It’s the circle of life, or at least of plaintiff law. The ambulance chasers at Slater + Gordon have become the chasees as rival compensation firms pitch for victims of the firm’s mass data leak to become their clients.

Personal injury firm AC Lawyers, a boutique outfit on the New South Wales South Coast, posted a callout on Facebook. “Impacted by the Slater & Gordon email leak? You may be able to make a claim for compensation. Contact us for a confidential discussion,” it shared with a link to its site.