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$8 million compensation for Beaumaris client

Rightside Legal won an $8 million settlement for our client, one of dozens of children abused at Beaumaris Primary School by paedophile teacher Darrell Ray.

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$3.5 million for abuse by notorious priest

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

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Education Department pays $5 million after failing to stop principal abusing children

The Education Department has paid more than $5 million in compensation after allowing the principal of a western suburbs primary school to keep teaching despite knowing he had secretly photographed a naked girl through a two-way bathroom mirror in 1980.

$8 million compensation for Beaumaris client

Rightside Legal won an $8 million settlement for our client, one of dozens of children abused at Beaumaris Primary School by paedophile teacher Darrell Ray.

$3.5 million for abuse by notorious priest

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

Education Department pays $5 million after failing to stop principal abusing children

$5.9 million jury win for Bulldogs abuse survivor

After a four week Supreme Court trial our client was awarded more than $5.9 million in damages, the biggest ever verdict at that time in Australia for an abuse survivor.

$2 million compensation win against Gippsland Grammar offender Robert Gilfillan

A Rightside Legal client and former student of Gippsland Grammar has won compensation of $2 million after being abused by a teacher with a long history of abusing female students in public and private schools.

Fifty years after a mum first raised the alarm, men get $7 million 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.

Ex-Wesley College student wins $3 million 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.

Geelong College in $2.7 million abuse payout

The Geelong College has been forced to pay $2.7 million to a former student who was sexually abused.

Catholic Church pays $2.45 million in record WA 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.

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.

$1.3 million in damages against Christian Brothers in WA for historic child sex abuse crimes

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

Barry Cable found to be child abuser, ordered to pay $800,000

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

Victims of former teacher take legal action against 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.

Wenlock survivors take on Anglican Church and Cricket WA

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

“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 client sues AFL club over child abuse

Rightside Legal began 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.

Christian Brothers pay $1 million to WA 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.

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.

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.

Dying victim takes historic child sex abuse from 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.

Education Department faces lawsuits by Rightside Legal clients 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Rightside Legal successfully represented a client against Anglican Reverend Michael Painter, who ‘left a trail of destruction across Perth and in regional WA’.

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.

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

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

State school abuse survivors come forward following Rightside verdicts

Almost 400 civil claims have been made against the Victorian government for historical child sexual abuse in state schools in the past 12 years, with more than half settled out of court.

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”.

Justice delivered at Xavier College

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

Ward of State successfully sues Berry Street

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

Western Bulldogs lose child abuse appeal

The Western Bulldogs AFL club has lost its bid to overturn a Supreme Court jury’s decision that it was responsible for the years-long sexual abuse of a teenage fan by a paedophile staffer at the club.