What is claim farming – and is there anything wrong with it?
Many lawyers and advocates worry the practice is too easy to exploit and could make it harder for genuine abuse survivors to get justice
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For many people, the first time they ever heard the term “claim farming” was last week, when New South Wales police announced seven arrests had been made and an allegedly fraudulent claims farming syndicate had been uncovered.
Police alleged that “claims farmers” at the heart of the scheme coached former young offenders, inmates and public school students, on how to file false compensation claims for historic child sexual abuse while in care, then sold those referrals on to law firms in Sydney.
Law (Australia) | The Guardian
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