Naomi Neilson

Jurisdictional roadblock in the way of solicitor recovering practising certificate

A solicitor convicted of serious criminal offences ran into a jurisdictional issue when he attempted to overturn a decision of the Law Society to refuse to grant him a ...

SME LAW • Sun, 08 Jun 2025

Dawson fails to overturn conviction for unlawful sexual activity with student

Chris Dawson, who was convicted of the 1982 murder of his wife Lynette Simms, failed to overturn a finding he engaged in unlawful sexual activity with a student while she ...

BIG LAW • Fri, 06 Jun 2025

Court shuts down resentful lawyer’s racism claims against Law Society

The Federal Court sent a strong message to a lawyer who has spent the last 17 years relentlessly pursuing the ACT Law Society and a former president over unfounded ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 05 Jun 2025

Barrister leaves profession following disciplinary action on broken promises

A barrister was reprimanded and barred from working in the profession for a year after he failed to carry out a brief despite giving the firm that retained him multiple ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 04 Jun 2025

Strike-off for lawyer caught drug dealing, laundering proceeds of crime

A Queensland lawyer convicted of drug dealing and money laundering offences will be struck off the roll of practitioners.

BIG LAW • Tue, 03 Jun 2025

Attacks against Adelaide lawyer condemned by legal body

South Australia’s premier legal body has denounced an anonymous and threatening letter that targeted a lawyer and former Hong Kong politician who has spoken out against ...

SME LAW • Tue, 03 Jun 2025

eHarmony’s pricing red flags tricking singles, ACCC alleges

The consumer watchdog alleged that the dating platform eHarmony snuck an automatic renewal clause into its subscription model, which saw some premium users trapped into ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 02 Jun 2025

‘All men’: Famous actors, athletes join court to condemn violence against women

In a video featuring some of Australia’s most famous people, including Hugh Jackman and Eric Bana, the Federal Circuit and Family Court has invited “all men” to help end ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 02 Jun 2025

Firm to pay $427k to former client for negligence, breach of duty

While many of its former client’s allegations were shut down, a western Sydney firm was still ordered to hand over $425,000 for a failure to exercise reasonable care and ...

SME LAW • Sun, 01 Jun 2025