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Child sexual abuse survivor brings civil legal claim against sex therapist for alleged sex assault and rape
A survivor of child sexual abuse is bringing a civil claim against a sex therapist, alleging that he raped and sexually assaulted her during a therapy session.
Inquest finds neglect contributed to the death of 31-year-old man who took his own life hours after being discharged by hospital mental health team
Jamie Harding, of Essex, died on 4 June 2022 when he deliberately fell from the fifth-floor window of his brother’s flat. An inquest into his death has concluded that there were a series of “significant and repeated failures” on the part of Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (‘EPUT’) in the six months preceding his death, along with an “inadequate” assessment performed of him at Basildon Hospital a few hours before he died.
Lawyers at Leigh Day welcome today’s Government announcement that it will set up a new Infected Blood Expert Group
Lawyers at Leigh Day, who represent around 300 people affected by the contaminated blood scandal, have welcomed the news that the Government is to set up a new Infected Blood Expert Group.
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