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Lawyer: victims scared to report abuse

July 2, 2015 12:00
Liz Dux: 'I encouraged victims to go to the police: none did'

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Marcus Dysch,

Marcus Dysch

1 min read

Few lawyers have had a public spotlight on their work to the same degree as Liz Dux has in the past three years.

Since acting for hundreds of Jimmy Savile's victims in 2012, Ms Dux, the daughter of a refugee from the Nazis, has become the go-to specialist for the victims of high-profile sex abusers.

A partner at London firm Slater and Gordon, she has won cases against the BBC, NHS, charities and churches.

She said this week she had been contacted by several victims from the Jewish community who were frightened to report abuse.

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