Naomi Neilson

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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].

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Religious Discrimination Bill could bring legal profession into disrepute

Under a provision in the controversial Religious Discrimination Bill, lawyers could be in a position to bring the profession into disrepute without disciplinary ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 07 Dec 2021

Commitment to raise age of criminal responsibility does not go far enough: NLA

A national legal body has welcomed the commitment by attorneys-general to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12, but has cautioned that this may not go ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 07 Dec 2021

Barry.Nilsson. bolsters family law offering

Law firm Barry.Nilsson. has appointed an accredited family law specialist and collaborative lawyer as special counsel within its family law practice.

SME LAW • Mon, 06 Dec 2021

Class action possible for cosmetic surgery victims

A class action firm will explore compensation options for victims of surgeon Dr Daniel Lanzer who allegedly engaged in several troubling practices, including serious ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 06 Dec 2021

Religious Discrimination Bill will create space for discrimination: UNSW

Legal academics are concerned that the current Religious Discrimination Bill draft will undermine existing protections for groups that are already vulnerable

BIG LAW • Mon, 06 Dec 2021

ACT Law Society ‘disappointed’ with state government’s failure to consult

Much like Victoria’s pandemic bill, the ACT government has introduced legislation that would give the chief health officer and minister for health the power to issue ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 06 Dec 2021

The health arguments for raising age of criminal responsibility

In an open letter, a coalition of health and medical organisations have called on the federal government to raise the criminal age of responsibility, citing strong ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 06 Dec 2021

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Solicitor reprimanded, fined for trust account breaches

An NSW-based solicitor who failed to direct large amounts of money into his firms’ trust account has been found to have engaged in professional misconduct and, in ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 05 Dec 2021

Firm welcomes independent review by former Dyson Heydon investigator

On behalf of ex-staffer Rachelle Miller, her lawyers welcomed the announcement by Prime Minister Scott Morrison that the investigator of Dyson Heydon’s harassment would ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 05 Dec 2021

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