Pannone has become the latest law firm to take a role related to the Jimmy Savile scandal, with the northwest firm acting for a number of victims allegedly abused by the TV star.

City personal injury partner Alan Collins, who specialises in child abuse cases, is currently investigating around 20 allegations of abuse by Savile.

Collins has appealed for information in the press today (1 November) over one case in particular which concerns a now middle-aged man who alleges that he was abused in 1972.