Senior associate to lead Shine’s Wollongong office
Senior associate to lead Shine’s Wollongong office Share
National plaintiff firm Shine Lawyers has bolstered its Wollongong practice with the addition of a new senior associate, who will manage the office.
2020 Women in Law finalist Natalee Davis has been appointed as Shine Lawyers’ newest senior associate and will manage the firm’s Wollongong office.
Having previously worked for Kells law firm, the personal injury solicitor is also the 2021 representative for young lawyers in the Wollongong and District Law Society, the regional delegate for NSW Young Lawyers and is a Wollongong PCYC community engagement committee board member.
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Content warning: Contains descriptions of sexual assault.
One woman woke to find a US marine assaulting her in her bed, another was taken to hospital after having her drink spiked at a military barracks, and a third believed a US marine grabbed her and tried to sexually assault her at a bar. All the incidents took place in Australia’s Northern Territory, but the investigations into them were either handed over to US authorities, stalled, or dropped.
SBS News has obtained a series of reports between 2015 and 2021 from the Australian Defence Force Investigative Service (ADFIS) under freedom of information laws. They detail six alleged assaults or indecent acts involving US military personnel whilst on rotation in Australia, including members of the Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, a contingent of up to 2,200 personnel regularly based in the Northern Territory since 2011.
National Dust Disease Taskforce report welcomed by firms
National Dust Disease Taskforce report welcomed by firms
12 July 2021 • By Lauren Croft Share
The National Dust Disease Taskforce has delivered its final report into the investigation of silica dust exposure, and plaintiff firms have weighed in.
The taskforce received over 120 stakeholder submissions, held 11 targeted sessions and held forums across the country for 146 individuals. Set up by federal health minister Greg Hunt in 2019, the report has been welcomed by both Shine Lawyers and Slater and Gordon.
“The re-emergence of silicosis has been mostly driven by the popularity of engineered stone material which has been available in Australia since the early 2000s. Every case of silicosis affecting a stone benchtop worker is evidence that businesses, industry and governments need to do more to recognise and control the risks of working with engineered stone,” it stated.
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