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<strong>Exclusive</strong>: civil proceedings against the state were initially filed while aged care resident was still fighting for her life in hospital

High court of Australia is considering a NSW court’s permanent stay in a case brought by a woman who alleges she was abused as a 14-year-old

Survivors are lobbying to change the law to prevent institutions unfairly using legal stays to stop them taking cases to trial

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

Landmark decision expected to help countless other survivors achieve more compensation for abuse suffered from clergy

A decision by Victoria's highest court in upholding a landmark ruling is being hailed as a win for victim-survivors with the Catholic Church being deemed vicariously liable for the abuse by its priests.

Victims of crimes committed by clergy such as Marist Brother ‘Romuald’ Cable speak out over handling of civil claims

<strong>Exclusive:</strong> Strategy used to deny compensation is a ‘stark example’ of Catholic clergy prioritising the advice of lawyers over moral leadership

Advocates say church is using legal manoeuvres to ‘crush the children’ that clergy abused

Graeme Sleeman resigned in disgust after complaining about Father Peter Searson in the 1980s and suspects he was then blacklisted