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Top-tier defamation lawyer Adelaide Craig returns to her home country to find that an ill-timed careless comment has damaged her reputation and aspirations for a ground-breaking women-led defamation chambers. Forming a new relationship with a flashy solicitor, Jasmine, Adelaide and her wide-eyed junior barrister, Leila, throw themselves headfirst into prosecuting the law via a series of cases that have the whole nation talking…

When a shocking workplace incident requires her to leave London she decides to return to Australia to set up a progressive, women-led chambers specialising in defamation law. But the country’s changed, as has the legal profession, and she’s carrying guilt about the mess she left behind. When Adelaide joins forces with a formidably spicy solicitor, Jasmine Maloney (Jessica De Gouw) and enthusiastic junior Leila Yadav (Roxie Mohebbi) the three begin to cause ripples amidst the close-knit community with their capacity to slice through cases and go that extra mile for clients.