Koffels Solicitors and Barristers
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Koffels is a family-owned and run law firm in Sydney, Australia, specialising in historical institutional abuse compensation and excelling in matters of family law, commercial law, equine law and other financial matters,
Manchester United are the subject of legal action in the High Court over allegations of sexual abuse relating to a former member of staff at their old Cliff training ground.
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Manchester United face legal action over alleged sexual abuse
Billy Watts, who died in 2009, was employed by the club for an unspecified number of years in a variety of roles.
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November 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Manchester United are the subject of legal action in the High Court over allegations of sexual abuse relating to a former member of staff at their old Cliff training ground.
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An 89-year-old Mayo man in Ireland, a “self-proclaimed pillar of society”, will be sentenced next week for the historical sexual assault of a five-year-old child.
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Mayo man (89) who was 'self-proclaimed pillar of society' to be sentenced for child sex abuse | BreakingNews
The Central Criminal Court heard that Pat Salmon (89) of Rockfield, Knock, Claremorris, Co Mayo pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual assault, on dates between January and June 1995.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:45 AM
An 89-year-old Mayo man in Ireland, a “self-proclaimed pillar of society”, will be sentenced next week for the historical sexual assault of a five-year-old child.
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Grounds revealed for State of Western Australia's appeal against abuse survivor Dion Barber's $2.8 million payout
State of WA to argue it acted in good faith when placing Dion Barber in abusers' care
The State of Western Australia is appealing the entire basis of a judgement which awarded a Perth man nearly $3 million in compensation for abuse he suffered while he was in state care.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Grounds revealed for State of Western Australia's appeal against abuse survivor Dion Barber's $2.8 million payout
Ten percent of children are sexually assaulted before age 18 (Pérez-Fuentes and colleagues, 2012), and yet sexual abuse remains in our cultural shadows.
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The Worst Thing That Can Happen to a Kid
No one talks about child sexual abuse.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Ten percent of children are sexually assaulted before age 18 (Pérez-Fuentes and colleagues, 2012), and yet sexual abuse remains in our cultural shadows.
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Sexual abuse claim against Manchester United filed at High Court - Historical allegation is understood to relate to Billy Watts, a former caretaker, groundsman and kit man at the club’s Cliff training ground in Salford
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Sexual abuse claim against Manchester United filed at High Court
Historical allegation is understood to relate to Billy Watts, a former caretaker, groundsman and kit man at the club’s Cliff training ground in Salford
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November 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Sexual abuse claim against Manchester United filed at High Court - Historical allegation is understood to relate to Billy Watts, a former caretaker, groundsman and kit man at the club’s Cliff training ground in Salford
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President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to review a $5 million civil judgment that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll in 2023.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to throw out E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse verdict
President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to review a $5 million civil judgment that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll in 2023.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:46 AM
President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to review a $5 million civil judgment that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll in 2023.
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UK Minister for Youth Justice Jake Richards has apologised to the victims and survivors subjected to shocking and systematic abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre.
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Government apologises for historical abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre
Minister for Youth Justice Jake Richards has apologised to the victims and survivors subjected to shocking and systematic abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:46 AM
UK Minister for Youth Justice Jake Richards has apologised to the victims and survivors subjected to shocking and systematic abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre.
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Abuse by UK’s ‘most prolific sex offender’ was ignored at Medomsley detention centre, report finds
Abuse by UK’s ‘most prolific sex offender’ was ignored at Medomsley detention centre, report finds
Neville Husband committed hundreds of offences while working at facility in County Durham from 1969 to 1985
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November 13, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Abuse by UK’s ‘most prolific sex offender’ was ignored at Medomsley detention centre, report finds
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Nearly half of all young detainees at Tasmania's Ashley Youth Detention Centre were victims of reported abuse last year, damning new figures reveal.
Nearly half of all young detainees at Tasmania's Ashley Youth Detention Centre were victims of reported abuse last year, damning new figures reveal.
November 13, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Nearly half of all young detainees at Tasmania's Ashley Youth Detention Centre were victims of reported abuse last year, damning new figures reveal.
Nearly half of all young detainees at Tasmania's Ashley Youth Detention Centre were victims of reported abuse last year, damning new figures reveal.
Survivors of abuse connected to Mohamed Al Fayed’s Harrods empire are discovering what “no one is above the law” really means
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When power is untouchable: the legal abyss facing Harrods survivors
Survivors of abuse connected to Mohamed Al Fayed’s Harrods empire are discovering what “no one is above the law” really means
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November 12, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Survivors of abuse connected to Mohamed Al Fayed’s Harrods empire are discovering what “no one is above the law” really means
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A Spanish Catholic bishop is under investigation by the Vatican over an allegation of sexual abuse dating back three decades, his diocese confirmed this week.
Spanish bishop under Vatican investigation over historical abuse claim
Bishop Rafael Zornoza Boy of Cádiz y Ceuta has stepped back from duties as the Vatican investigates an allegation that he abused a teenage boy in the 1990s while serving as a seminary rector near Madrid, a charge he firmly denies
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November 12, 2025 at 12:49 AM
A Spanish Catholic bishop is under investigation by the Vatican over an allegation of sexual abuse dating back three decades, his diocese confirmed this week.
Disgraced ex-Queensland Police officer Ross Kouimanis fails to overturn conviction for vile abuse of young boy
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November 10, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Disgraced ex-Queensland Police officer Ross Kouimanis fails to overturn conviction for vile abuse of young boy
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As Pope Leo XIV meets Belgian abuse victims, Rupnik accusers wait for justice
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As Pope Leo XIV meets Belgian abuse victims, Rupnik accusers wait for justice
On Tuesday of this past week, Pope Leo XIV asked victims of clerical abuse for patience as the wheels of justice turn.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:33 AM
As Pope Leo XIV meets Belgian abuse victims, Rupnik accusers wait for justice
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Pope Leo met and prayed with a small group of abuse survivors, and listened to their stories "in a climate of closeness."
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Pope Leo meets with clergy abuse survivors from Belgium – DW – 11/09/2025
Pope Leo met and prayed with a small group of abuse survivors, and listened to their stories "in a climate of closeness."
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November 10, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Pope Leo met and prayed with a small group of abuse survivors, and listened to their stories "in a climate of closeness."
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NZ Health Ministry accused of sitting on dying state abuse survivor's redress claim for weeks
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Health Ministry accused of sitting on dying state abuse survivor's redress claim for weeks
The woman's lawyer told the Ministry of Health her client had just "weeks left to live".
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November 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
NZ Health Ministry accused of sitting on dying state abuse survivor's redress claim for weeks
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The Albanese Government has today announced the award of $12 million in grants to support 23 specialist and community support services across Australia to expand their crucial work responding to victims and survivors of child sexual abuse
Albanese Govt Grants $12M for Child Abuse Services
Attorney-GeneralThe Hon Michelle Rowland MPMinister for Social ServicesThe Hon Tanya Plibersek MPJoint Media ReleaseThe Albanese Government has today
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November 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The Albanese Government has today announced the award of $12 million in grants to support 23 specialist and community support services across Australia to expand their crucial work responding to victims and survivors of child sexual abuse
The ACT's new legislation marks one of the most consequential reforms in recent years - overturning the Bird v DP decision and signalling a decisive move toward survivor-centred justice in Australia's courts.
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ACT Overturns Bird v DP: A Landmark Shift in Instituional Abuse : Koffels
The ACT has passed a landmark law overturning Bird V DP, reshawping how vicarious liability is assesed in historicla abuse claims.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The ACT's new legislation marks one of the most consequential reforms in recent years - overturning the Bird v DP decision and signalling a decisive move toward survivor-centred justice in Australia's courts.
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Nearly a third of women in England and Wales were abused as a child, along with just over a quarter of men, according to new figures which for the first time include emotional, physical or sexual abuse as well as neglect.
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Almost 30% of people abused as children, England and Wales data shows
ONS data, which includes emotional, physical and sexual abuse as well as neglect, suggests 13.6 million people affected
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November 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Nearly a third of women in England and Wales were abused as a child, along with just over a quarter of men, according to new figures which for the first time include emotional, physical or sexual abuse as well as neglect.
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A jury has awarded $4.8M to a victim of historic sexual abuse in the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, five years after the diocese emerged from bankruptcy proceedings
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November 8, 2025 at 5:19 AM
A jury has awarded $4.8M to a victim of historic sexual abuse in the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, five years after the diocese emerged from bankruptcy proceedings
A former bus driver has blamed a long-term porn addiction and the stresses of divorce after his “disturbed” habit – and cache of child abuse material – were unearthed.
‘Depravity’: Geelong bus driver busted with child abuse material
A former bus driver has blamed a longterm porn addiction and the stresses of divorce as explaining his “self-destructive” decision to access depraved child abuse material.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:25 AM
A former bus driver has blamed a long-term porn addiction and the stresses of divorce after his “disturbed” habit – and cache of child abuse material – were unearthed.
Is Roblox safe for children – or an ‘X-rated paedophile hellscape’?
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My chilling week on Roblox: sexually assaulted and shat on as a child avatar roaming the online world
In seven days my young alter ego is cyberbullied and attacked while exploring clubs, casinos and horror games, all with parental controls in place. Is the platform safe for children – or an ‘X-rated paedophile hellscape’?
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November 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Is Roblox safe for children – or an ‘X-rated paedophile hellscape’?
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The rural Diocese of Alexandria, Louisiana filed for bankruptcy in federal court to begin the process of settling dozens of child sexual abuse allegations against priests
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November 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The rural Diocese of Alexandria, Louisiana filed for bankruptcy in federal court to begin the process of settling dozens of child sexual abuse allegations against priests
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Boys who cling to stereotypically ‘manly’ traits are more likely to hurt others – but they are in the minority, study finds
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Boys who cling to stereotypically ‘manly’ traits are more likely to hurt others – but they are in the minority, study finds
The Men’s Project finds most young people don’t hold strict ideas about masculinity and look to real-life role rather than online models
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November 7, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Boys who cling to stereotypically ‘manly’ traits are more likely to hurt others – but they are in the minority, study finds
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Online child sexual exploitation is a rising but misunderstood threat—here's what the experts want you to know
Online child sexual exploitation is a rising but misunderstood threat—here's what the experts want you to know
Australians filed over 80,000 reports of online child sexual abuse last financial year, more than double the 36,600 reports in 2021/22.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Online child sexual exploitation is a rising but misunderstood threat—here's what the experts want you to know