Shine Lawyers
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Company type | Public law firm |
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ASX: SHJ (Shine Justice Group) | |
Founded | 1976 | as KG Shine & Co
Founder | Kerry Shine, Simon Morrison & Stephen Roche |
Headquarters | |
Services | Personal Injury Law, Negligence Law, Workers Compensation Law, Car Accident Claims, Compensation Law, Class Actions, Aviation Law, Environmental Claims, Abuse Law, Workplace Claims |
Website | shine |
Shine Lawyers is an Australian law firm specialising in personal injury compensation law, operating on a no win no fee basis.[1] The firm has expanded into providing professional negligence, coal seam gas and aviation law legal services through a number of acquisitions.[2][3][4][5]
Founded in Toowoomba in 1976, the firm is now headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, and currently has over 700 employees based across more than 40 offices across Australia and New Zealand.[6]
History
Shine Lawyers was founded in 1976 (then known as KG Shine & Co) by Kerry Shine, an Australian Labor Party politician who was member of the Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2012 and Attorney-General of Queensland from 2006 to 2009. It was rebranded as Shine Lawyers in 2006, under then managing partner Stephen Roche and current managing director Simon Morrison.[7] It was one of the first law firms in the world to list on the ASX, in May 2013.[8][9]
Acquisitions and mergers
Since 1976 Shine Lawyers has acquired and integrated more than 20 other legal firms.[10] The firm has revealed plans to move into the UK legal market as part of an international acquisition strategy.[11]
Notable current and past cases
Since 1976, Shine Lawyers have handled some difficult and widely publicised cases that have come before Australian Courts.
- In 2001, Shine Lawyers represented a woman who had suffered abuse as a student at Toowoomba Preparatory School.[12] The civil court decision awarded a record payout to the victim, and a subsequent inquiry led to the resignation of the governor-general Peter Hollingworth.[13]
- Notable personal injury cases include the car accident compensation case for Ray and Marion Whitley,[14] the medical negligence compensation case for Zac Ward[15] and the workers compensation case for Steven Reynolds.[16]
Notable class actions
- On 27 September 2011, Shine Lawyers commenced a class action against DePuy International Ltd and Johnson & Johnson on behalf of Australians affected by faulty DePuy ASR hip implants.[17] It is alleged that the DePuy ASR hip implants were defective, not fit for their intended purpose and/or not of merchantable quality, in contravention of provisions of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth).
- On 16 October 2012, Shine Lawyers commenced a class action against Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon on behalf of Australians suffering complications as a result of faulty prolapse mesh implants.[18] In March 2020, the Federal Court decided in favour of the three lead applicants, awarding them $2.6 million in damages. Johnson & Johnson’s appeal was dismissed in March 2021.[19] On the 5th of November 2021, the High Court of Australia dismissed Johnson & Johnson’s application for special leave to appeal.
Notes and references
- ^ "No Win No Fee Services". Shine Lawyers. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ "Shannon Donaldson Merges with Shine Lawyers". The Chronicle. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Cleary & Lee Merger with Shine Lawyers". The Chronicle. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ Whealing, Justin. "Brockovich adds sparkle to Shine HQ". Lawyers Weekly. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
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- ^ "Shine Branch Locations". Shine Lawyers. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ "Our History". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ Eyers, James. "Shine Lawyers harnesses star power for its IPO". Financial Review. Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ "SHINING LIGHT OF PUBLIC LAW". Brisbane Business News. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ "Shine Lawyers Prospectus" (PDF). Shine Lawyers. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ Merritt, Chris. "Shine Lawyers looks to buy into British market". The Australian. News Ltd. Retrieved 28 December 2013. (Subscription required.)
- ^ Topsfield, Jewel (27 July 2011). "Law firm offers free advice on sex-abuse claims". The Age. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "How the royal commission can help Toowoomba to heal – again". Crikey. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ Whitley, Marion. "Road rage victims earn 670k payout". The Chronicle. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ Ward, Zac. "Court Awards little Zac Ward a record 644 million payout for injuries sustained during birth". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ Reynolds, Steven. "2m payout for elevator fall". Yahoo News. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Shine Lawyers DePuy class action page". Shine Lawyers. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ "Shine Lawyers Johnson and Johnson prolapse mesh action page". Shine Lawyers. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ Wells, Jamelle (4 March 2021). "Johnson & Johnson loses pelvic mesh court appeal". ABC News. Retrieved 26 March 2021.