SCOTLAND
Scottish Sun
By Paul Ward
5th July 2017
THE former chair of Scotland’s child abuse inquiry has lost a £500,000 damages claim against the Scottish Government.
Susan O’Brien resigned in June last year after formal proceedings were launched to remove her following claims she made comments that were ”offensive” to survivors.
The lawyer said she took the decision because she could not reassure the public that the inquiry would be conducted independently of government and had been left with no alternative.
A case at the Court of Session in Edinburgh was lodged against the Scottish Government that the motion to remove her from chairing the inquiry “constituted a material breach of contract” and was against her rights under the European Convention on Human Rights.
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