UNITED KINGDOM
Hull Daily Mail
HUNDREDS of men who claim to have been abused at a notorious children’s home could have their compensation claims settled next year. A number of trials will be heard next year to determine how much compensation the men abused at the St William’s home in Market Weighton will receive.
More than 200 men are suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough and the De La Salle Brotherhood, who ran the home before in closed in 1992.
Judge Mark Gosnell has ruled that several lead cases will be heard next year at the High Court in Leeds, which should influence the amount of compensation most men will receive.
Christine Sands, head of personal injury at Jordans Solicitors, said: “The ruling is positive news for all of those affected by the abuse at St William’s.
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