Landmark decision expected to help countless other survivors achieve more compensation for abuse suffered from clergy
The critical issue in the case was whether the diocese and the current Bishop, Paul Bird, could be held liable for Coffey’s actions, despite the assistant priest not being a formal employee of the church.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup “In a real and relevant sense, Coffey was the servant of the diocese, notwithstanding that he was not, in a strict legal sense, an employee of it.”
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