Naomi Neilson
‘Pack of lies’: High-profile criminal lawyer sues Daily Telegraph for defamation
A Sydney criminal lawyer has accused The Daily Telegraph of defaming him in a piece that portrays him as being so “ravaged by age” that he is unfit to practise
BIG LAW • Tue, 24 Nov 2020
Lawyers welcome large investment into legal assistance and justice
The Law Institute of Victoria welcomed a large investment into the legal assistance sector and justice facilities announced in the Victorian budget to help the profession ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 24 Nov 2020
LIV welcomes plan for lawyers to return to office
With COVID-19 creating large delays in the administration of justice, Victoria’s premier legal body has welcomed the Andrews’ government’s staged return to office plan
BIG LAW • Mon, 23 Nov 2020
Magistrates’ and Children’s Courts take first step in ‘digital transformation’
As part of the “digital transformation” planned for Victorian courts, the Magistrates’ and Children’s Courts have undergone the first step in its years-long technological ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 23 Nov 2020
Judge Michael Murray immortalised with law library
“Resolute advocate and champion of legal education”, the Honourable Michael Murray QC AM has been immortalised with the naming of a university library in the hopes that ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 23 Nov 2020
Qld Bar decides against amendments for sexual harassment
The Bar Association of Queensland will not be amending rule 12 of its barristers’ rules to expressly prohibit sexual harassment, having deemed it sufficient enough as it ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 23 Nov 2020
WA makes ‘significant’ progress in reforming Aboriginal heritage laws
The Western Australian government has made “significant progress” for historic reform of outdated heritage laws that would place Aboriginal people at the centre of ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 23 Nov 2020
‘We would not accept it in any other setting’: Lawyers call for more transparency in aged care centres
Although welcoming the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety report into performative issues in centres, the Australian Lawyers Alliance has requested that ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 23 Nov 2020
Berejiklian vows to revert changes to controversial koala bill
In a bill that has proved to be very controversial to the NSW Parliament, Premier Gladys Berejiklian has vowed to overturn a vote that blocked farmers from clearing more ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 22 Nov 2020