Naomi Neilson

Natural disaster royal commission commences hearings

The royal commission examining legal frameworks for the Commonwealth’s involvement in responding to national emergencies has commenced its hearings.

BIG LAW • Mon, 25 May 2020

Honourable Peter Kidd on jury trials and COVID-19

The Chief Judge of the County Court of Victoria has weighed in on why jury trials are left out of the COVID-19 transition, how to account for them when the courts resume ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 24 May 2020

Voluntary euthanasia legislation pushed to October

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has pushed voluntary euthanasia legislation to after the state election and referred it to the Law Reform Commission.

BIG LAW • Sun, 24 May 2020

Criminologist appointed to domestic and family violence board

A leading criminologist will join prolific court and family violence legal experts on the board for the Queensland Domestic and Family Violence Death Review.

BIG LAW • Sun, 24 May 2020

Industrial manslaughter laws welcomed by profession

New industrial manslaughter laws have established one of Australia’s “toughest regimes” of work health and safety regulations, as the Queensland government introduces ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 24 May 2020

‘Times have moved on’: Women lawyers reject SA dress code

The Women Lawyers Association has delivered a scathing review on SA Law Society’s new dress code, which implies “judicial officers will be distracted by women’s bodies”

BIG LAW • Sun, 24 May 2020

Jailed lawyer who dodged $2.3m ATO costs ordered to pay $20k

A Queensland tribunal has recommended that a businessman, qualified as a lawyer and an accountant, be removed from the roll of practitioners and pay costs totaling ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 21 May 2020

Qld’s Coroners Act could solve infamous cold cases

Some of Australia’s most infamous cold cases could begin to unravel with powers granted to coroners that would allow them to compel new evidence from old witnesses.

BIG LAW • Thu, 21 May 2020

Lawyers caution businesses on mental health in home-to-office transition

As businesses gradually move back to the office, lawyers are cautioning employers to be aware of work health and safety laws as their staff experience psychiatric ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 21 May 2020