Son’s case accusing ex-Law Society president Walter Beatty Snr of sexual assault dismissed
Walter Beatty Snr, 89, formerly a partner in Vincent and Beatty, was alleged to have abused Stephen Beatty, a retired consultant eye surgeon
A lawsuit taken by a son who accused his former Law Society president father of sexual assault has been dismissed after a High Court judge ruled it could not be fairly defended.
Stephen Beatty, a retired consultant eye surgeon, alleged that Walter Beatty Snr, 89, formerly a partner in Vincent and Beatty, sexually abused him on a single occasion in 1981 when he was 15 years old.
In a judgment issued on Friday, Ms Justice ...
