On 21st September 2026, the Government announced that specialist courts focused on handling rape and sexual offence cases will be introduced across England and Wales over the next two years.
On 21st September 2026, the Government announced that specialist courts focused on handling rape and sexual offence cases will be introduced across England and Wales over the next two years.
Recent disclosures about abuse in boarding schools highlight an issue that remains highly relevant to survivors of childhood abuse: who can you sue?
A man has admitted drugging and raping his wife without her knowledge over a period of 20 years, with 60 offences admitted. The case raises serious concerns around drug-facilitated sexual abuse and the legal options available to survivors, including civil claims and compensation.
A former church leader has been sentenced to eight and a half years for sexually abusing young men over almost four decades. The case highlights the abuse of trust within religious organisations and the legal options available to survivors. What routes to justice and compensation could be available?
The Grooming Gangs Inquiry will examine the scale of child sexual exploitation across the UK and the failures that allowed abuse to continue. Where did this abuse take place, how were vulnerable children targeted, and why did so many cases go unreported? What can be learned from the experiences of survivors?
The conviction of former PE teacher Bronwen James highlights the devastating impact of abuse in educational settings. In some circumstances, schools and other organisations may also have legal responsibility, giving survivors potential routes to civil compensation.
The BBC Panorama investigation into the Oxford grooming gang has shone a light on something survivors have been telling us for years. Whilst a number of convictions were secured following Operation Bullfinch, many survivors still live with the knowledge that men they say abused them remain in their communities. For some, that means seeing them in the street. For others, it means constantly worrying that they might.
Rumoured reports suggest that Apple is developing a new generation of AirPods incorporating cameras and artificial intelligence. What happens when a device worn almost constantly can see, hear and process the world around its wearer without the people around them knowing what it is doing?