News & Events
News & Events
The Independent Jersey Care Inquiry started on Tuesday (22 July) with opening remarks from Inquiry Chair, Francis Oldham QC, who renewed her appeal for witnesses and said they can give evidence anonymously. She said that although oral evidence will begin on 29 July witnesses can come forward at any time. The panel heard that 192 people have alleged 532 offences between 1947 and 2004. Patrick Sadd and Harriet Jerram, co-counsel to the Inquiry, set out details of Phase 1 of the Inquiry. In his opening comments, Patrick Sadd said it was “too late to right the wrongs of the past” but the issues needed to be brought into the open. He said parts of the inquiry would be “distressing and controversial”. Harriet Jerram said…
News 22 Jul, 2014
It has just been announced that Outer Temple’s Patrick Sadd and Harriet Jerram have been appointed Counsel to the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry to look into child abuse on Jersey following the scandal that broke in 2007 when former residents of a children’s home on the island, Haut La Garenne, came forward to disclose the abuse to which they had been exposed. When the story broke it received world-wide coverage and caused public disquiet and concern in Jersey. The States established a Redress Scheme. In 2012 the States agreed to an independent inquiry being set up. The terms of reference set by the States of Jersey are wide ranging. Crucially, the Inquiry will hear the accounts of many victims of…
News 13 Mar, 2014
Patrick will be discussing ‘A case study in abuse, looking at the critical role of the expert witness’.
News 21 Jan, 2014
Chaired by Stephen Kirkbright of Ford & Warren, Butterworths’ Road Transport Law & Regulation will guide you through the complexities of this regulatory area, ensuring that you are fully aware of the law and how it is being applied.
Events 28 Jan, 2013
Patrick Sadd and Cara Guthrie, part of Outer Temple’s Abuse Claims’ team, spoke at BLM’s offices in Southampton on 7 November on Abuse claims: perspectives and limitation: the core battle ground. The talks come at a particularly telling time with the re-opening of the North Wales Children’s home inquiry and the seismic exposure of the Savile abuse allegations. Patrick spoke about the history of abuse claims through the courts, the difficulties faced by abuse claimants, the basis of the legal remedies open to them and the Court’s approach to damages. Cara focused on limitation in abuse claims and the hurdles historical claims have to overcome in trying to persuade a court that a fair trial is still possible so long…
News 7 Nov, 2012
Patrick Sadd, specialist in historical abuse cases, was invited to comment on the Jimmy Savile claims by the BBC.
News 8 Oct, 2012
Jonathan Hand and Patrick Sadd are guest speakers at AvMA’s North West Lawyer’s Support Group meeting on 5th November 2012. They will give a presentation on the implications for clinical negligence litigation of NHS Outsourcing. For more info please contact Norika Patel at AvMA on 020 8688 9555 email: norika@avma.org.uk.
Events 11 Sep, 2012
Timothy Nesbitt and Patrick Sadd have been invited to speak at the Road Transport and Regulatory Law Conference 2012, in London on 21 November 2012.
News 9 Sep, 2012
