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Lawyer of the Week

Lawyer of the Week

by Peter Garsden / Tuesday, 20 March 2007 / Published in Abuse News

Peter Garsden appeared in the Law Supplement of the Times as Lawyer of the week in view of his appearance in the news because he “acted for a group of 168 victims of sexual and physical abuse at children’s homes across Manchester. The group was awarded £2,260,000 (about £15,000 per person) as compensation.” To read his interview with the Times click here

About

Peter Garsden has been a solicitor since 1981 and is a Partner of Simpson Millar. He is Head of the Child Abuse Department which is one of the largest dedicated Abuse compensation departments in the country. Peter has been working for victims of abuse since he set up the abuse department in 1994. In 1997 Peter helped to set up ACAL (Association of Child Abuse Lawyers), a Claimant based organisation of compensation abuse lawyers dedicated to raising the standards of advice through training and support, of which he is now President. Peter’s clients have said they admire his hard work and determination.

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