Rip-off of abuse victims to end

THE scale of some law firms ripping off victims of residential abuse has reached such alarming proportions that the practice of double-charging fees is to be curtailed.

It has also emerged that many British-based victims of abuse will lose means-tested welfare benefits, making the awards to them almost worthless.

An amendment to legislation governing the Residential Institutions Redress Board will, for the first time, allow complaints against solicitors to be fully investigated.