Naomi Neilson is a senior journalist with a focus on court reporting for Lawyers Weekly. You can email Naomi at: [email protected]
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
23 barristers oppose NSW Bar on sexual consent reforms
More than 20 leading NSW barristers have signed an open letter opposing the state bar association’s sentiments that proposed reforms to sexual consent laws would be ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 01 Jun 2021
District Court advances magistrate from Local Court
The District Court’s newest judge has been elevated into her new position from her former role as magistrate in the Local Court.
BIG LAW • Tue, 01 Jun 2021