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| 7th February 2006 |
| A Milestone
for Kids Champions (Manchester Evening News) |
| A LAW firm with a reputation for being
a champion of child abuse victims is celebrating a double milestone.
Abney Garsden McDonald, which has offices in Cheadle Hulme
and Poynton, has marked its 20th anniversary by securing its
latest round of damages, taking the total won for claimants
to £15m.
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| 20th January 2006 |
| AGM celebrate
20 years of business |
(small).png) On
5th December 1985 Abney Garsden McDonald opened its doors for
business at a small office in Cheadle, Cheshire. Since then
we have grown to 2 offices and 40 staff. We have the largest
specialised child abuse department in the country and are respected
throughout the profession. We had an opening party at the office
on 20th January 2006 from close of business onwards.....more
To read our history click here.
To download our Press Release (pdf file - 54KB)
click here |
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| 15th January 2006 |
| Paul Durkin
is appointed to PI Panel |
 It
is about time that Paul
Durkin was appointed to the Personal Injury Panel, when one
considers that he has specialised in high level child abuse group
action litigation for the past 5 years, and before that for several
years doing solely Pesonal Injury work. We must congatulate him
however on his hard work and determination, as entry is restricted
only to those who demonstrate specialism at all levels of Personal
Injury work. To read more about him click
here. To go to the Child Abuse Department click
here. |
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| 25th July 2005 |
| Victims
Sue Care Society (Liverpool Echo) |
MORE than 60 people who say they were
subjected to sexual and physical abuse at Merseyside children's
homes will have their compensation claims heard. The alleged
victims are suing the Nugent
Care Society, responsible for the longclosed St Vincent's
home in Formby, and its sister establishment, St Aidan's in
Widnes, for substantial damages.The case is due to go ahead
at the high court early next year.Cheadle Hulmebased solicitors
Abney Garsden McDonald say the group were traumatised by their
experiences at the homes between the early 1960 s and the mid-1980s.
To view other Group Actions
we are involved in click here |
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| 9th July 2005 |
| Goad Victims
want Law Axed (as reported in the Plymouth Evening
Herald) |
| Read this article about how the law penalises the
victims of William Goad, and how strongly one of his victims feels
about it. Peter Garsden of ACAL(Association
of Child Abuse Lawyers) is also quoted towards the end of the
article |
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| 29th April 2005 |
| Appeal
to Irish Care Home Kids |
| Read the Manchester Evening News story in which
once again we plead for victims of abuse in Irish Residential
Insitutions to come forward before it is too late in time for
the deadline of 2nd December 2005. |
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| 17th March 2005 |
| Irish
Compensation Cases Deadline Approaches |
| Applications for compensation for abuse committed
in Irish Institutions (Care Homes) to the
RIRB (Residential Institutions Redress Board) must be made
before 15th December 2005. There are, therefore,
only 8 months left. You must apply now, before
it is too late. Before your solicitor can submit an application
he must take a full statement, get proof of residence, and obtain
a medical report. All this takes time and therefore applicants
should act now. See our Press
Release. Remember that the application should be completely
free to you because
the RIRB pay all legal costs
in addition to your award. Look at our guide
page on our special Irish
Survivor's site. |
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| 8th March 2005 |
| Tsunamai Appeal - £372 |
| Charity appeals seem to be flourishing at AGM with
more money raised for the Tsunamai appeal. We had an own clothes
week, whereby it cost each member of staff £5 to wear their
own clothes for work. We hope that we have been able to play a
small part in the world wide disaster fund. |
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| 7th March 2005 |
| AGM raise money for St. Ann's Hospice -
£256.50 |
 The
Abney Garsden McDonald team threw all their Christmas energy
into supporting St. Ann's Hospice in Heald Green, Cheadle by
raising a total of £256.50 We held a raffle at the Christmas
Party, all prizes being kindly donated by staff members. A “Wear
your Own Clothes Day” in the New Year raised a further £78.20
making a grand total of £334.70.
The cheque was presented to Fiona Reed, Fundraising Officer,
at St Ann’s Hospice in Heald Green on 2nd March 2005 by the
Firm’s Partner Peter Garsden, and Trainee Solicitor Emma Johnston.
The money was much appreciated by St Ann’s Hospice, and will
go some way towards supporting them. A Stockport Express photographer
snapped a picture for the neighbourhood news to provide much
needed publicity for the Hospice.
St Ann’s Hospice aims to improve the quality of life of people
living with life-threatening illnesses in Greater Manchester,
while supporting their family and carers. As an independent
charity, St Ann’s Hospice provides care to more than 3,000 people
each year. This care is provided free of charge, and £15,500
a day must be raised to enable St Ann’s Hospice to continue
providing their valuable services over three sites. |
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