The survivor's in each of these three actions were at one time residents of a children's home run by the Congregation of the Poor Sisters of Nazareth, an order of nuns who are the second defenders in each case; the first defender is the Religious Superior of the order The Poor Sisters of Nazareth . In each case damages are claimed on the basis that the survivor suffered physical abuse during the time when he or she was under the charge of the second defenders; in each case individual nuns are said to have been directly responsible for the abuse. The three actions were raised in May 2000. Approximately 290 other actions were raised at the same time on similar grounds against the same defenders The Poor Sisters of Nazareth . I was informed that a large number of other broadly similar actions have been raised against other bodies that ran children's homes between the 1950s and the 1980s; these include Quarrier's Homes, Barnardo's and the De La Salle Brothers.

The initial difficultly that confronts each of the survivor's is that the limitation period specified in section 17 of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 has expired.

IN OTHER WORDS KNOWN AS

TIME BARRED OK BECAUSE THE CASE WAS NOT MADE WITHIN THE 3 YEAR TIME LIMIT PERIOD

HOW BLOODY DISGUSTING AND APPALLING IMO JUST AWFUL FOR SURE GRRRRRRRR:(!!!!!!! WHY DO YOU NOT ALL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FOR VICTIMS/SURVIVORS OF ANY FORM OF ABUSE IT TAKES YEARS UPON YEARS FOR MOST OF US TO SPEAK UP ABOUT THE HELL WE ENDURED IN MY OPINION THERE SHOULD NEVER EVER BE ANY STATUE OF LIMITATIONS ON ABUSE PERIOD AND ABOVE IS ONE OF THE MOST PROFOUND REASONS WHY THERE SHOULD NEVER BE. CAN'T YOU SEE BY PLACING THESE STATUE OF LIMITATIONS FOR ABUSE WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS TIME AFTER TIME LETTING THE ABUSERS OFF SCOTT FREE FOR THEIR HEINOUS CRIMES AGAINST THE MANY OF US IN THIS WORLD AND THESE SADISTIC ABUSERS USE THIS RULING TO AVOID FACING THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR SADISTIC ACTIONS UPON US ALL.

MARIA