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Abuse Victim Wins Right to Pursue Case
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March 2009- Cameron Fyfe in our Litigation Department currently represents a number of former residents of Kerelaw School in Ayrshire who are making claims against the local authority for the treatment they recieved whilst resident at the school. Two former staff have been convicted of offences including physical and sexual abuse towards the pupils who were within their care at the school.
Many of the victims of such abuse find pursuing a legal case impossible due to the rules on timebar. These state that any such claim must be raised within three years of the victim turning eighteen. For victims it can take many years to come to terms with the abuse and thereafter take the steps necessary to raise a claim meaning that often by the time they are ready to do so it is no longer competent. However, in a landmark rulnig by Lord Malcolm at the COurt of Session Michelle Wright, now 28, has won the right to sue in relation to the abuse she suffered whilst at Kerelaw between the ages of 10 and 15. This ruling also opens the way for other victims of abuse caught in the same position. Mr Fyfe has said that it is a major step in the right direction for those denied justice for so long.
If you wish further information please contact our Litigation Department on 0141 333 6333.
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