childrens compensation

[mikesnook1]

before my daughter died she was fighting for compensation from the makers of epilim for her two children aged 13 and 15, it is belivied their father recieved their compensation, and has spent it on himself, have the children a case against their father for theft?

[boxtops]

Who is the children's guardian, is it the father? Were there solicitors involved? - they would know.

[tonywiltshire]

If you believe theft is involved gather the evidence and report it to the police,
the evidence will be reviewed by the CPS who will decide if there is sufficient evidence for a charge to be made.

If the police are not interested and you are considering civil proceedings, the answer to your question is probably no as the children are not old enough to start civil proceedings but an adult can start proceedings on their behalf. A good test of the civil evidence is to approach a solicitor and ask if they would take on the case on a conditional fee agreement (no win no fee), as they would need to be confident of the outcome before they accepted the case.

A solicitor was probably involved in the claim for compensation and they may be a good starting point for a civil claim.

[carrot99]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...gland-sussex-17095490

if your daughter was involved with this group action, it doesn't look like any compensation has been awarded to anyone.