News Home News Featured Article 5 things you should know about the National Redress Scheme The National Redress Scheme published its final report for 2nd year review. The following are five things you must know before you make an application with the National Redress Scheme. Read More Personal Injury Dr Ian Paterson Oversaw Knox Grammar Child Abuse Despite overwhelming evidence and five convictions against teachers under his watch, Dr Paterson denied any responsibility and walked away without repercussions. Personal Injury Institutional Sexual Abuse: Marist College Father Roger Michael Bellemore was a teacher, carer and priest for the students at Marist College Burnie convicted of child sexual abuse Personal Injury Stephen Farrell – Paedophile Offender Brother Stephen Farrell abused children in his care. He was a member of the Christian Brothers, a Catholic religious order, and worked at schools across Australia. Personal Injury Convicted Paedophile Ted Bales Admits to 50 Victims Notorious convicted paedophile ring member and former Christian Brother Ted Bales has been sentenced to a further seven and a half years in jail after pleading guilty to an additional 33 charges of indecent assault against another 19 students in the 1970s and 1980s, bringing the total number of his known institutional sexual abuse victims to 50. Personal Injury What The Royal Commission On Child Abuse Didn’t Fix – Andrew Coffey vs Shore If you assumed the ordeal for child sex abuse victims somehow ended with the McClelland Royal Commission into institutional Responses set up by Prime Minister Julia Gillard in 2013 then Andrew Coffey’s case is proof of how wrong that it is. Republished with the kind permission of Crikey Investigations Editor David Hardaker. Immigration Novak Djokovic – A Cautionary Tale in Bad Vaccination Advice The Federal Court of Australia dismissed the appeal of the decision made by Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs Alexander Hawke, to cancel the visa for the second time, of the world’s number one ranked men’s tennis player Novak Djokovic. Personal Injury What Is An Institution In Cases of Institutional Abuse? In cases of Institutional Sexual Abuse an institution is defined an organisation that was founded for a religious, educational, professional, or social purpose. Personal Injury NSW Courts To Break Unfair Settlements Forced On Abuse Survivors by Churches New reforms in NSW law mean that courts can redress unfair settlements forced on child sexual abuse survivors by churches and other institutions and lift restrictions on them speaking out publicly. Personal Injury Parramatta Marist High School – Call for Witnesses Koffels Law firm is seeking witnesses to alleged child sexual abuse perpetrated by Stuart Hawkins who was a teacher of Parramatta Marist High School between 1975 and 1993. Personal Injury The Key To A Successful Compensation Claim: Follow It Through Having successfully acted in literally hundreds of matters regarding the abuse of children in a myriad of institutions across Australia, it is sometimes good to reflect on the very positive outcomes from the process of a successful claim. Personal Injury NSW Abuse Victims to have Unfair Agreements Reviewed After Statute of Limitations Reform In coming months, victims who settled historical abuse claims in NSW pre-2016 will be able to have their agreements reviewed by Courts to assess whether they were unfairly small. Personal Injury Brother Dacian aka Kevin Jewell from Marist Brothers Eastwood can help other victims of institutional child sexual abuse find their voice Conviction of Brother Dacian aka Kevin Jewell from Marist Brothers Eastwood can help other victims of institutional child sexual abuse find their voice. 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 … 16
Featured Article 5 things you should know about the National Redress Scheme The National Redress Scheme published its final report for 2nd year review. The following are five things you must know before you make an application with the National Redress Scheme. Read More
Personal Injury Dr Ian Paterson Oversaw Knox Grammar Child Abuse Despite overwhelming evidence and five convictions against teachers under his watch, Dr Paterson denied any responsibility and walked away without repercussions.
Personal Injury Institutional Sexual Abuse: Marist College Father Roger Michael Bellemore was a teacher, carer and priest for the students at Marist College Burnie convicted of child sexual abuse
Personal Injury Stephen Farrell – Paedophile Offender Brother Stephen Farrell abused children in his care. He was a member of the Christian Brothers, a Catholic religious order, and worked at schools across Australia.
Personal Injury Convicted Paedophile Ted Bales Admits to 50 Victims Notorious convicted paedophile ring member and former Christian Brother Ted Bales has been sentenced to a further seven and a half years in jail after pleading guilty to an additional 33 charges of indecent assault against another 19 students in the 1970s and 1980s, bringing the total number of his known institutional sexual abuse victims to 50.
Personal Injury What The Royal Commission On Child Abuse Didn’t Fix – Andrew Coffey vs Shore If you assumed the ordeal for child sex abuse victims somehow ended with the McClelland Royal Commission into institutional Responses set up by Prime Minister Julia Gillard in 2013 then Andrew Coffey’s case is proof of how wrong that it is. Republished with the kind permission of Crikey Investigations Editor David Hardaker.
Immigration Novak Djokovic – A Cautionary Tale in Bad Vaccination Advice The Federal Court of Australia dismissed the appeal of the decision made by Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs Alexander Hawke, to cancel the visa for the second time, of the world’s number one ranked men’s tennis player Novak Djokovic.
Personal Injury What Is An Institution In Cases of Institutional Abuse? In cases of Institutional Sexual Abuse an institution is defined an organisation that was founded for a religious, educational, professional, or social purpose.
Personal Injury NSW Courts To Break Unfair Settlements Forced On Abuse Survivors by Churches New reforms in NSW law mean that courts can redress unfair settlements forced on child sexual abuse survivors by churches and other institutions and lift restrictions on them speaking out publicly.
Personal Injury Parramatta Marist High School – Call for Witnesses Koffels Law firm is seeking witnesses to alleged child sexual abuse perpetrated by Stuart Hawkins who was a teacher of Parramatta Marist High School between 1975 and 1993.
Personal Injury The Key To A Successful Compensation Claim: Follow It Through Having successfully acted in literally hundreds of matters regarding the abuse of children in a myriad of institutions across Australia, it is sometimes good to reflect on the very positive outcomes from the process of a successful claim.
Personal Injury NSW Abuse Victims to have Unfair Agreements Reviewed After Statute of Limitations Reform In coming months, victims who settled historical abuse claims in NSW pre-2016 will be able to have their agreements reviewed by Courts to assess whether they were unfairly small.
Personal Injury Brother Dacian aka Kevin Jewell from Marist Brothers Eastwood can help other victims of institutional child sexual abuse find their voice Conviction of Brother Dacian aka Kevin Jewell from Marist Brothers Eastwood can help other victims of institutional child sexual abuse find their voice.
