Entries by SOL Reform

Sarah Gerath, Time limit on suing for damages following child sex abuse removed by New South Wales Parliament, ABC

Child sexual abuse survivors will be able to make civil claims regardless of the date of an alleged incident under legislation being introduced into New South Wales Parliament today. Key points: The legislation removes the time limit on civil claims for child sexual abuse The change is part of NSW Government’s response to the child […]

Bernard Purcell, Irish Court ‘clears way’ for out of time abuse claims, The Irish World

Ireland’s Court of Appeal last week potentially cleared the way for thousands of people in this country who attended the country’s notorious industrial schools but missed the deadline for compensation from the Residential Institutions Redress Board. Mr Justice Gerard Hogan, on behalf of the three-judge Appeal Court, quashed a High Court decision agreeing with the […]