I'm so hoping we haven't heard the end of this matter.
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...se-lawyer-says
Quote:
The mental capacity of Lord Janner, who will not face child abuse charges because he has dementia, could still be examined by third-party expert witnesses, according to a lawyer representing several of his alleged victims.
The move would be initiated as part of a series of civil claims being brought by alleged victims of the Labour peer who have been left distraught by the news that he will not face trial...
...However, any claims they make for compensation face a further obstacle. The peer reportedly transferred ownership of his £2m home to his children in March 2014 – the same month that police raided his Westminster office.
Scorer said this would not deter claimants. “If the transfer has happened in the last five years and was done with the intent to deprive potential creditors, there may be ways around this. The question I would ask is: if he actually has dementia, on what basis does he have the capacity to transfer ownership of assets? That is something we will need to explore. On the face of it, the two don’t sit easily together. There appears to be a contradiction between saying on the one hand that ‘he has dementia’ and on the other that he has been able to effect a transfer of assets. If there’s evidence that the transaction has been done to avoid potential creditors that is something we could challenge.”
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I can understand why a whole lot of powerful people might prefer a trial not to happen and I hope the decision made by the CPS is overturned in the public interest.