NSW to consider action over Catholic church abuse legal tactics Attorney general Michael Daley requests urgent briefing on high court’s damning judgment on use of permanent stays The Guardian - AU · Nov 2, 2023
Church accused of adding to trauma of survivor by trying to thwart case involving paedophile priest Catholic church’s claim he could not have been an altar boy because he was baptised Anglican proved to be incorrect but delayed case for a year, in a legal move being heavily criticised The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2023
Marist Brothers lose bid to use paedophile’s death as shield against child abuse claims Judge finds Australian Catholic order should not benefit from its ‘own inaction’ in not speaking to known abuser before he died The Guardian - AU · May 5, 2023
‘It’s gutless’: clergy abuse survivors and their families outraged by legal stays that thwart cases Victims of crimes committed by clergy such as Marist Brother ‘Romuald’ Cable speak out about handling of civil claims The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2023
‘It crucifies you every time’: the ‘crushing’ new tactic the church uses to block claims by abuse survivors Exclusive: Strategy used to deny compensation is a ‘stark example’ of Catholic clergy prioritising the advice of lawyers over moral leadership The Guardian - AU · Mar 21, 2023
Catholic church in Australia accused of using deaths of paedophile clergy to shield it from legal claims Advocates say church is using legal manoeuvres to ‘crush the children’ that clergy abused The Guardian - AU · Mar 14, 2023
Australian Catholic order accused of waiting for paedophile to die and using death to shield it from abuse claims Marist Brothers approach in seeking to halt a survivor’s case over a clergy member’s death would be ‘absolutely perverse’, court hears The Guardian - AU · Mar 10, 2023
Australian Catholic order argues paedophile’s death shields it from abuse claims Marist Brothers are accused of concealing Francis Cable’s crimes for decades but say they cannot receive a fair trial because they are unable obtain a witness statement from him The Guardian - AU · Mar 9, 2023