Naomi Neilson

Lawyer X fights against claims she lied under oath

The Lawyer X royal commission has been asked to find Nicola Gobbo lied while under oath before the Supreme Court, but her lawyers rejected this as “grossly unfair”.

BIG LAW • Sun, 06 Sep 2020

Firm makes 10 elevations, promotes 2 to partner

Carter Newell Lawyers has welcomed two new lawyers to its partnership and elevated eight others to special counsel, senior associate and associate.

SME LAW • Sun, 06 Sep 2020

Victorian Bar concerned about ‘disproportionate’ police action

The Victorian Bar has weighed in on footage of a Ballarat woman’s arrest in her home, cautioning the Minister for Police against disproportionate action.

BIG LAW • Sun, 06 Sep 2020

CBA notified of class action in Federal Court

A commercial law firm has filed class action proceedings in the Federal Court on behalf of individuals affected by the “serial misconduct” of a Commonwealth Bank ...

SME LAW • Sun, 06 Sep 2020

Lawyer X: Former top cop at ‘epicentre’ of Victoria Police misconduct

The commission investigating criminal barrister Nicola Gobbo has found three criminal offences may have been committed by Victoria Police members and has firmly pointed ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 03 Sep 2020

Court rules on emojis in defamatory action between two solicitors

The imputations of a series of emojis have been called into question by the NSW District Court in an Australian first as two solicitors argue over the meaning behind the ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 03 Sep 2020

Path forward for corporate regulation in wake of COVID

A route towards revolutionising the use of technology in corporate regulation has been flagged in an interim report, opening up avenues for a post-COVID legal landscape

BIG LAW • Thu, 03 Sep 2020

JWS welcomes energy and resources consultant

A lawyer with over 30 years’ experience has been recruited as a consultant at Johnson Winter & Slattery’s Western Australian office.

SME LAW • Thu, 03 Sep 2020

Federal Circuit Court judge’s ‘cruel, humiliating’ conduct results in retrial

A federal judge’s “rude” conduct towards a Queen’s counsel and a solicitor “amounted to an abuse of power” which forced a retrial amid concerns that not doing so would be ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 03 Sep 2020