Victoria Police pay out $42m in legal settlements over past five years Victoria Police has paid out more than $42 million in civil settlements and legal costs over the past five years, with payouts for bad behaviour rising amid a significant drop in public satisfaction with the force. The details – and number – of […]
Prison inmate sues Port Phillip Prison A Melbourne jail so packed with prisoners it welded single beds into bunks is now being sued after an inmate toppled to the floor while climbing into bed. A prisoner, who is suing the State of Victoria and G4S Custodial Services for an injury caused by a fall, told […]
Former students of Rosebud High drama teacher Peter Sutton speak out on alleged abuse Eight people have come forward to Arnold Thomas & Becker with accusations against Rosebud High drama teacher Peter Sutton following years of sexual abuse throughout the 1980s, when the students were only teenagers. On occasion, the students were allegedly told to […]
Ex-sex worker sues US in abuse claim A former Melbourne sex worker has launched legal action against the US government over allegations a senior officer in the US Navy had sex with her in the 1990s – when she was just 15 and addicted to heroin. Arnold Thomas & Becker lawyer Cameron Doig from Arnold […]
Alleged Shafiul Milky victims approach law firm Jodie Harris from our Geelong office is representing a number of women who have come forward to Arnold Thomas & Becker alleging abuse by their Dr Shafiul Milky – this week he was charged on 15 counts of assault. Jodie says, “as more women come forward, we are […]
Ex-student allegedly abused at Kardinia International College Another former Kardinia International College student has launched legal action, claiming he was groomed and sexually assaulted by a music teacher. The ex-student is the second alleged victim of Nicholas Frampton, who taught at the school in the mid-2000s. It’s alleged the school failed to offer the student […]
Seven separate writs issued in massive abuse case Arnold Thomas & Becker has issued seven separate legal proceedings in the Supreme Court of Victoria against the Trustees of the Christian Brothers alleging the abuse of young boys throughout the 1970s and early 1980s at Christian Brothers College (now Emmanuel College). Our clients, who were all […]
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