School Abuse

IICSA Investigate Historic Sexual Abuse at Schools The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (or IICSA) has announced that as part of its ongoing investigation into child sexual abuse at s... Read More

Teacher Richard Clark from Thirsk pleads guilty Teacher, Richard Clark, a 29-year-old from the Thirsk area has now pleaded guilty to charges relating to child sexual abuse.  On 15 June 2018... Read More

Christ's Hospital School near Horsham in the News Allegations of historic sexual abuse have been the subject of numerous criminal investigations in recent years.  Several notable inst... Read More

Robsonshaw continue to represent victims of Michael Wilde The Wade Deacon High School in Widnes is a proud establishment and renowned as a high calibre, comprehensive school with over 1500 pupil... Read More

Author David Nolan continues to tell his story of historic abuse at St Ambrose College A former student of St Ambrose Roman Catholic College in Hale Barns in Manchester, David Nolan waived his r... Read More

Sexting abuse - is it illegal, and can you claim compensation? In this article we take a close look at sexting and the law. What is sexting? Is it illegal, and can victims of s... Read More

Michael Wilde, former chemistry teacher at a Widnes school now jailed   A former chemistry teacher at Wade Deacon Grammar School has now been sentenced to two years imprisonment for se... Read More

Former Westminster Cathedral Choir teacher jailed for abusing boys David Lowe, a husband and father of five children was jailed for 10 years for sexually abusing his former pupils as they slept ... Read More

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 defenda... Read More

Newsweek Article on Boarding School Abuse Allegations In September 2014, Sam Robson was quoted in an article published by Newseek entitled: " Britain's Elite Boarding Schools Are Facing... Read More