Kim Harrison

Kim Harrison is a Principal Lawyer and Head of Operations for the Abuse Department at Slater and Gordon. She acts for clients in civil claims against organisations and institutions where abuse has taken place including religious organisations, the Scouts, the military, the NHS, schools, care homes and sports clubs of all kinds. She has particular expertise in advising clients in suing in both negligence and human rights for ‘failure to protect’ cases representing children in cases against Local Authorities. She has acted for a large number of clients abused by the football coach Barry Bennell. Alongside her civil work she has also developed significant Inquiries and Inquests expertise, having advised and represented clients at a number of Article 2 Inquests and also in the Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), Manchester Arena Bombing Public Inquiry and the COVID-19 Public inquiry. · Slater and Gordon

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Kim Harrison is a Principal Lawyer and Head of Operations for the Abuse Department at Slater and Gordon in England. She represents clients in civil claims against organisations and institutions where abuse has occurred (including religious organisations, the Scouts, the military, the NHS, schools, care homes and sports clubs), specialises in negligence and human-rights ‘failure to protect’ claims including cases against local authorities and multiple Barry Bennell victims, and has significant inquiries and inquests experience (Article 2 inquests, IICSA, the Manchester Arena Bombing Public Inquiry and the COVID-19 Public Inquiry).

Practice areas

Personal InjuryAbuse LawCivil LitigationInquiries & InquestsHuman Rights

Office

England

Slater and Gordon · Kim Harrison is a Principal Lawyer and Head of Operations for the Abuse Department at Slater and Gordon. She acts for clients in civil claims against organisations and institutions where abuse has taken place including religious organisations, the Scouts, the military, the NHS, schools, care homes and sports clubs of all kinds. She has particular expertise in advising clients in suing in both negligence and human rights for ‘failure to protect’ cases representing children in cases against Local Authorities. She has acted for a large number of clients abused by the football coach Barry Bennell. Alongside her civil work she has also developed significant Inquiries and Inquests expertise, having advised and represented clients at a number of Article 2 Inquests and also in the Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), Manchester Arena Bombing Public Inquiry and the COVID-19 Public inquiry.

England

Expertise

Religious organisationsScouting organisationsMilitaryNHS & healthcareSchools & educationCare homesSports clubs and sporting organisationsLocal authorities (failure to protect claims)Barry Bennell (football abuse) casesArticle 2 inquestsPublic inquiries (IICSA; Manchester Arena; COVID-19)

Admissions

Qualified as a solicitor (2005)
APIL Accredited Senior Litigator