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].
Demand for $230k in fees backfires on national firm
A demand for a client to pay more than $230,000 in unpaid legal fees has backfired on a national firm.
BIG LAW • Wed, 20 Mar 2024
Qantas believed outsourcing was a ‘low’ legal risk, court told
Qantas executives assumed the legal risk of outsourcing 1,700 ground handling staff in November 2020 was “low”.
BIG LAW • Wed, 20 Mar 2024
Qantas says sackings always on the table
Qantas told a court that the 1,700 ground staff illegally terminated during the COVID-19 pandemic would have been let go at a later date.
BIG LAW • Tue, 19 Mar 2024
‘Sky won’t fall in’: Epic Games challenges Apple, Google’s app store conduct
Epic Games used its opening submissions to tear apart Apple and Google’s justification for locking app developers out of the market.
BIG LAW • Mon, 18 Mar 2024
Qantas could pay ‘millions of dollars’ in compensation
A court was told three of the 1,700 workers illegally sacked by Qantas have suffered financially and emotionally in the years since.
BIG LAW • Mon, 18 Mar 2024
Criminal lawyer Zali Burrows’ case against firm ‘doomed to fail’
A court says criminal lawyer Zali Burrows’ fourth attempt to avoid paying her former law firm $12,000 in legal bills was “doomed to fail”.
BIG LAW • Sun, 17 Mar 2024
Court hears winemaker’s bizarre theory about royal family
A winemaker facing contempt of court charges made a number of strange claims about international treaties and the royal family.
BIG LAW • Sun, 17 Mar 2024
ASIC loses crypto case against Finder subsidiary
A court has thrown out ASIC’s case against a cryptocurrency subsidiary of Finder after it failed to prove it was a debenture.
BIG LAW • Thu, 14 Mar 2024
Rival sex award hosts remain locked in trademark clash
Feuding former business partners behind an adult entertainment industry awards event will continue their trademark battle despite a complaint about a lack of financial ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 14 Mar 2024