Jake Edwards

Review of AA v Diocese on Institutional Child Abuse: The High Court of Australia has delivered a significant decision strengthening institutional accountability for child sexual abuse. In AA v Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle [2026] HCA 2, the High Court confirmed that a Catholic Diocese was legally responsible for […]

Suing Military in Australia: When Australians think about military service, images of honour, discipline and national duty typically come to mind. But for some who entered Defence Force training as teenagers, excited, proud, and trusting, that experience became a nightmare of systematic abuse, violence and institutional failure. If you suffered abuse in a military training

Lawyers for Suing Gambling Companies NSW: Did you know that NSW is the global epicentre of poker machine gambling? And the losses are staggering… According to recent reports from Wesley Mission, NSW residents are losing approximately $24 million every single day on pokies. However, in some lower-income areas like Fairfield, losses average around $3,000 per

Civil Remedies for Domestic Violence Victims’ Families: In January 2025, an Aboriginal artist and mother in Alice Springs became Australia’s first recorded domestic violence homicide victim of the year. Her husband, who was already subject to a restraining order, allegedly stabbed her to death. The tragedy mirrors recent cases like the murder of Melbourne mother