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].
Medibank dragging feet on documents relating to data hack
A Federal Court judge questioned why it has taken Medibank so long to disclose documents to applicants who alleged the insurance giant failed to take proper precautions ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 31 Aug 2023
‘Real evidence’ of public interest in war crimes article, ABC says
ABC’s barrister insisted there was “real evidence” of public interest behind the publication of articles that alleged a former special forces commander was involved in ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 30 Aug 2023
Judge, Commonwealth to pay man $300k for false imprisonment
A federal judge, the state of Queensland, and the Commonwealth have been ordered to pay just under $310,000 in damages for the false imprisonment of a man on an “invalid” ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 30 Aug 2023
ABC’s public interest defence not freedom to ‘mislead’, barrister says
High-profile defamation barrister Sue Chrysanthou slammed ABC’s reporting about a former special forces soldier and said its public interest defence does not give it the ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 29 Aug 2023
AMP hit with penalty in BOLR class action
The Federal Court has handed down a penalty to AMP after it found the wealth giant was not authorised to make immediate changes to its buyer of last resort scheme.
BIG LAW • Tue, 29 Aug 2023
Outgoing DPP Shane Drumgold launches proceedings against ACT board of inquiry
Shane Drumgold, the ACT’s outgoing Director of Public Prosecutions, has commenced legal proceedings against a board of inquiry that made “several serious findings of ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 29 Aug 2023
Media cautioned for defence in Lehrmann defamation case
A Federal Court judge has cautioned the media defendants in former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial against running multiple defences alongside the new ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 28 Aug 2023
Former Qantas employee’s fight against ‘grave injustice’ comes to end
A former Qantas customer service manager’s sexual harassment complaints against the airline has been dismissed, likely putting an end to her decades-long fight for ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 28 Aug 2023
Law student caught with guns makes plea for employment
An aspiring solicitor convicted of possessing unregistered guns has asked a tribunal to approve his employment at a boutique firm.
BIG LAW • Sun, 27 Aug 2023