18 April 2020 Simon Berney-Edwards 1656 Case Updates DSN v Blackpool Football Club Limited [2020] EWHC 595 (QB), 2020 WL 01234791 bySimon Berney-Edwards Nature of case: Frank Roper was a convicted sexual abuser. C brings this action for damages for sexual abuse by Roper during a youth football trip to New Zealand in June 1987 and the effects of it upon him in later life. D is a football club which Frank Roper was associated with at the time. Frank Roper himself is now dead. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags HistoricChild abuseLimitation11. Report Writing10. Records Assessments and Site Visits Related articles Failed extraction of a wisdom tooth Benjamin Hetherington (by his father and litigation friend Gary Hetherington) v Raymond Fell & Anor [2025] EWHC 1487 (KB) Bevan v Ministry of Defence [2025] EWHC 1145 (KB) Andrew Cannestra v Mclaren Automotive Events Limited [2025] EWHC 1844 (KB) A fundamentally flawed report Switch article Discounts available on EWI pre-recorded Webinars Previous Article CPS Guidance for Experts Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.