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Recent victory step towards compensation for strip-search victims, firm says

Following a major win for the lead plaintiff, the lawyers behind a strip-search class action have urged the state of NSW to enter settlement negotiations and compensate thousands of other potential victims.

01 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Shine Justice promotes 34

Listed entity Shine Justice, the parent company of Shine Lawyers, has elevated 34 lawyers to more senior roles, as of today (1 October).

01 October 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Streaming justice: Trials by documentary and the illusion of evidence

In a courtroom, evidence is tested. In a documentary, it’s arranged. That difference might seem small, but it isn’t, writes Rebecca Ward, MBA.

01 October 2025
By Rebecca Ward, MBA
Lander & Rogers hires Clayton Utz special counsel as new corporate partner

BigLaw firm Lander & Rogers has welcomed Margaret Gigliotti as a partner in its Melbourne corporate team.

01 October 2025
By Carlos Tse
Class action alleges Work for the Dole program was flawed, racist

A new Federal Court class action alleged the Australian government’s Work for the Dole program was discriminatory and unjust.

01 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
How much pro bono did in-house lawyers undertake in FY24–25?

New data suggests that in-house counsel and their departments (that are signatories to the National Pro Bono Target) remain well behind their private practice counterparts in the undertaking of pro bono work.

30 September 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
RBA reveals September 2025 cash rate call

Following last month’s rate cut, find out, in this special announcement from Legal Home Loans, if the Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to raise, hold, or cut interest rates at its third meeting of the new financial year.

30 September 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Alleged impostor lawyer stuck with legal ban

A Queensland woman has failed to shake off an interim injunction that has prevented her from acting as an alleged sham lawyer.

30 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Palmer to move mining battleground into Swiss court

Clive Palmer said he would try to challenge Australia in a Swiss court after an international tribunal shut down his claim against the country over a blocked mining proposal in Western Australia.

30 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Cowell Clarke continues to grow, adds another director

Commercial practice Cowell Clarke has grown substantially in the last six months and has now added another director to its ranks.

30 September 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy