Lawyers for Harrods are proposing six-figure payouts to settle claims brought by sexual abuse victims Harrods’ former owner, Mohamed Al-Fayed.
That’s according to Sky News. It added that MPL Legal, which is coordinating a redress scheme on behalf of the luxury department store retailer, has told potential claimants that they could be eligible for general damages lump sums of up to £110,000 or £200,000, depending upon claimants’ willingness to submit to a psychiatric assessment arranged by the company.
The total some could be entitled to might exceed £300,000.
A document seen by the the news agency suggests that victims who choose a “non-medical pathway” would be eligible for “general damages limited to compensation for sexual assault of up to £110,000”, with “aggravated damages [of] up to £15,000”, and “wrongful testing fixed payment[s] up to £7,500”.
Those who opt to pursue the “medical pathway” nevertheless face a protracted wait to receive their payouts.
The MLP document said it would take up to six months to produce a medical report, after which a claimant would have 21 days to submit questions relating to it.
Last October, lawyers acting for victims of Al-Fayed said they had received more than 420 enquiries about potential claims, although it’s unclear how many more have come forward in the six months since.
