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].
Criminal lawyer’s $130k security order looms over future proceedings
A high-profile criminal lawyer will have to hand over $130,000 in security to a law firm she has been fighting for over a decade.
BIG LAW • Wed, 09 Aug 2023
Firm’s poor commercial decisions, potential breach of legal duties flagged in class action matter
The Federal Court shut down a law firm’s request for more than a third of a $300 million class action settlement after it found group members who were already left with a ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 08 Aug 2023
Party involved in High Court scandal unsuccessfully complains about lawyers
One of the parties involved in a High Court scandal involving a relationship between a judge and a barrister has unsuccessfully made numerous complaints against two ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 06 Aug 2023
Supreme Court examines NSW solicitor’s alleged ‘incompetence’
A Supreme Court waived legal professional privilege on the communications between a client and her former solicitor due to the latter’s alleged “incompetence” and failure ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 03 Aug 2023
Barrister clashes with solicitor in Supreme Court dispute
A barrister and a solicitor, both with considerable experience in the profession, have clashed in a Supreme Court during a will dispute.
BIG LAW • Wed, 02 Aug 2023
Queensland solicitor’s ‘extraordinary’ error criticised by judge
A Queensland judge criticised a solicitor for making an “extraordinary and regrettable” error in his client’s claim for compensation.
BIG LAW • Tue, 01 Aug 2023
COVID-19 discrimination claim ‘offends common sense’, judge rules
A Federal Court judge said it would “offend common sense” if he allowed a woman to bring a claim of discrimination against a Melbourne hospital for requiring her to wear ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 31 Jul 2023
Boxing champion and lawyer reprimanded for ‘oversight’ of court orders
A lawyer who made a name for himself as a boxing champion failed to convince a tribunal to overturn a decision by a Professional Conduct Committee of the Council of the ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 30 Jul 2023
Craig Kelly wins legal fight over election posters
Former MP Craig Kelly has savaged the Australian Electoral Commission for its “malicious prosecution” in the moments after a Federal Court found his election posters were ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 27 Jul 2023