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Lawyers audition for Catholics work Corrs vacated

Corrs Chambers Westgarth Pell Title: Lawyers audition for Catholics work Corrs vacated Author: Joe Aston Publisher: Financial Review Date: 20SEP2022 Since law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth abruptly dumped the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne’s “personal injury work” in July, a major power shift has been underway in the darkest crannies of the legal fraternity. Corrs effectively

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Law Firm Ends Relationship with Catholic Church

Corrs Chambers Westgarth Title: Law Firm Ends Relationship with Catholic Church Author: Sonia Hickey Publisher: Sydney Criminal Lawyers Date: 26JUL2022 A Melbourne-based law firm which employs around 900 lawyers including 145 partners says it will end its relationship with the Catholic Church, after 50 years of representing the organisation in the context of claims of

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Heartbreak relived: Catholic Church seeks abuse victim’s abortion record

Heartbreak relived Catholic Church Title: Heartbreak relived: Catholic Church seeks abuse victim’s abortion record Author: Tammy Mills Publisher: The Age Date: 23DEC2021 A woman who was sexually abused by a Catholic priest says the church is now trying to subpoena deeply personal medical records, including of an unrelated abortion, as part of her lawsuit against the

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Legal payout brings hope for other victims of paedophile priest

Kevin O’Donnell Paedophile Priest Title: Legal payout brings hope for other victims of paedophile priest Author: Adam Cooper Publisher: The Age Date: 26JUL2021 As the first of Kevin O’Donnell’s victims to report the paedophile priest to police, he paved a courageous path for other abuse survivors to follow. Now, he hopes the $1.375 million he

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