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$5.9 million for Bulldogs abuse survivor

The Age has covered Rightside Legal’s win in Court on behalf of an abuse survivor against

Victims of Former Teacher Peter Farmer Take Legal Action Against Victorian Education Department

Six survivors of convicted paedophile teacher Peter Farmer are suing the Victorian Education Department, claiming it failed to protect them and allowed him to continue teaching and abusing children after his resignation in 1988. The department denies liability while the victims seek justice for decades of trauma.

Dying Man Wins Record $1 Million Compensation Payout for Christian Brothers Abuse

Paul Bradshaw wins $1M settlement from Christian Brothers after decades of injustice and silence

Justice delivered at Xavier College

Rightside Legal wins $1.15M for Xavier College survivor after Supreme Court overturns old deal.

$$millions as asbestos toll continues

Melbourne man wins compensation after asbestos exposure from James Hardie cladding. Justice achieved.

History catches up with Alan McIntosh, Box Hill PS

The defendant knew or ought to have known about the existence of other paedophiles at Xavier College at the time

Gippsland Grammar and the State of Victoria

Geelong Grammar pays record $5.5M to abuse survivor. Learn how our legal team fought for justice despite school challenges.

Beaumaris Primary School sets a compensation record

Record $8M payout: Rightside Legal wins for Beaumaris Primary abuse survivor against the Victorian Government.

$3.5 million for abuse by notorious priest

Catholic Church pays $3.5M to survivor abused by Father Pickering after decades of cover-up.

Ward of State successfully sues Berry Street

Former Ward of the State wins $1.8M for abuse at Sutherland Homes. Learn how our team fought for justice.

Geelong Grammar School Pays Up – Twice

Geelong Grammar pays record $5.5M to abuse survivor. Learn how our legal team fought for justice despite school challenges.

WESTERN BULLDOGS LOSE CHILD ABUSE APPEAL

Record $2.45M payout: Perth’s Catholic Church compensates survivor of priest Bertram Adderley.

Wenlock survivors take on Anglican Church

Two survivors of Wenlock’s abuse are suing both the Western Australian Cricket Association and the Anglican Church

Victorian Supreme Court judge: ‘reasonable’ to set aside alleged sex abuse settlement deed for former Xavier College student

The defendant knew or ought to have known about the existence of other paedophiles at Xavier College at the time

Trinity Grammar to Join Child Sex Abuse Redress Scheme After $500,000 Payout

Melbourne private school Trinity Grammar says it will join the national redress scheme for victims of institutional child sex abuse after it paid $500,000 to a former student who was abused by a teacher in the 1970s.

Trinity Grammar Abuse Survivor Paid Out Over Former ‘Hero’ Teacher

Melbourne private school Trinity Grammar has paid out $500,000 to a former student sexually abused by a teacher the school heads had labelled a “hero”.

Trinity College boarding house master convicted

Rightside Legal is representing men who were abused by Trinity Grammar boarding house master Mark Watson, who was later employed by Wesley College.

State school abuse survivors come forward following Rightside verdicts

Read these stories by The Guardian to learn more:

“Stand up, be heard, you’re not alone”: Trinity Grammar sex abuse survivor’s powerful message

A Trinity Grammar sexual assault survivor has told how the school covered up the actions of his abuser, even calling him a “hero” who “always acted in the best interests of the boys” before eventually paying $500,000 in compensation.

Rightside Legal Obtains Record Payouts for Abuse Survivors

The Age has covered Rightside Legal’s win in Court on behalf of an abuse survivor against the State of Victoria for failing to protect him from known paedophile Robert Morris.

Record settlement over historical abuse at Wesley College’s Glen Waverley campus

A former student at Melbourne’s Wesley College who was abused by a teacher and a counsellor has settled his claim against the school for what his lawyers believe is a record figure for Victoria.

Record payout for victim of teacher who abused dozens of children

The victim of a teacher jailed for abusing dozens of children over the course of 31 years has won a record $1.5 million court-ordered payout from the Victorian Education Department.

Mesothelioma Fighter Passes Away

Simon Lowes, who was exposed to asbestos as a very young child and years later fought a tenacious and winning battle with James Hardie over compensation, has passed away.

Man abused by Christian Brothers in WA awarded $1 million compensation

The lawyer who helped John* win an apology and $500,000 compensation from Trinity Grammar has told of another win he’s had representing clients who have suffered sexual abuse as children.

Judge lashes Xavier’s ‘troubling’ conduct as school faces abuse claim

The Jesuits have fought so hard to deny my client his day in court that it makes you wonder how many other legally worthless deeds they are sitting on. How many other victims of abuse at Xavier have been paid off with small sums of money?

How church protected a paedo priest and left a boy at breaking point

Rightside Legal specialises in historic sexual abuse claims. It won the first claim in this State, the claim against Barry Cable, and the only two trials run since the legislation changed. And it has not finished with Michael Painter.

Historic Christian Brothers sexual abuse case

In an open letter, delivered on the eve of a WA trial, the Christian Brothers have admitted several brothers sexually abused child migrant John Thomas Lawrence for years from the age of nine in two Perth boys’ homes.

Historic apology and out of court payments made to survivors of child sex abuse at Latrobe Valley catholic college

The Marist Brothers have apologised to the Latrobe Valley community and paid $4 million to survivors of sexual abuse perpetrated by Brother Gerard McNamara between 1970 and 1975.

Geelong Grammar payout could hit Catholic Church and other institutions

A landmark $1.1 million settlement between a sexually assaulted student and one of the nation’s most elite private schools could unleash a wave of court action against institutions that have made modest payments to victims of shocking abuse.

Geelong College to pay $2.7 million over historical child sex abuse

A 46-year-old Victorian man has been awarded the highest amount of damages in an institutional abuse case in Australia, with a court ordering his former school pay him more than $2.7 million.

Geelong College pays $1 million to sexual assault victim

A 63-year-old man abused by a teacher at Geelong College more than 50 years ago has received a $1 million settlement from the exclusive school just hours before the matter was due to reach court.

Former Geelong College student receives record $2.7m judgment in sex abuse case

A record $2.7 million judgment has been awarded to a former Geelong College student over the school’s handling of the sexual abuse he suffered more than 25 years ago.

First writs in civil suit

A trial may be heard in the Supreme Court of Victoria within the next 12 months following compensation claims by survivors of sexual abuse who attended St Paul’s Catholic College in Traralgon in the 1970s.A trial may be heard in the Supreme Court of Victoria within the next 12 months following compensation claims by survivors of sexual abuse who attended St Paul’s Catholic College in Traralgon in the 1970s.

Fifty years after a mum first raised the alarm, men get $7m for teacher’s abuse

Ten men abused as children by a paedophile teacher who was shuffled between primary schools for 14 years have been paid more than $7 million by the Victorian government.

Family of Asbestos Victim Wins Supreme Court Trial

As a child in the 1950s, Marian Ciopicz and his friends frequently played in asbestos waste at the back of the Wunderlich asbestos factory in Sunshine, Melbourne.

Ex-Wesley College student wins record settlement over abuse by two teachers

A former Wesley College student has received a $3 million record settlement for institutional child abuse in Victoria, after he was sexually assaulted by two former teachers in the 1970s.

Education Department Faces Lawsuits Over Paedophile Teacher Robert Morris

The Age has reported that the Victorian Education Department is facing a multi-million compensation bill over child abuse by convicted paedophile Robert Leonard Morris.

Dying Victim Takes Alleged Historic Child Sex Abuse at the Hands of the Christian Brothers to Court

A dying man will next week become the first under WA’s new laws to go to court to claim damages for alleged historic child sexual abuse at the hands of the Christian Brothers.

Court orders record payment against Christian Brothers for historic child sex abuse crimes

An elderly man who was subjected to “degrading” and “humiliating” sexual abuse by Christian Brothers

College in $2.6M Abuse Payout

The Geelong College has been forced to pay $2.63M to a former student who was sexually abused

Church’s legal defence ‘dismantled’ after sex abuse pay-off thrown out

Hundreds of sexual abuse victims who received meagre sums of money in exchange for their silence could now seek larger compensation payouts after a judge overturned once survivor’s settlement with the church.

Christian Brothers Pay $1m to Abuse Victim

A lawyer for a victim of child sex abuse at the hands of the Christian Brothers says the landmark $1 million settlement could open the door for more cases.

Christian Brothers mount ‘brutal’ case to cut sex payout

The Australian reports that lawyers for the Christian Brothers have launched an extraordinary argument against a substantial payout

Catholic Church makes record payout in child sex abuse case

Rightside Legal has secured a record breaking 2.45 million dollar compensation payment for a man who survived abuse by former Bunbury priest and Aquinas College teacher Bertram Adderley.

Barry Cable: Child Abuser

Rightside Legal has obtained justice for a Perth woman after a five-year battle with former footballer Barry Cable.

Barry Cable Abuse Trial

Rightside Legal is representing a woman who alleges she was sexually abused by ex-footballer Barry Cable between the ages of 13 and 16.

Anglican Church denies obligation to warn about paedophile Wenlock

The Anglican church ‘failed to protect them by disclosing what they know about his behaviour.’

Allegations Against Former Trinity Grammar Staff

The Age has reported that a fourth former Trinity Grammar member of staff has been accused of historic sex crimes against students.

AFL Club Sued Over Child Abuse

Rightside Legal has begun legal action against the AFL Western Bulldogs Football Club for a Victorian who suffered years of abuse by a pedophile ring connected to the club.

Waller Legal Class Action

Rightside Legal is representing former clients of Waller Legal. Waller Legal is a firm in Melbourne…

$5.9 million for Bulldogs abuse survivor

The Age has covered Rightside Legal’s win in Court on behalf of an abuse survivor against

Chelsea Primary School – William Stuart Landman

“The person who’s running the inquiry … we’ve given to her the power to go where the evidence takes her.”

$8 million compensation for Rightside Beaumaris client

Rightside Legal wins $1.15M for Xavier College survivor after Supreme Court overturns old deal.

$1.9m damages in Catholic abuse case opens door for others

Altar boy wins $1.9M compensation from Catholic Archdiocese after historic abuse case.

Perth’s Catholic Church to pay $2.45 million compensation for abuse by Bunbury priest Father Bertram Adderley

Record $2.45M payout: Perth’s Catholic Church compensates survivor of priest Bertram Adderley.