A lawyer representing victims of alleged historic abuse at a Sailors’ Society children’s home in Scotland has told TradeWinds the charity’s stance on compensation is “morally bankrupt”.

Patrick McGuire, partner at Thompsons Solicitors, is launching two test cases in Scotland’s highest civil court, after claims were made of physical and sexual abuse dating back decades at the Lagarie home in Rhu, western Scotland, which closed in 1982.