Naomi Neilson

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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NSW Supreme Court prepares in-person return, vaccination rules

The NSW Supreme Court has outlined its plan for recommencing live hearings, including vaccination mandates, limits on the number of legal practitioners permitted to be in ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 25 Oct 2021

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Inquiry into political fees established amid failed Porter investigation attempt

The Morrison government has been criticised by the opposition for establishing a broad inquiry into anonymous fees used to pay legal bills after it previously blocked an ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 25 Oct 2021

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Inquiry begins into SA Attorney-General

As the South Australian government prepares for next years’ state election, Attorney-General Vickie Chapman will face an inquiry over an alleged conflict of interest in a ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 25 Oct 2021

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NSW comes closer to legislating affirmative consent laws

NSW’s Attorney-General has confirmed that a bill designed to set clearer boundaries for consensual intimacy and to better support victim-survivors of sexual assault has ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 25 Oct 2021

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Human rights lawyers call on government for fair international travel plan

With international travel planned to return in the next month, human rights lawyers have called on the federal government to provide a “complete and inclusive plan” that ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 25 Oct 2021

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Controversial firm asks for $1m to take on Law Society ahead of hearing

G&B Lawyers partner Nathan Buckley has asked his supporters for $1 million to fund his “legal costs and disbursements” for taking on the NSW Law Society in supposed ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 24 Oct 2021

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‘Cycle of deceit’: The law firms buying into media scams to fool clients

Last month, a number of small law firms announced on their social media that they had been awarded a place on a top 10 list. What they didn’t tell their followers, ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 21 Oct 2021

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W+K makes property, construction and energy team ‘largest of its kind’

Following the lateral acquisition of a team of seven in its property, construction and energy team, Wotton + Kearney has hired an additional four senior lawyers.

SME LAW • Thu, 21 Oct 2021

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ANZ to transfer share investing client base to CMC Markets in $25m transaction

With assistance from Maddocks, ANZ will transition the bank’s share investing client base to CMC Markets in a transaction worth $25 million.

SME LAW • Thu, 21 Oct 2021

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