Naomi Neilson is a senior journalist with a focus on court reporting for Lawyers Weekly, as well as other titles under the Momentum Media umbrella. She regularly writes about matters before the Federal Court of Australia, the Supreme Courts, the Civil and Administrative Tribunals, and the Fair Work Commission. Naomi has also published investigative pieces about the legal profession, including sexual harassment and bullying, wage disputes, and staff exoduses. You can email Naomi at: [email protected].
Election plot, hygiene fears tested in Lehrmann defamation case
Fiery claims of an election scheme, concerns about a recorded conversation, and a live stream viewer fed up with the judge’s coughing closed out the second week of Bruce ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 03 Dec 2023
Judge frustrated with tweets attacking Lehrmann’s barrister
Some social media users watching Brittany Higgins’ tense and emotional cross-examination unfold has put the live stream at risk of being pulled down, the judge has warned
BIG LAW • Thu, 30 Nov 2023
Porter assault allegations inspired Higgins’ media interviews
Brittany Higgins, appearing as a witness for Network Ten, said she went public with her story after a media program accused former attorney-general Christian Porter of a ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 29 Nov 2023
Passengers need 'bill of rights' for air travel, lawyers say
The Australian Lawyers Alliance has called for a “passenger bill of rights” to be included in the upcoming Aviation White Paper.
BIG LAW • Wed, 29 Nov 2023
First Nations reunification class action, investigations launched across Aus
The child protection departments in all Australian states are now the subject of a class action or an investigation into the alleged failures to reunite Indigenous ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 29 Nov 2023
Qld solicitor appeals disciplinary costs order
A Queensland solicitor alleged to have delayed the finalisation of his client’s matter has successfully convinced a court he should not have to pay the entire costs of ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 28 Nov 2023
Roberts-Smith ordered to pay costs for failed defamation trial
Disgraced SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been ordered to pay the media the costs from Australia’s biggest defamation trial.
BIG LAW • Tue, 28 Nov 2023
Lehrmann accused of ‘fabricating’ submarine evidence
A number of Bruce Lehrmann’s conflicting accounts have been scrutinised in court, including a claim he went to Parliament House on the night of Brittany Higgins’ alleged ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 27 Nov 2023
Fake Airtasker lawyer has prison sentence reduced
A Queensland man who pretended to be a lawyer on a five-star Airtasker profile so he could sell legal advice for just $50 has had his prison sentence downgraded on appeal
BIG LAW • Thu, 23 Nov 2023