There has been a rise in disclosures of historic abuse in sport. Writing in this week’s NLJ, David Mayor and Alastair Gillespie, look into what can be done about this shocking issue
They cover ongoing and recent cases in rugby, football and other sports, and look at the potential for litigation. The courts are generally sympathetic to the reasons for delaying litigation, such as shame and stigma. They write that there is ‘a societal shift underpinning the way in which claimant lawyers are testing the present legal boundaries’. See pp13-14.
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