Beaumaris Primary School Board of Inquiry Report
The Victorian Board of Inquiry into historical child sexual abuse in Beaumaris Primary School and certain other named government schools has finally released its report.
The Victorian Board of Inquiry into historical child sexual abuse in Beaumaris Primary School and certain other named government schools has finally released its report.
Yesterday, the High Court of Australia refused the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne’s request to appeal a decision allowing a parent to recover damages for sexual
The High Court handed down its decision of GLJ -v- The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Lismore on 1 November
The Victorian Government’s Inquiry Terms of Reference provides that it will cover child abuse by a “relevant employee” at Beaumaris Primary School during the 1960s
Ryan Carlisle Thomas is working on behalf of a plaintiff in an institutional abuse civil proceeding in the Supreme Court of Victoria. He alleges he
On 3 April 2023 the former principal of the Adass Israel School, Malka Leifer, was found guilty of child sexual abuse and rape by a
RCT Law can assist survivors with claims involving school abuse and has done so for many years. Sexual abuse by teachers, other members of school
Our abuse law team can assist survivors with claims involving abuse in religious institutions or by people connected with those institutions, and has done so
The ABC recently reported a story on former students and survivors of sexual abuse at Gippsland Grammar and their disappointment when they learnt of huge
Another coverup of child sexual abuse has been discovered, this time involving the Ballarat Orphanage. The ABC Background Briefing program has revealed that the superintendent
RCT Law has written to the Victorian Attorney-General recently seeking reform of certain provisions of the Corrections Act 1986 (Vic) which we believe have the
We continue to see an increase in reports of allegations of abuse in the context of schools – an environment where society expects and demands
RCT Law is acting for for a client who alleges to have been abused by a teacher during the 1960s and 1970 in Victoria. We
There is a dark history of abuse of vulnerable Victorian children in The Salvation Army. For many decades, The Salvation Army ran the Box Hill
Lawyers in Victoria have worked out a legal means of winning compensation cases for former child migrants. Several cases involving former child migrants have now
All Australians are being invited to have their say about designs for a National Memorial dedicated to victims of child sexual abuse. On 22 October
A recent Victorian case in which a man has been awarded more than $1.5 million for school child sex abuse gives real hope to survivors
There is finally good news for the post-war child migrants who attended the Northcote Farm School at Bacchus Marsh. A landmark Victorian settlement has recently
While a new Redress Scheme has been set up to compensate police for sexual abuse and harassment, it may not be your best option for
One step closer to justice for child sex abuse survivors In a positive move forward, an Israeli Court has ruled that former Melbourne school principal,
In a positive step forward for survivors of abuse in Queensland, the State Government has passed new laws which make it an offence for clergy
Hundreds of survivors who have applied for financial redress through the National Redress Scheme are having to wait months while the organisations against whom the
This is a reminder for those who suffered abuse in the Australian Defence Force (‘Defence Force’) and wish to make an application for a reparation payment.
From the outside, Holy Family Primary School and Doveton Parish seemed to be your regular primary school and parish throughout the 1960s to late 1990s.
Scout leaders are among the worst perpetrators of abuse in the Australian sports and recreational sector. In this blog, we identify some of the worst scout
Unfortunately, the Ballarat Diocese stands in a league of its own when it comes to the sexual and physical abuse horrors that took place within
How and why is Parkville Youth Justice Centre still standing and will it continue to do so indefinitely? It has been widely reported that the
RCT Law has recently settled a compensation claim for a man who was abused as a student and boarder at St. Patrick’s College in Sale
Geelong Grammar School, once renowned for its exceptional teaching staff and prestigious alumni, has in the past few years grappled with the less flattering association
Trinity Grammar has come under the spotlight recently, after allegations were made against four of its teachers of child sexual abuse occurring in the 1970s. We act
What you need to know before claiming under the National Redress Scheme Because of the limitations on payments within the Redress Scheme, most people who
The Commonwealth Government’s sexual abuse redress scheme has now been operating since 1 July 2018 and we’ve learnt something already. Payments are assessed under a
A recent investigation undertaken by the Age has revealed that the Catholic Church currently owns real estate and other assets in Australia to the estimated
Update on the Commonwealth’s response to child abuse As the Commonwealth Government’s Redress scheme continues to be debated, we address a question that many clients
Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse hearings One of the many useful functions performed by the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse has been the
In announcing a Commonwealth-led compensation scheme for survivors of institutional sexual abuse yesterday, Social Services Minister Christian Porter said the scheme would be fair, simple
Many people are aware that institutions such as government departments, businesses and religious bodies can be sued for damages for personal injury. What’s less known
The evidence of Bishop Brian Finnigan, former priest from the Diocese of Ballarat and current Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, was under scrutiny today at the
Case Study 35 of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse resumed today with an investigation into the abhorrent sexual abuse of
Court rules school “directly liable” for abuse due to the extent of power and control given to the perpetrator Hadassa Erlich, a victim of sexual
Three ex-residents of the former Victorian government-run youth institution Turana have told of the physical, psychological and sexual abuse they experienced in state care to
A week into Royal Commission public hearings in Ballarat, a sexual abuse health expert gave compelling evidence on the pervasive effects of child sexual and
Children abused while living in the care of two well-known Catholic orders are having their stories recorded by the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Child
It’s time the Government set up a compensation fund. On 16 November 2009, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologised to Forgotten Australians and to the
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