Lawyers and abuse survivors call on institutions to cease using stays and for legislation to reopen past cases where tactic was used
Matt Barker, an abuse survivor, says the high court’s decision sent 'a ‘very strong message’ that instutions should not be using permanent stays to avoid court.Matt Barker, an abuse survivor, says the high court’s decision sent 'a ‘very strong message’ that instutions should not be using permanent stays to avoid court.
Perrett was charged over the abuse but died before trial and Moran’s civil case against the church, run by Maurice Blackburn, has been on hold awaiting the GLJ decision. Barker praised the high court’s decision and said it sent a “very strong message to institutions that they should not be using permanent stays to avoid meeting child sexual abuse claims in court”.
The high court found on Wednesday that the use of permanent stays must be considered in that new legal context. Tame also called for institutions to commit to cease using stays in historical abuse cases. Others want legislative reform to limit the use of such tactics. Karp O’Neill Lawyers, which represents Barker and other survivors, agreed legislative reform was needed to “eradicate permanent stays in this area of law”. It also wants reforms to allow survivors who had their cases stayed, or settled under the threat of a stay, to reopen their cases.
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