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].
Deepfakes bring ‘mischief’, fraud into court: Chief Justice
Much like hallucinations, deepfake material has posed very real and significant challenges to courtrooms, Chief Justice Andrew Bell has said.
BIG LAW • Mon, 08 Sep 2025
$88k in salaries, office expenses stolen by firm’s bookkeeper
A bookkeeper has been permanently restrained from working in law firms after she was found guilty of stealing more than $88,000 from her former practice’s office and ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 07 Sep 2025
Court critical of legal arguments in Coles, Woolies underpayment judgment
In a scathing judgment, the Federal Court sent the underpayment proceedings against Coles and Woolworths back to a case management hearing to determine a number of ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 05 Sep 2025
Roberts-Smith’s claim of ‘ambiguity’ towards murders dismissed in costs decision
A costs decision in Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation proceedings turned on whether he knew the imputations to be true, including his claim of ambiguity towards the murder ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 04 Sep 2025
Court remits CBA class action into disclosure failures
Despite the Commonwealth Bank’s partial success on appeal, the Federal Court ordered that a shareholder class action relating to disclosure failures be remitted to a ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 04 Sep 2025
‘Pugnacious’: Judge critical of Erudite Legal’s conduct in bankruptcy matter
A Federal Court judge expressed frustration over the way those behind controversial firm Erudite Legal conducted themselves during bankruptcy proceedings, including ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Wed, 03 Sep 2025
ABC, Lattouf clash over size of penalty
Following a tense – and at times useless and confusing – cross-examination of the ABC’s chief people officer, counsel for Antoinette Lattouf argued the national ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 03 Sep 2025
Optus apologises for ‘pattern’ of unconscionable conduct
Optus admitted to a failure to act on unconscionable conduct within licensee stores, including one in Mount Isa, which fraudulently entered almost 50 consumers into ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 02 Sep 2025
‘Milestone’ moment in Coles, Woolworths class actions
A personal injury firm said the decision to run class actions against Coles and Woolworths alongside proceedings brought by the consumer watchdog would “streamline the ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 02 Sep 2025