SCOTLAND
The Sunday Post

September 9, 2018

By Gordon Blackstock

NUNS who ran Smyllum Park orphanage spent nearly £300,000 on legal fees at the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry – more than the maximum amount of compensation its alleged victims could receive for a lifetime of suffering.

The running of two Daughters of Charity children’s homes was examined as part of a case study at the inquiry between November 28, 2017 and January 20 this year.

And newly-released accounts show how the order racked up £287,000 in “professional fees” connected to the Edinburgh hearings.

The organisation has been represented by solicitor advocate Gregor Rolfe, of Glasgow’s Clyde & Co.

Legal insiders say the rate for counsel is negotiable but is normally around £2,000 per day.

The bill only covers costs to the charity in 2017, including nine days of evidence about abuse allegations at Smyllum Park home…