The Grenfell tragedy : Marking the sixth anniversary in 2023

4WardEverUK • 7 June 2023

source: The Guardian

first published: 11 April 2023

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From all of our hundreds of Remembrance Calendar entries, we particularly feature certain cases that were of notable historical significance.


The Grenfell Fire


More than 900 bereaved family members, survivors and local people who were [directly] affected by the devastating Grenfell Tower fire have agreed on a settlement of their civil claims arising from the blaze.


The fire at the residential tower block in west London killed 72 people in June 2017. Those who took part in the legal claim were represented by 14 firms that have stressed the agreement does not affect the long-running public inquiry, chaired by Sir Martin Moore-Bick, which is looking into the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the blaze.

It has yet to publish its report.

The agreement will also not affect the potential for any criminal charges to be brought in the future.


The group added that; “the fight for justice continues.”

In a statement, the firms involved said: “The settlement is completely independent of, and has no impact upon, the ongoing public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire, which is due to publish its report in 2023, or the ongoing criminal investigation where it is anticipated that the Crown Prosecution Service will make a decision on whether to pursue criminal charges against those responsible for the fire after publication of the final Grenfell Tower Inquiry report.”


“In those respects, the BSRs’ [bereaved family members, survivors and local residents] fight for justice continues.


“Finally, it should be recognised that no amount of damages could ever be sufficient to properly compensate those affected by the fire.”


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