Naomi Neilson

ACT Supreme Court welcomes new Chief Justice

The ACT Supreme Court has appointed its sixth Chief Justice and the second woman to ever hold the position after outgoing Chief Justice Helen Murrell.

BIG LAW • Tue, 23 Nov 2021

‘Kaleidoscope justice’: Victim-survivors’ experiences shape recommendations

Across 91 major recommendations that include alternatives to criminal trials and an independent body, the Victorian Law Reform Commission has proposed a plan for ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 22 Nov 2021

‘I’m with you’: Pride in Law president, Supreme Court justice share how law and society have changed for LGBTQIA+ people

In the last five years, the support and inclusivity found in a profession that accepts its LGBTQIA+ members have not only changed their lives but have improved how the ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 22 Nov 2021

No-win-no-charge arrangements improving access to civil justice

Although the “evils of cost, delay and complexity” have remained consistent barriers for the ordinary Australian to access justice, new research has indicated that new ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 22 Nov 2021

Tougher penalties introduced for crimes that cause loss of unborn child

The NSW government has passed updated sentencing reforms aimed at holding offenders to account if their criminal act causes the loss of an unborn child.

BIG LAW • Mon, 22 Nov 2021

Walama List ‘crucial’ to addressing Indigenous over-incarceration

The introduction of the Walama List pilot, which will deliver a more culturally specific and community-based approach to sentencing for eligible Aboriginal offenders, has ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 22 Nov 2021

Restrictive, ‘outdated’ sentencing practices to be removed from NSW courts

Under proposed changes to NSW court’s “outdated” sentencing practices, patterns, and restrictive time limits, offenders of sexual violence who have largely evaded ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 22 Nov 2021

ConnectEast refinances EastLink tollway for $1.1bn

Through its contracted work by the Victorian government to maintain and operate the EastLink tollway through to 2043, ConnectEast has refinanced it for $1.1 billion.

SME LAW • Sun, 21 Nov 2021

Revised religious discrimination bill to return to Parliament

The Religious Discrimination Bill will return to Parliament this week, this time with several amendments that included scrapping the controversial “Folau clause” and ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 21 Nov 2021