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Welcome

This is the home of the HJ Talks About Abuse podcast. We hope that you feel like this is a safe place where you can learn about issues surrounding sexual abuse. We are lawyers so the podcast tends to focus on the legal aspects of the topics we look at, but we aren't shy to speak out about the broader issues too.

We will cover a variety of topics, but if there is something that you feel we need to cover, please do get in touch and we will consider covering it in a future episode. 

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Listen to the latest episodes of the HJ Talks About Abuse podcast using the player below or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify or Google to listen to the entire back catalogue of episodes.

 

About the hosts 

Alan Collins

Alan Collins is one of the best known and most experienced solicitors in the field of child abuse litigation and has acted in many high profile cases, including the Jimmy Savile and Haut de la Garenne abuse scandals.  Alan has represented interested parties before public inquiries including the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry, and IICSA (Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse). 

Internationally, Alan works in Australia, South East Asia, Uganda, Kenya, and California representing clients in high profile sexual abuse cases. Alan also spoke at the Third Regional Workshop on Justice for Children in East Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok hosted by Unicef and HCCH (Hague Conference on Private International Law).

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Sam Barker

Sam Barker started his career as a solicitor in Melbourne, Australia a large Australian law firm. Sam's practice included a mix of high value personal injury and insurance matters. He developed a speciality in claims arising out of intentional torts (physical and sexual assault), organisational vicarious liability for criminal acts of employees and psychiatric injuries. When Sam moves to London in late 2017 he brought this experience with him when he joined Hugh James' esteemed Specialist Personal Injury and Abuse team as an Australian Qualified Solicitor. In 2019, Sam passed his transfer exams and requalified as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales.

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Let your voice be heard

The HJ Talks About Abuse podcast is at its best when we have input from you, our listeners. If there is a topic that you would like us to discuss on the podcast, we would love to hear about it. Email your questions to hjtalks@aboutabuse.co.uk and stay tuned to hear your question answered in a subsequent episode of the podcast.