{"id":2990,"date":"2019-03-20T10:09:20","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T23:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/?page_id=2990"},"modified":"2026-04-09T16:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:40:19","slug":"newcastle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/newcastle\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle Compensation Lawyers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2990\" class=\"elementor elementor-2990\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b70cf0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b70cf0a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-586f67d7\" data-id=\"586f67d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-376895dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"376895dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a9fa8ba\" data-id=\"7a9fa8ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34836497 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34836497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Newcastle Compensation Lawyers<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1858c1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"1858c1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e2c4e6c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3e2c4e6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33e58fa9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33e58fa9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f1978d4\" data-id=\"6f1978d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-173e3f29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"173e3f29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Kelso Lawyers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b8b94ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b8b94ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is a long, dark history of child sexual abuse in Newcastle, the Central Coast &amp; the Hunter.<\/p>\n<p>Some of Australia\u2019s worst paedophile priests have served in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/institutions\/royal-commission-newcastle-anglican-church\/\">Newcastle Anglican Diocese.<\/a>&nbsp;During the&nbsp;Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse&nbsp;in 2016, 40 claimants came forward against the church.<\/p>\n<p>This is a small number compared to the 1,115 incidences of child sexual abuse which were reported to the Anglican Church between 1980 and 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle victims had suffered at the hands of some prolific paedophile priests \u2013 criminals with hundreds (if not thousands) of victims under their belts. However, the Anglican Church is just one of hundreds of offending institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Kelso Lawyers is dedicated to fighting against these institutions and achieving compensation for survivors of child sexual abuse. Our founder, Peter Kelso, understands the lifetime of pain and emotional suffering that comes with child sexual abuse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/my-brutal-childhood-as-state-ward\/\">He is a survivor of abuse in foster care.<\/a>&nbsp;He understands your experience intimately, and he\u2019s here to help.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d49a4a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d49a4a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-330aa7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"330aa7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our team in Newcastle<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-600d43d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"600d43d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Peter Kelso founded Kelso Lawyers in Newcastle in 1986.<\/p>\n<p>His life\u2019s purpose is to help victims achieve justice against their abusers. It is his number one passion and priority in life, apart from raising and supporting his family, including Ashley &amp; Lydia Kelso, our representatives in Sydney.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am passionate about it \u2013 I know that when I take my last breath, I will have helped thousands of people to achieve what they needed, in order to start healing. There is a lot of personal joy and reward in that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Peter represents victims of abuse who are making claims against churches, religious organisations, charities, state governments and other institutions. However, the Newcastle office also takes on a wide range of other cases.<\/p>\n<p>Our goal is to help survivors to move on and lead full, meaningful lives. Through compensation, our clients can achieve the financial aid to explore a life they never thought possible.<\/p>\n<p>Get in touch with our experienced team in Newcastle for more information on making a claim against abusive institutions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d051e53 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2d051e53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d0644c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58d0644c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latest Articles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58de0619 elementor-grid-tablet-3 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"58de0619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-12015 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-australian-defence-force tag-abuse tag-adf tag-hazing\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/the-shocking-hazing-rituals-in-the-australian-armed-forces\/\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ADF_Army_June-2025-300x160.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-13379\" alt=\"Australian Army Uniform\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ADF_Army_June-2025-300x160.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ADF_Army_June-2025-1024x545.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ADF_Army_June-2025-768x409.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ADF_Army_June-2025-1536x818.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ADF_Army_June-2025-2048x1091.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/the-shocking-hazing-rituals-in-the-australian-armed-forces\/\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Shocking Hazing Rituals In The Australian Armed Forces\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 25, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Hazing rituals or &#8220;bastardisation&#8221; have been a feature in many institutions for generations. This is the practice of initiating young recruits by established members. It<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/the-shocking-hazing-rituals-in-the-australian-armed-forces\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Shocking Hazing Rituals In The Australian Armed Forces\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-13164 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-school-abuse tag-nsw\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/call-for-witnesses-broadmeadow-high-school\/\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/10457401_10152917210015844_3900939960654334049_o-258x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-13165\" alt=\"broadmeadow high logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/10457401_10152917210015844_3900939960654334049_o-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/10457401_10152917210015844_3900939960654334049_o.jpg 553w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/call-for-witnesses-broadmeadow-high-school\/\">\n\t\t\t\tBroadmeadow High School &#8211; Call For Witnesses\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tNovember 11, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Kelso Lawyers are seeking contact from people who attended Broadmeadow High School between the late 1970s and the mid-1990s. We are looking for information about<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/call-for-witnesses-broadmeadow-high-school\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Broadmeadow High School &#8211; Call For Witnesses\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-13036 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-school-abuse\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/christian-brothers-school-waverley-college\/\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/897c2520-ea3d-4a67-bd70-d98f30cb182f-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-11512\" alt=\"student in a library\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/897c2520-ea3d-4a67-bd70-d98f30cb182f-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/897c2520-ea3d-4a67-bd70-d98f30cb182f-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/897c2520-ea3d-4a67-bd70-d98f30cb182f-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/897c2520-ea3d-4a67-bd70-d98f30cb182f-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/897c2520-ea3d-4a67-bd70-d98f30cb182f-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/christian-brothers-school-waverley-college\/\">\n\t\t\t\tWaverley College\/Christian Brothers School, Balmain &#8211; Call Out For Witnesses\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 16, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Kelso Lawyers are seeking contact from former students who may have information regarding a particular male teacher who taught either Latin, French, Mathematics, or Technical<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/christian-brothers-school-waverley-college\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Waverley College\/Christian Brothers School, Balmain &#8211; Call Out For Witnesses\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-132df460\" data-id=\"132df460\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed3b68f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed3b68f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Testimonials<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5bc1bc elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-none elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-5532 elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"c5bc1bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-248 testimonials type-testimonials status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-testimonial tag-testimonial\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/testimonials\/margaret-heathwood\/\">\n\t\t\t\tMargaret Heathwood\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In 2013, when the Royal Commission into Child Abuse commenced I made the decision to give evidence and tell my story. At the same time<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/testimonials\/margaret-heathwood\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Margaret Heathwood\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-244 testimonials type-testimonials status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-testimonial tag-testimonial\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/testimonials\/rob-roseworne\/\">\n\t\t\t\tRob Roseworne\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>After going through civil litigation against the Christian Brothers and winning, I copped a legal bill of nearly $100k from two solicitors which was not<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/testimonials\/rob-roseworne\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Rob Roseworne\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-249 testimonials type-testimonials status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-testimonial tag-testimonial\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/testimonials\/arthur-and-brian\/\">\n\t\t\t\tArthur and Brian\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In June 2014, I gave evidence to the public hearing of the Royal Commission into Child Abuse at Christian Brother institutions. At the hearing it<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/testimonials\/arthur-and-brian\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Arthur and Brian\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-308500d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"308500d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Kelso Lawyers There is a long, dark history of child sexual abuse in Newcastle, the Central Coast &amp; the Hunter. Some of Australia\u2019s worst paedophile priests have served in the&nbsp;Newcastle Anglican Diocese.&nbsp;During the&nbsp;Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse&nbsp;in 2016, 40 claimants came forward against the church. This is a small number [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2990","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Compensation Lawyers Newcastle | Kelso Lawyers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Your dedicated compensation lawyers in Newcastle. Contact Peter Kelso regarding his expertise in institutional abuse law and compensation claims.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/newcastle\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Compensation Lawyers Newcastle | Kelso Lawyers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Your dedicated compensation lawyers in Newcastle. Contact Peter Kelso regarding his expertise in institutional abuse law and compensation claims.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/newcastle\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Kelso Lawyers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RoyalCommissionChildAbuseUnofficial\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-09T06:40:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kelsolawyers.com\\\/au\\\/newcastle\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kelsolawyers.com\\\/au\\\/newcastle\\\/\",\"name\":\"Compensation Lawyers Newcastle | Kelso Lawyers\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kelsolawyers.com\\\/au\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-03-19T23:09:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-09T06:40:19+00:00\",\"description\":\"Your dedicated compensation lawyers in Newcastle. Contact Peter Kelso regarding his expertise in institutional abuse law and compensation claims.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kelsolawyers.com\\\/au\\\/newcastle\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/kelsolawyers.com\\\/au\\\/newcastle\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kelsolawyers.com\\\/au\\\/newcastle\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kelsolawyers.com\\\/au\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Newcastle Compensation Lawyers\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kelsolawyers.com\\\/au\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kelsolawyers.com\\\/au\\\/\",\"name\":\"Kelso Lawyers\",\"description\":\"Institutional Abuse Compensation Lawyers\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kelsolawyers.com\\\/au\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kelsolawyers.com\\\/au\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kelsolawyers.com\\\/au\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Kelso Lawyers\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kelsolawyers.com\\\/au\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kelsolawyers.com\\\/au\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kelsolawyers.com\\\/au\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/kelsolawyers_jpg.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kelsolawyers.com\\\/au\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/kelsolawyers_jpg.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1811,\"caption\":\"Kelso Lawyers\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kelsolawyers.com\\\/au\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/RoyalCommissionChildAbuseUnofficial\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Compensation Lawyers Newcastle | Kelso Lawyers","description":"Your dedicated compensation lawyers in Newcastle. Contact Peter Kelso regarding his expertise in institutional abuse law and compensation claims.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/newcastle\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Compensation Lawyers Newcastle | Kelso Lawyers","og_description":"Your dedicated compensation lawyers in Newcastle. Contact Peter Kelso regarding his expertise in institutional abuse law and compensation claims.","og_url":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/newcastle\/","og_site_name":"Kelso Lawyers","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RoyalCommissionChildAbuseUnofficial","article_modified_time":"2026-04-09T06:40:19+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/newcastle\/","url":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/newcastle\/","name":"Compensation Lawyers Newcastle | Kelso Lawyers","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-03-19T23:09:20+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-09T06:40:19+00:00","description":"Your dedicated compensation lawyers in Newcastle. Contact Peter Kelso regarding his expertise in institutional abuse law and compensation claims.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/newcastle\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/newcastle\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/newcastle\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Newcastle Compensation Lawyers"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/#website","url":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/","name":"Kelso Lawyers","description":"Institutional Abuse Compensation Lawyers","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/#organization","name":"Kelso Lawyers","url":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kelsolawyers_jpg.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/kelsolawyers_jpg.jpg","width":2560,"height":1811,"caption":"Kelso Lawyers"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RoyalCommissionChildAbuseUnofficial"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2990"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13527,"href":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2990\/revisions\/13527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}