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title: Lotto rapist ruling clears way for claims - The Guardian
description: Hertfordshire women win a landmark victory in Britain's highest court.
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# [Lotto rapist ruling clears way for claims - The Guardian](https://www.emmottsnell.co.uk/blog/ruling-clears-way-for-claims-the-guardian-news)

 Written by [Tracey Emmott](https://www.emmottsnell.co.uk/blog/author/tracey-emmott) | 04 Feb 2008

Hertfordshire women win a landmark victory in Britain's highest court, opening the way for thousands of other victims of sexual assault to claim compensation.

[Click here to read more](http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jan/31/ukcrime.law)

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