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Turner Freeman welcomes Special Counsel Hassan Ehsan to our Canberra office

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We are delighted to announce that Hassan Ehsan has joined Turner Freeman Lawyers as a Special Counsel in our Canberra office. Hassan is a highly...

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Childcare without the Care – How to Maintain a Child Safety Focus

Institutional Abuse

A 45 year old man has been arrested and accused of sexually abusing 91 female children in day-care centers located in Queensland and New South...

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A Department in Need of Education – ongoing legal claims of child abuse

A Department in Need of Education

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A Department in Need of Education – ongoing legal claims against the Victorian Department of Education for incidents of historical child abuse The Victorian Department...

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Institutional abuse survivors are reluctant to speak out

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The Royal Commission’s finding into Institutional Abuse of children in care show survivors are reluctant to speak up about their experiences – they may not...

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Mount Penang Juvenile Detention Centre

Institutional Abuse

*The contents in this blog relates to legislation in New South Wales. The Mount Penang Training School for Boys (also known as the Mt Penang...

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Speaking out – The Power of a Survivor’s Voice

Institutional Abuse

*The contents in this blog relates to legislation in New South Wales. William Skelland, 81, a former staff member at a Victorian boys’ home has...

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Brutal Detention and Over Correction – Why did children face abuse in juvenile justice institutions?

Institutional Abuse

*The contents in this blog relates to legislation in New South Wales. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (“Royal Commission”) found...

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Paving the way to undo past injustices – what does the New South Wales Government’s Civil Liability Amendment (Child Abuse) Bill 2021 promise survivors?

Institutional Abuse

*The contents in this blog relates to legislation in New South Wales. The New South Wales government has sought to address injustices affecting survivors who...

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Case Summary: – State of New South Wales v DC [2017] HCA 22

Institutional Abuse

Background The matter involved two sisters who were subjected to physical and sexual abuse by their stepfather over a period of time. Eventually in April...

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Application of Vicarious Liability in Australian Institutional Abuse Cases

Institutional Abuse

Nearly all institutional abuse civil claims for compensation are pursued as against an institution or other organisation. That is, a survivor’s civil claim aims to...

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Stay of Proceedings in Institutional Abuse Cases

Institutional Abuse

After the recommendations of the Royal Commission (into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse), each Australian state enacted legislative changes allowing survivors to pursue civil...

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Common Statutory refunds in NSW Institutional Abuse matters

Institutional Abuse

Civil compensation claims allow survivors of abuse to seek a variety of damages including pain and suffering, economic loss, care and assistance and out of...

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