18 April 2020 Simon Berney-Edwards 1156 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 abuseLimitation10. Report Writing09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Related articles Podcast Episode 7: Review of 2024 When expert evidence falls well below the standard of a competent expert witness EWI Refreshes Core Training offering Transparency and Open Justice Board Key Objectives An unsafe conviction with flawed DNA evidence Switch article Discounts available on EWI pre-recorded Webinars Previous Article CPS Guidance for Experts Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.