18 April 2020 Simon Berney-Edwards 3258 Case Updates DSN v Blackpool Football Club Limited [2020] EWHC 595 (QB), 2020 WL 01234791 by Simon 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. Records Assessments and Site Visits11. Report Writing Related articles DLP Ltd v Coram UK Holding Ltd [2026] EWHC 2448 (IPEC) (25 September 2026) Information publicly available on the internet - 'Digital Open Source Information' A Day in the Life of an Oil and Commodities Expert Witness A substantial limit to its evidential value The mandatory duty on range of opinion Switch article Latest updates from the Courts Previous Article CPS Guidance for Experts Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.