Naomi Neilson

Australia hit with discrimination complaint over Israel advocacy

The Australian Human Rights Commission has given the green light for a racial discrimination complaint to proceed against the federal government over its official ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 15 Feb 2022

Partner returns to K&L Gates

A labour, employment and workplace lawyer has returned to K&L Gates in its Melbourne office, where he will join the global firm’s partnership ranks.

BIG LAW • Tue, 15 Feb 2022

Moray & Agnew brings on new partner

A partner specialising in insurance has moved into Moray & Agnew’s practice and has brought with her two paralegals from her former law firm.

BIG LAW • Tue, 15 Feb 2022

Under half of practitioners found COVID-related court changes to be positive

New research has revealed that less than half of practitioners found the overall impact of COVID-related changes on the justice system was positive. Although they ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 14 Feb 2022

Law campaigner calls for redefining of justice system to turn ‘international scandal around’

In a new publication, an eminent law reform campaigner is seeking to redefine the justice system and its overall treatment of Australian prisons to ensure that it turns ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 14 Feb 2022

Local Court avoids gender discrimination finding over safe room concerns

A man seeking an apprehended domestic violence order in the Local Court has failed to prove gender discrimination after he was refused entry into the safe room.

BIG LAW • Mon, 14 Feb 2022

Bylong Valley coal project exhausts all legal avenues

A South Korean mining company that was seeking to establish an open-cut coal mine in Australia’s Bylong Valley has lost its bid to appeal to the High Court, which ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 14 Feb 2022

Firms welcome CDPP decision to abandon cartel charges

The BigLaw firms supporting Citigroup and an executive has welcomed the announcement that the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions had opted to abandon the ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 14 Feb 2022

Dyson Heydon victims secure settlement

The victims of sexual harassment by former High Court justice Dyson Heydon have secured a six-figure compensation payout from the federal government.

BIG LAW • Mon, 14 Feb 2022