'We call it safety planning': A trauma-informed approach to litigation
We normally focus on the tense negotiations and courtroom battles between plaintiff lawyers and defendants. For our clients, however, that's just one aspect of a compensation claim. Many are dealing w...
15 Aug 202243min
It began in Hollywood, but #MeToo isn't just for celebrities
When Perlita Golding moved to Australia from the Philippines, the single mother began working at a Brisbane laundromat. She had limited English and needed enough shifts to support her family. Her boss...
2 Aug 202231min
Why universities are facing lawsuits over sexual assaults on campus
In June 1990, Caitlyn was studying at the University of New England in Armidale, New South Wales. One night, as Caitlyn was asleep, a man entered her room in St Alberts college and raped her. It turns...
20 Jul 202225min
'Are you my mother?' Joanna's search for belonging
Joanna Davies was five years old when she learned she was adopted. What she didn’t know was that her birth mother, Lorraine, wanted to keep her. She had signed the paperwork under duress. Lorraine was...
12 Jul 202233min
Doctors thought Chrys was braindead until he gave them a thumbs-up
When Chrys Barker suffered brain injuries in a car crash, his parents were told he would never recover. The insurer for the at-fault driver wanted Chrys, who was in his twenties, to be placed into an ...
5 Jul 202235min
An injury cost Maria her job, home, and marriage - then she fought back
Maria Allport was in a warehouse, packing stock for Aldi supermarkets when she hurt her back. Nothing some painkillers and rest won't fix, she thought. But as it turns out, Maria had sustained serious...
27 Jun 202226min
Coming soon: Restitution season two
When you find yourself injured through no fault of your own. When someone takes something from you without your consent. When your quality of life is diminished and nobody is taking responsibility. Wh...
20 Jun 20221min
