Naomi Neilson

Magistrate on hook for costs after challenging move out of Children’s Court

A Western Australian judge, who strongly objected to her move from the Children’s Court to the Magistrates’ Court, was ordered to pay the costs of her attempts to ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 09 Apr 2025

Lawyer fired over chucking sickie for AFL Gather Round weekend

A Melbourne lawyer and former Greens local government candidate was terminated after his employers discovered he had faked an illness to attend the AFL Gather Round in ...

SME LAW • Tue, 08 Apr 2025

Mining employee says court should not have tossed lawyer ‘gaslighting’ claims

A former mining employee has applied for leave to appeal after she was unsuccessful in convincing a court she had been “gaslit” by a lawyer about an alleged rape at a Rio ...

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 08 Apr 2025

Alleged overcharging of accident victims by compensation firm, court told

Two clients of a boutique compensation firm will have their legal bills assessed after a third client had his costs reduced by almost $100,000.

SME LAW • Mon, 07 Apr 2025

Why Tony Mokbel has a ‘very strong’ case for freedom

Almost four-and-a-half years after the Lawyer X Royal Commission officially concluded, a key gangland figure at the centre of the police scandal has been granted bail to ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 07 Apr 2025

Solicitor, counsel accused of ‘mischievous behaviour’

A solicitor and counsel caught up in almost two decades of litigation have been accused of a number of sensational allegations, including attempting to mislead a court ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 06 Apr 2025

Law grad accused of using relationship with cop to secure client

A graduate lawyer’s admission into the profession was stalled when she was accused of having a relationship with a police officer so she could allegedly feed information ...

SME LAW • Thu, 03 Apr 2025

‘Seriously illogical’: Sofronoff fights back against corruption findings

Former judge Walter Sofronoff KC has claimed jurisdictional error and a lack of evidence affected a finding he engaged in “corrupt conduct” while overseeing an inquiry ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 03 Apr 2025

Counsel immune from negligence suit over evidence error

Advocate’s immunity protected a counsel from allegations her conduct during a sexual offences trial jeopardised her client’s defence and led to him unnecessarily spending ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 02 Apr 2025