Abuse Law
If you or a loved one have had the horrible experience of being a victim of sexual, physical or emotional abuse, than our professional team may be able to help you. Whether it be by way of institutional abuse, clerical abuse, childhood abuse, abuse within the family or in any other situation, you have rights.
Lavelle Coleman is Irelands leading law firm in the area of sexual assault and childhood abuse actions.
We are approved lawyers to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, as well as other non-Government organisations supporting victims of child abuse.
Our team of specialists in sexual assault and child abuse law is committed to helping victims of abuse vindicate their civil legal rights and to maximise on the legal remedies and redress available to them. As well as our practice in Ireland, we also advise and represent clients in England and Wales.
Our Experience
- We are currently representing more than 70 clients in High Court proceedings who are alleging they were sexually assaulted as patients in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda by the struck-off consultant Michael Shine
- We advise and represent individuals in High Court actions for sexual assault and childhood abuse
- We recently acted for the victims of paedophile swimming coach Derry O'Rourke and successfully vindicated our clients rights after a 10 year fight against the defendants in the High Court.
- We negotiated directly with the Irish State to establish the Residential Institutions Redress Board and represented over 1500 clients who made application to the Redress Board
- We have represented Complainants at the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, a judicial inquiry set up to investigate institutional child abuse in Ireland
- We are currently representing Jersey care leavers in respect of abuse at Haut de la Garenne in Jersey and we are representing their interests in discussions with the States of Jersey
We have a demonstrated commitment to these cases and an understanding of the challenges for clients in confronting their abusers. We appreciate that talking about sexual assault and abuse is difficult and our specialist solicitors will do everything that they can to keep your distress to a minimum and will support you during the course of your case, with practical help and guidance.
If you have been the victim of sexual abuse, physical abuse or emotional abuse the commitment and understanding of Lavelle Coleman will help you deal with the challenge of confronting abusers.
Please enquire in the strictest of confidence about your rights and remedies with a member of our team. We may be able to help you vindicate those rights.
