Naomi Neilson

Media companies hear penalty for breaching George Pell suppression order

The Victorian Supreme Court has handed down a penalty to major media companies that breached suppression orders by publishing the details of Cardinal George Pell’s ...

BIG LAW • Fri, 04 Jun 2021

Legal principal reprimand example of ‘professional hazard’ for solicitors

A sole legal principal has been found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct on five charges for her role in a practice that has been ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 03 Jun 2021

WA District Court welcomes 2 judges

Western Australia’s District Court has appointed two new judges who have extensive experience in criminal law matters relevant to the court’s jurisdiction. 

BIG LAW • Thu, 03 Jun 2021

Keolis Downer secures contract to operate buses in Sydney’s north

Major public transport operator Keolis Downer has successfully pitched a proposal to the NSW government to operate bus services with assistance from Ashurst. 

BIG LAW • Thu, 03 Jun 2021

Metro Property secures Bingara Gorge from Lendlease

A commercial law firm has assisted in securing the Bingara Gorge Lendlease site for client Metro Property.

SME LAW • Wed, 02 Jun 2021

Sydney law school formally commits to Uluru Statement of the Heart

The University of Sydney has used its commitment to officially endorse the Uluru Statement of the Heart to call on the Commonwealth government to follow their lead by ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 02 Jun 2021

NSW lawyer guilty of professional misconduct for practising certificate breach

A former government lawyer is awaiting disciplinary orders after being found guilty of professional misconduct for breaching conditions on her practising certificate and ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 02 Jun 2021

Porter’s defamation saga continues as legal threat, new details emerge

The former attorney-general Christian Porter may have discontinued his defamation proceedings against the ABC, but in the days since, he has faced a legal threat of his ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 02 Jun 2021

Porter defamation: Fate of ABC defence still hangs in the balance

Due to significant concerns from a Federal Court judge, three temporarily redacted schedules in the ABC’s defamation defence and Christian Porter’s reply could be made ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 01 Jun 2021