Sexual Assault Claims

Sexual assault and rape are criminal offences and should be reported to the police. It is also possible to pursue a civil claim for personal injury, including psychological damage, against the perpetrator or an employer where the assault took place at work.

We fully understand how difficult it is to discuss sexual assault, particularly when the accused is well-known. Victims of alleged sexual assault and rape, male and female, are granted automatic lifelong anonymity as protection. We believe that no-one is above the law and that only by challenging insidious behaviour will change happen.

Jill Greenfield, Dushal Mehta, Claire Glasgow and Harriet Salvesen-Sawh are very experienced in high-profile cases and act sensitively and respectfully to prepare a claim where appropriate. Our clients always come first and any conversation with them is confidential.

We are also honest with potential claimants that where the accused lacks viable funds, a personal injury claim is unlikely to be possible and will instead involve CICA, the government funded Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.

Sexual assault claims involving high net worth, high profile defendants

Jill represented UK victims of alleged assault by Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein in civil claims and is currently running claims against financier Crispin Odey.

Jill won a landmark civil rape case on behalf of a woman drugged and sexually abused by millionaire Christopher Dawes by helping the victim present evidence accepted by the judge. The victim received more than £250,000 in damages.

Jill and her team have become determined advocates for victims' rights and access to justice for women and are regularly asked to comment in the press where appropriate.

Jill was voted Catastrophic Injury Lawyer of the Year in 2020. She is currently involved in plans to introduce an independent standards body for the entertainment industry. The team is top ranked in legal directory Chambers & Partners.

Read more about our sexual assault cases.

Read the Guardian and BBC reports of civil claims against Harvey Weinstein and the importance of anonymity in the Observer.

Read Jill’s comments about Weinstein’s bankruptcy US publication, the People; her comments on his sentencing in Variety and about the Epstein victims’ fund.

FT reports Jill Greenfield represents 2 alleged victims of Crispin Odey in civil claims