Naomi Neilson

Compensation firm wins negligence claim against former client

A compensation law firm was awarded costs after it was successful in having a former client’s negligence claim tossed out for being misleading “to the point of being an ...

SME LAW • Wed, 02 Apr 2025

Squatter’s right claim falls apart for former lawyer

A lawyer turned real estate agent was booted out of a supposedly abandoned Sydney property when her squatter’s rights claim failed.

BIG LAW • Tue, 01 Apr 2025

Former client tries to claw back $300k in alleged debt

A former client and creditor of a Sydney boutique firm attempted to recoup an alleged debt of close to $300,000.

SME LAW • Tue, 01 Apr 2025

Struck-off barrister makes ‘scandalous’ claims to dodge costs order

An ACT barrister removed from the roll for throwing other lawyers under the bus was handed a costs order after he made “scandalous” allegations and attempted to ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 31 Mar 2025

Court fed up with lawyers filing ‘last-minute’ extension applications

While dealing with a potential claim against an institutional abuse law firm, a judicial registrar was left frustrated by the “apparent assumption” by some legal ...

SME LAW • Mon, 31 Mar 2025

Perth firm dodges bullying order pursued by former employee

Despite her application having already been thrown out, a former employee of a Perth law firm tried to convince the Fair Work Commission to issue a stop-bullying order to ...

SME LAW • Sun, 30 Mar 2025

$160k awarded for defamation over sickening paedophilia accusations

A child recovery agent who once vowed he would not pay “one cent” to a family dispute resolution practitioner he repeatedly defamed with vile and untrue accusations has ...

SME LAW • Thu, 27 Mar 2025

Not-for-profits left to pick up government’s slack on domestic violence, lawyer says

The government has dumped the responsibility and immense pressure of addressing the scourge of domestic and family violence on not-for-profits but has left them with ...

SME LAW • Thu, 27 Mar 2025

Pig-hunting lawyer commits insurance fraud, court told

In the face of “concrete evidence”, a principal lawyer lied to his insurance company about an incident that involved pig hunting, a broken Can-Am vehicle, and a former ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 26 Mar 2025