Naomi Neilson

Family Court plans reduced waiting times, improving access in 2021

The Chief Justice of the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court of Australia has announced that efforts to reduce waiting times and improve access to justice will ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 18 Jan 2021

Open justice laws called into question with new consultation

Laws that govern disclosure and publication of court and tribunal information, including suppression orders, could be reformed as these undergo public consultation.

BIG LAW • Mon, 18 Jan 2021

Solicitor who made false statements faces caution and costs order

The Council of the NSW Law Society is seeking a finding of unsatisfactory professional conduct and a caution against a solicitor for making a false statement.

BIG LAW • Mon, 18 Jan 2021

NSW solicitor guilty of mishandling client monies

The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found a solicitor of 24 years’ experience guilty of professional misconduct for the mishandling of his clients’ deposits

BIG LAW • Sun, 17 Jan 2021

Hong Kong arrests lawyer days after renewed concerns over new law

Following recent controversies around the new, controversial national security law, the Hong Kong police officials have arrested a lawyer and 10 others on suspicion that ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 17 Jan 2021

Solicitor who borrowed $100k from elderly client reprimanded

A solicitor who borrowed $100,000 from an elderly, “lonely” client has been found guilty of professional misconduct and formally reprimanded.

BIG LAW • Sun, 17 Jan 2021

Law students take e-mooting ‘Team Australia’ to Japan

Four soon-to-be lawyers from the Australian National University’s College of Law went head-to-head with teams from all over the world in a negotiation competition.

NEWLAW • Thu, 14 Jan 2021

‘Baseless, inappropriate’: ABA rejects commentary on ‘corrupt’ judges

The Australian Bar Association has joined the Law Council in condemning quotes from a Melbourne lawyer about judges as “baseless, inappropriate and undermining” of the ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 14 Jan 2021

Legal fight to collect $78k in unpaid fees continues

A Queensland-based managing partner has had a win in an ongoing and often delayed legal fight to collect over $78,000 in legal fees from a client who frequently made ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 13 Jan 2021