Ex-lawyer Who Claimed ?5 Million for Abuse Is Awarded ?54,000

The Times
November 9, 2012

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/law/article3595290.ece

Patrick Raggett, who attributed having made a mess of his life to abuse as a schooboy

A former City lawyer who claimed that sexual abuse at his Jesuit-run school led him to make a mess of his life today won ?54,923 damages.

Patrick Raggett had asked for ?5 million on the basis that the four years of abuse he suffered as a child had caused recognised psychiatric disorders and behaviour which led to the loss of his legal career.

But Lady Justice Swift told the High Court in London that he was not entitled to such a large amount, and awarded him ?40,000 for pain and suffering, plus interest and expenses, including the cost of therapy.