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Naomi Neilson is a senior journalist with a focus on court reporting for Lawyers Weekly. You can email Naomi at: [email protected]
Counsel sends court on ‘wild goose chase’ in vaccine class action material
A court has criticised the work of a senior counsel and two junior counsel for material submitted in a vaccine class action, particularly the 812-page statement of claim ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 13 Apr 2025
Solicitor brings fight against employer years after her termination
A solicitor terminated from her position at an immigration detention centre based in Sydney’s west has brought an unfair dismissal application against the operators ...
Practising certificate cancelled for solicitor over off-limits work
A solicitor with decades of experience under his belt was shut out of the legal profession for a year after he was found to have stepped outside the bounds of his ...
SME LAW • Thu, 10 Apr 2025
Court volunteers celebrated for decades of endless support
For over 45 years, volunteers from the Court Network have been ready and willing to lend a hand, a shoulder to cry on, or friendly company to overwhelmed court users
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Thu, 10 Apr 2025
Westpac class action asks court for key documents
The applicants behind a class action that accused Westpac of alleged anti-money laundering breaches has asked a court to turn over key documents currently covered under ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 09 Apr 2025
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 ...
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
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