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The Judicial College Guidelines 18th edition has been published and as expected there are inflationary changes across the board,...

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the UK has introduced major updates to its guidance on ‘honour’-based abuse, marking the first...

The UK's Crime & Policing Bill 2025 includes a number of provisions which respond to recommendations of IICSA. These include removal of...

The Scottish Government’s announcement of a National Review of Group-Based Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Response, chaired by Professor Alexis...

In December, Ivana Bacik, the Leader of the Labour Party in the Republic of Ireland introduced the Civil Liability (Child Sexual Abuse...

The Northern Ireland Department of Justice’s recent launch of promotional videos aimed at child victims of serious sexual offences...

Ireland is taking an important step toward protecting survivors’ privacy in sexual offence trials. As more steps are taken to protect and...

The NSPCC defines child sexual abuse as any act that forces, tricks, or manipulates a child or young person into sexual activity. In the...

On 18 December 2025, the UK Supreme Court handed down its decision in Evans (Respondent) v Barclays Bank Plc and others (Appellants)...

The Methodist Church in Ireland has publicly acknowledged serious shortcomings in its safeguarding practices after an independent review...

As explained in our earlier two blogs, the Irish Government has committed to establish a Commission of Investigation into sexual abuse in...

The terms of reference for the recently established Irish Commission of Investigations into the handling of CSA in schools in the...