Historic Child Abuse Claims In Scotland - Where Are We Now?

Introduction

The most recent published decision of F v Chalmers has brought clarity to a number of contentious aspects of historic child abuse cases; clarifying the position in relation to interest; impact of other adverse life events; and how the court will seek to apportion damages where there has been abuse at the hands of two different defenders at different stages in the Pursuer’s life.

By viewing this webinar you will receive practical advice on the calculation of future wage loss claims and the calculation of interest on past losses.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• An overview of recent case law
• Apportionment of damages where there are multiple parties at fault
• Interest - where are we now?
• Pondering the imponderable - how to deal with past wage loss

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Wednesday 10th December 2025

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