18 April 2020 Simon Berney-Edwards 2904 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 Diclofenac and the risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis Regal BA Limited v Jun Zhang [2026] EWHC 1446 (Ch) Lessons for Expert Witnesses from O'Neill v Scottish Ambulance Service Board: Independence, Expertise and the Boundaries of Expert Opinion in Remote Clinical Triage Advocate Economists and the Competition Appeal Tribunal EWI Annual Conference 2026: Opening keynote tackles the use of AI in Expert Reports Switch article Latest updates from the Courts Previous Article CPS Guidance for Experts Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.