RLC in the Media: Law firms join forces to investigate strip-search class action against NSW Police

Date published

27 May 2020

Two law firms have joined forces to investigate a potential class action against NSW Police over allegedly unlawful use of invasive searches, including strip searches.

Alison Eveleigh reports for Lawyerly

Class action firm Slater and Gordon and community legal clinic Redfern Legal Centre announced the joint investigation on Wednesday. The class action, if pursued, will seek compensation for potentially thousands of people who may have been unlawfully search by NSW Police in the past six years.

Read the full story here (Lawyerly, 27 May 2020)

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