Preliminary hearings in four of the investigations resulted in a flurry of activity before Easter and have provided some clarification as to how the Public Hearings project will proceed. Common strands from the hearings, along with a subsequent press statement which focuses on false allegations, are as follows:
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Supreme Court grants permission to appeal in NA v Nottingham County Council
The Supreme Court has given permission to the appellant (claimant) to appeal in the case of NA v Nottingham County Council.
IICSA – abuse news
The IICSA has moved quickly in the last few months to begin its substantive work. At the end of November it announced its initial 12 investigations and most recently it has added the thirteenth investigation, the resumption of its previously announced investigation in connection with Lord Janner. Continue reading
Goddard Inquiry – today’s developments
Hon. Lowell Goddard DNZM has today announced in detail the initial 12 investigations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA). The Inquiry has previously explained that it will hold case studies which will be across the five designated workstreams. The announcement today includes the first investigations which will form the basis of the initial case studies. These are as follows:
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Negligence by the back door?
Williams J. & A. v London Borough of Hackney [2015] EWHC 2629 (QB)
Parents are awarded £20,000 for breach of their human rights after their children were kept in care unlawfully for two months.
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