Solicitors acting for victims of Celtic Boys Club paedophiles have confirmed the Scottish Champions want to settle the claims.
Celtic FC are seeking to settle child sex abuse claims brought against the club by former Celtic Boys Club players. Solicitors representing more than 20 former players have confirmed the club intends to enter settlement negotiations.
But lawyers acting for the former players argue the boys club and Celtic were "intimately connected" and that the club was "vicariously liable" for assaults carried out in the youth set up. Although the club is understood to be preparing to settle the cases, it has not admitted liability. Earlier this year, a court allowed a US style "class action" group litigation to proceed against the Scottish Champions.
They allow groups of two or more people with the same, or similar, claims to raise a single action in the Court of Session. A hearing for the group litigation had been scheduled for October at the Court of Session before Lord Arthurson.
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