obtain compensation from the CICA for injuries caused by its mother whilst pregnant?
A claim against the CICA has been brought by a Local Authority who now cares for a child who su...
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04th Nov 2014 at 19:52 | 1248 views
Resourcing prosecutions for online sex offenders
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (“CEOP”) estimate that some 50,000 people share, download or otherwise distribute im...
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02nd Nov 2014 at 17:44 | 3105 views
What time limit will apply in my injury case?
The time limits for commencing personal injury claims through our civil courts differs from applications made to the Criminal Injur...
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30th Oct 2014 at 15:56 | 2621 views
How to make a CICA claim?
Injury specialist solicitor Samantha Robson talks about eligibility under the 2012 CICA Scheme
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (or CICA) i...
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21st Oct 2014 at 12:49 | 3607 views
Can I re-open my CICA claim?
Abuse specialist solicitor Samantha Robson talks about re-opening a CICA on medical grounds
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) is a little known gov...
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15th Oct 2014 at 20:23 | 2060 views
Fundamental dishonesty in injury claims
Solicitor Samantha Robson considers the impact of dishonesy on costs in personal injury claims
Since the Jackson reforms were introduced on 1st April...
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07th Oct 2014 at 11:48 | 4083 views
Vicarious liability and Schools
Solicitor Robert Shaw considers the importance of the Woodlands case
There is a principle in English law that the offender, or negligent party (the defendant) is ...
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30th Sep 2014 at 14:54 | 1992 views
What happens if the abuse took place a long time ago?
It is certainly true that the earlier abuse is reported the quicker the police can intervene and witnesses can be interviewed and evidence ...
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22nd Sep 2014 at 14:19 | 1312 views
A new study publishes its findings in Psychological Medicine
A recent study entitled “Domestic and sexual violence against patients with severe mental illness” found that men and wo...
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17th Sep 2014 at 09:35 | 2466 views
Specialist child abuse solicitor, Samantha Robson, discusses one of the latest cases of sexual abuse to hit the headlines
A 41 year old doctor has admitted sexually abusing boys in his car...
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15th Sep 2014 at 09:29 | 1278 views
The sexual abuse and exploitation of children is happening in a number of towns up and down the country. A report compiled 3 years ago by the Children’s Commissioner for England estimated th...
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09th Sep 2014 at 15:00 | 1259 views
Solicitor, Robert Shaw considers what lessons have been learnt
Is Rotherham so very different to any other metropolitan borough in the country? It may have a greater incidence of social depriva...
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03rd Sep 2014 at 14:45 | 1379 views
Sam features on the front page of the local news, the Western Mercury about major progress in a serious abuse case.
She said: “I know that I speak for all of the families involved in...
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03rd Sep 2014 at 12:03 | 1585 views
In September 2014, Sam Robson was quoted in an article published by Newseek entitled: "Britain's Elite Boarding Schools Are Facing an Explosion of Abuse Allegations".
You ca...
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