Liam Goggin
Director of Public Law Practice Area
English
No one should have to go through something as traumatic as sexual abuse. If you’re a survivor of abuse, it can be extremely difficult to come to terms with and no amount of money will make up for what you’ve been through. We can also provide you with details of support organisations and survivors groups who may be able to offer support.
Taking legal action against your abuser or those responsible for your abuse can help you to find the closure you need to start to rebuild your life. In addition, our team are specialists in bringing Criminal Injuries Claims and can provide you with the support you need to make a claim.
Our empathetic and compassionate Abuse Team have years of experience in representing survivors of sexual abuse and rape, helping them to get the closure and justice they need to move forward.
If you’d like advice about making a claim for sexual abuse or rape, please get in touch for a free, confidential chat about your situation.
Sexual abuse is any unwanted sexual act or activity. It includes rape, assault, sexual harassment, inappropriate touching and being watched or photographed naked without consent.
No matter who the abuser is or where or when it happened, if it happened without your consent, it is abuse.
By law, you cannot consent to sexual activity if you are:
Opening up about sexual abuse can be very difficult and the idea of taking legal action can feel daunting. Using a specialist Abuse Solicitor allows someone else to fight for you.
As well as helping you make a sexual abuse claim, we can introduce you to specialist support and survivor groups suited to your situation, so you’ve got long-term support in place.
With over 30 years’ experience in helping survivors of abuse, you can be reassured that we’ll do all we can to get you the justice you deserve.
We’ll be clear and straightforward when we talk to you, and we won’t use complex legal jargon
We’re members of the Association of Child Abuse Lawyers (ACAL) and we subscribe to its code of conduct
As well as helping you make a sexual abuse claim, we can introduce you to specialist support and survivor groups suited to your situation, so you’ve got long-term support in place.
At Simpson Millar we want to help you. We are proud of our track record and the comments from our clients which is at the end of the day why we do the work we do.
We’ll listen to you with complete confidentiality and offer you our advice and support. If you haven’t already reported your abuse to the police, we might tell you to contact them as a criminal conviction will strongly back your case.
Your Sexual Abuse Solicitor will gather evidence to support your case, such as medical records, proof of where you went to school or details of any children’s homes you lived in.
Most sexual abuse claims settle out of Court, and we’ll do everything we can to settle your case before going to Court. We’ll send a letter to the responsible party (an individual or an institution) setting out the details of your claim. They will then have a set amount of time to respond to your claim, detailing whether they accept or deny responsibility, known as liability.
Very few cases of this nature go to Court although not all cases are successful. If your case does go to Court, you may need to give evidence to a Judge, but this only happens in very limited circumstances. We understand that going to Court can feel worrying, stressful and upsetting. But if it reaches this stage, your Abuse Solicitor will be with you every step of the way.
We can help you bring a claim against an individual abuser or an institution or organisation such as:
This is not a limited list and we consider all potential defendants when assessing cases.
If your abuse took place a long time ago, and you’re not sure if your abuser is still alive or the organisation still exists, don’t let this put you off coming forward.
We could still help you make a claim for historic abuse.
While the Court does have some time limits in place for sexual abuse and rape claims, they can make exceptions for these cases, as they understand that there are many reasons why people don’t come forward.
If your abuse took place some time ago, don’t let this put you off from coming forward and making a claim. We’ve helped many survivors of historic sexual abuse successfully claim compensation and we can help you too.
When you first contact Simpson Millar, our dedicated enquiries team will discuss the initial details of your claim. You’ll then be allocated a specialist Abuse Claims Solicitor and we will send you a questionnaire to complete with details about your claim.
If you have experienced physical or sexual abuse and wish to make a claim under the Criminal Injuries Compensation (CIC) Scheme, contact our Abuse Claims Solicitors for free legal advice and a no-obligation discussion.
Our Abuse Solicitors attended the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) abuse conference on 23 June 2022. This is an annual event which welcomes different speakers to discuss areas relating to the work we do for our clients.
Fill in the form below to get in touch with one of our dedicated team members, or call our team today on: 0808 239 1287
