Naomi Neilson is a senior journalist with a focus on court reporting for Lawyers Weekly. You can email Naomi at: [email protected]
Penalties for solicitor who included explicit images in domestic violence affidavit
For conduct that included attaching explicit images in an affidavit without taking steps to ensure confidentiality, a Queensland solicitor has been publicly reprimanded, ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 15 Dec 2025
Lawyer’s conduct in $10m iPhone will case largely ignored on appeal
In the initial decision of Colin Peek’s “informal will”, the NSW Supreme Court found his lawyer had a clear conflict between his personal interests and his overriding ...
SME LAW • Mon, 15 Dec 2025
Top 10 Wig & Chamber stories in 2025
Here, Lawyers Weekly takes a look back at the top 10 articles that featured in our Wig & Chamber news bulletin.
BIG LAW • Mon, 15 Dec 2025
‘Sorry saga of costs’: Firm clashes with client over hefty legal bill
A District Court judge described an ongoing and expensive legal bill dispute between a firm and its former client as a “sorry saga”.
SME LAW • Sun, 14 Dec 2025
Top 10 legal disciplinary stories in 2025
Disciplinary actions brought against lawyers were among Lawyers Weekly’s most-read articles of the year. Here, we take a look back at the top 10 of them.
BIG LAW • Sun, 14 Dec 2025
Walter Sofronoff fails to overturn corruption findings
Former judge Walter Sofronoff was unable to overturn the ACT Integrity Commission’s finding that he engaged in corrupt conduct while leading an inquiry into Bruce ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 11 Dec 2025
3 new partners, 6 senior associates at Bartier Perry
Bartier Perry has promoted three to partner and six to senior associate, alongside the launch of a new graduate program.
BIG LAW • Thu, 11 Dec 2025
BarNet hit in alleged cyber attack
BarNet, a web hosting and file-sharing service for lawyers, allegedly had its data stolen and published by hackers.
BIG LAW • Thu, 11 Dec 2025
‘Not punching bags’: SA prisons in lockdown as corrections officers strike
Corrections and home detention officers at seven of South Australia’s prisons have put down the tools, sending the justice system into crisis.
BIG LAW • Tue, 09 Dec 2025