Posts | Page 2 | Bolt Burdon Kemp

Find lawyer icon
Find your Lawyer

Free call back
Contact us
Round the clock support
Won't shy away from difficult cases
Committed to swiftly progressing claims

Our Blogs

Our expert team of specialist solicitors regularly post stories and updates about their work and areas of interest. Find our latest blogs here

Back to Our Insights
View all
Workplace Injury Claims
Personal Injury Claims
Abuse Claims
Hastings teacher Roland Simmons convicted of abuse

Former teacher Roland Simmons has been found guilty of sexually assaulting children at a residential home in the 1970s. Simmons worked as a teacher at…

By Alan Collins
Ofcom investigates platforms over online grooming concerns

The recent announcement that Ofcom has opened formal investigations into Telegram, Teen Chat, and Chat Avenue marks another escalation in the UK’s efforts to tackle…

By Dinya Rahmani
Witness appeal following abuse by ex-Sea Cadet leader Paul Vaughan

We act for a client who was sexually abused by former Sea Cadet leader Paul Vaughan in the early 1980s on sailing trips in North…

By Alan Collins
Ex-Hampshire police officer Gerard Hutchings guilty of sexual abuse

Gerard Hutchings, a former police inspector who worked for Hampshire Constabulary abused 18 victims at police stations in Hampshire from 1999 to 2007, police said.…

By Joseph Carr
Witness Appeal following abuse at Thorpe Hall School

Bolt Burdon Kemp is appealing for information regarding alleged sexual abuse by Martin Goldberg in the 2000s – 2010s. Goldberg was deputy head at Thorpe…

By Jessica Standley
East Sussex teacher banned indefinitely after inappropriate relationship with pupil

A former teacher at Bede’s School in East Sussex has been permanently banned from the profession after a disciplinary panel found he engaged in serious…

By Martyna Lewczuk
Doctor in court accused of 45 sexual offences against patients

A doctor has appeared in court charged with 45 sexual offences against hospital patients, including children. Nathanial Spencer, of Hockley, Birmingham, is accused of offences…

By Alan Collins
Witness appeal: Abuse by teacher Alan Johnson at Knossington Grange School

Bolt Burdon Kemp is appealing for information regarding alleged sexual and physical abuse occurring at Knossington Grange School, in Oakham, Leicestershire, in the 1970s. I…

By Joseph Carr
Second Lifetime Ban for ex-priest David Tudor

Ex-Church of England priest David Tudor has been handed a second lifetime ban from ministry after grooming and sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl. The order…

By Emma Barrow
Witness Appeal: Abuse by teacher Martyn Cook at Cumnor House Boys’ School

Bolt Burdon Kemp is appealing for information regarding alleged sexual abuse occurring at Cumnor House Boys’ School in South Croydon, in the late 1980s and…

By Charlotte Wailes
Abuse by massage therapist at Sopwell House Hotel

A massage therapist has been convicted and sentenced for sexually assaulting four women while working at Sopwell House Hotel in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Sovamsing David…

By Jessica Standley
Convicted London nursery worker faces more child abuse charges

A former nursery worker who was previously convicted of serious sexual offences against children has now been charged with additional offences. Vincent Chan, 45, pleaded…

By Abbie Hickson
A toxic culture of power: the Smyth case

Channel Four has delved into John Smyth’s history of abuse, in its two-part documentary entitled See No Evil. Smyth has been called the most prolific…

By Alan Collins
Abuse of power in the legal profession: Lessons from the Harris case

Reports state that a retired Plymouth criminal defence solicitor has been convicted by a jury of sexually assaulting several former clients. Alan Harris, 72, stood…

By Alan Collins
Vincent Chan admits child abuse while working at Bright Horizons nursery

Nursery worker Vincent Chan has admitted abusing children at a Bright Horizons nursery in what police described as one of the most “harrowing and complex…

By Jessica Standley
Church tribunal upholds new abuse complaint against disgraced priest David Tudor

The Church of England is once again facing difficult questions as a tribunal has upheld a further complaint of child sexual abuse against former priest…

By Emma Barrow
Paedophile jailed, aged 70, for historic abuse against young girls

In a powerful reminder that justice has no expiration date, William Thompson, 70, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after being found guilty…

By Martyna Lewczuk
Hampshire community nurse jailed for abusing teenage cancer patients

A cancer nurse has been jailed for abusing teenage patients while they were under her care. Emma Sinclair, 30, of Eastleigh, was told she “lacked…

By Joseph Carr
Sexual harassment, racism, and bullying at Oxford Brookes University Boat Club

A culture of sexual, racial and verbal abuse has been uncovered at Oxford Brookes University Boat Club. In November 2024, photos shared online of a…

By Joseph Carr
Prison sentence for two Birmingham men for historic child abuse offences

Two men have been jailed for child sexual abuse in Birmingham which led to a boy being forced into prostitution. Jordan, who worked as a…

By Joseph Carr
Military Claims
Spinal Injury
Medical Negligence
Brain Injury

We’re here to help you.

Want to talk to one of our experienced lawyers? We can call when it suits you for a no-obligation, strictly confidential chat.

Your browser is out of date. Please update your browser.

This site (and many others) provides a limited experience on unsupported browsers and not all functionality will work correctly or look its best.