Naomi Neilson

Lawyer X launched fresh legal action against Victoria Police

Former criminal barrister Nicola Gobbo made explosive accusations about senior Victoria Police members in a lawsuit seeking damages for the alleged negligence behind the ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 03 Jul 2023

HWL Ebsworth to look at ‘puzzling’ discovery in IPO stoush with former partner

A court ordered HWL Ebsworth to take another look at its “puzzling” discovery material as a former disgruntled capital partner who alleges he was cut out of the abandoned ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 02 Jul 2023

Appeal, special investigator concerns remain in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case

There are still several strings left to tie up Australia’s biggest defamation case, including Ben Roberts-Smith’s potential appeal, a costs issue and whether a special ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 29 Jun 2023

Medibank hit with shareholder class action

Another class action has been launched against health insurance giant Medibank on behalf of the shareholders caught up in the data breach.

BIG LAW • Thu, 29 Jun 2023

Lawyer and accountant in $105m Plutus Payroll scam fronts court

A lawyer and accountant caught up in Australia’s largest fraud scam, which robbed the Tax Office of over $100 million, has faced court.

BIG LAW • Thu, 29 Jun 2023

Lawyer X scandal fizzles out with no legal repercussions

Those behind the explosive Lawyer X scandal are not likely to face legal consequences as the office responsible for building criminal cases disbanded. Lawyers Weekly ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 28 Jun 2023

‘Vexatious litigant’ takes boutique firm to court over defamation dispute

A highly litigious man who wanted to sue a Sydney newspaper for defamation over an alleged “war criminal” imputation has taken aim at the law firm that advised him he was ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 28 Jun 2023

‘Smorgasbord logic’, alleged admissions aired in Insignia class action conclusion

Insignia’s class action hearing has closed with a clash over the role media played in the share price drop, the alleged admissions made in an almost decade-old statement ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 27 Jun 2023

FOI Act ‘loophole’ buried sports rorts material, court hears

The potential for legal action against former attorney-general Christian Porter over a missing document in the sports rorts scandal has been flagged during a hearing into ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 26 Jun 2023