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Child Abuse Claims

Expertise And Understanding From Irwin Mitchell

If you suffered abuse during childhood, or if you’re a parent or carer working on behalf of a child who has been abused, it’s only natural that you want what happened to be acknowledged and for justice to be done.

At Irwin Mitchell we fight fearlessly to achieve the best outcome for child abuse claims. We’re renowned for our understanding of the issues affecting you and your family due to child abuse, and we know what positive action to take to make a difference.

Our lawyers offer the highest level of professionalism and expertise, combined with dedication and sensitivity.

Above all, we put you first.

Handling Child Abuse Cases With Expertise And Sensitivity

Money can never entirely erase the distress caused by sexual, physical or emotional abuse. Even so, financial compensation can help victims of child abuse to rebuild and improve the quality of their lives.

Regardless of the time since the abuse happened, it’s worth contacting Irwin Mitchell.

We may be able to bring a child abuse claim against:

The person who abused you, or
The organisation that employed your abuser.

Child abuse law is complex and still developing. That’s why it’s important to speak to a firm with specialist expertise in child abuse claims.

Our child abuse solicitors are renowned for their pioneering casework in this area of the law. They are passionate, committed professionals, who have dedicated their careers to helping survivors of abuse to move forward with their lives.

Your experience will be treated with total confidentiality and respect. We’ll give you a totally honest assessment of your chances of bringing a successful child abuse claim - free of charge. If we can, we’ll help you to secure the justice that plays such an important part of the healing process.

Proven Expertise In Child Abuse Claims

Irwin Mitchell is also one of the largest and most experienced personal injury law firms in the country.

Our team includes many of the country’s finest personal injury lawyers. They operate in highly specialised teams, offering the highest level of legal expertise in child abuse claims.

The team is headed up by Tracey Storey, who has been undertaking child abuse cases for the last 13 years. Tracey is also on the Executive Committee of the Association of Child Abuse Lawyers and the Secretary to the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers' Special Interest Group on Child Abuse.

Sallie Booth also has extensive experience of childhood abuse claims involving serious psychological injury and particular experience of group actions.

Jonathan Peacock also has extensive experience of group actions, inquiry work and complex claims and is assisted by Luke Daniels, an Associate solicitor, voted "assistant solicitor of the year by Birmingham Law Society recently.

Over the years the team has successfully helped many people claim compensation for sexual abuse and other forms of child abuse. Our specialists are well known for pioneering and ground breaking case handling.

Irwin Mitchell’s Commitment To Making A Difference

Irwin Mitchell’s first commitment is to you, and to achieving the best outcome for your claim.

We are committed to using the law to get redress for survivors of abuse so that they are able to move forward with their lives. We recognise that seeking justice is an important part of the process leading to recovery and healing.

We have also pursued many leading legal cases in order to improve the prospects of successful claims and to obtain fairer compensation.

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Compensation For Sexual Abuse

Our client was born in 1987. He lived with his stepfather and mother who were known heroin addicts. She was abused by both with the more extreme physical abuse being perpetrated by the stepfather. She was also sexually abused. Social services first became involved with the family in 1996 when they were told that our client was frequently absent from school. In fact he did not attend school for 2½ years.

In 1998 there was a report that our client was covered in bruises. A child protection visit to his home revealed that he was being left alone during the day and night being locked in the house and was badly malnourished with no food or furniture in the house or no electric lights. He was also left without clothing.

He was still not taken into care until aged 12 when he presented himself to a police station asking if he could be taken into care.

Irwin Mitchell took over this case from another firm of solicitors at the request of the Official Solicitor. When our client reached 18, we carried on acting for him personally. We put forward a claim that he suffered physical and emotional abuse and neglect between 1996 and 2000. When he was assessed by a psychiatrist for the claim, he disclosed sexual abuse which he had not been able to speak about previously.

Proceedings were issued in the High Court and the solicitors for the local authority made a partial admission of liability admitting to a 2 year delay in protecting our client. The first offer was made of £25,000 followed by an increased offer of £45,000. A Claimant’s offer of £80,000 was made and a settlement meeting was arranged to see if agreement could be reached.

Our client had previously pursued a complaint against the local authority to the Local Government Ombudsman. The Ombudsman had awarded him £20,000 in respect of maladministration. It was not clear in law whether it was necessary for him to give credit for this award when settling his case. This was compromised.

The settlement meeting resulted in a successful award of £70,000. The local authority also agreed to a apology meeting between a senior official of the council and our client so that he was able to be sure that the lessons of his case had been taken on board.

We have lawyers with the expertise and experience needed to help you with your claim. Choose from the list below to learn more about our experts in this area.

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Guidance With Strength And Sensitivity

We understand that contacting a lawyer might seem like a big step - especially if you have not done so before and we have therefore made it easy for you to contact us for free initial advice.about your claim.

At Irwin Mitchell we understand the real impact of personal injury. Our team of specialists have the skills and experience to give you clear advice about the chances of pursuing a successful claim and to guide you through the claims process.You can then decide if you want us to pursue your claim on your behalf.

We are renowned for our understanding of the issues affecting you and your family, and we know what positive action to take to make a difference.

At Irwin Mitchell we will fight fearlessly to give you the greatest chance of winning your case, with the best possible outcome, and we will support you every step of the way.

Find out whether you have a claim today. Simply complete our online claim form or call us with details of your accident on 0800 056 4110.