Naomi Neilson is a senior journalist with a focus on court reporting for Lawyers Weekly. You can email Naomi at: [email protected]
Holding Redlich embraces AI legal tool Lexis Create+
Holding Redlich has become the first Australian firm to adopt Lexis Create+, an AI-powered legal drafting solution built into Microsoft 365.
BIG LAW • Thu, 06 Nov 2025
Clyde & Co takes corporate partner from Gilchrist Connell
A partner with a track record of providing corporate and commercial advice is set to rejoin Clyde & Co from Gilchrist Connell.
BIG LAW • Thu, 06 Nov 2025
Strike-off to come for solicitor who withdrew trust funds from criminal clients
A criminal defence lawyer who withdrew more than $160,000 from her trust account without her clients’ knowledge has accepted a recommendation that her name be removed ...
SME LAW • Wed, 05 Nov 2025
Principal lawyer joins Macpherson Kelley’s employment practice
National firm Macpherson Kelley has appointed a principal lawyer to its employment, safety, and migration team.
BIG LAW • Wed, 05 Nov 2025
When justice is rushed, fairness falls: The crisis in summary proceedings
Weighed down by under-resourcing, crippling backlogs and alarming prosecution tactics, Australia’s summary proceedings system has become one that sacrifices speed over ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 05 Nov 2025
Lawyer with alleged $2m tax debt fights for practising certificate
A lawyer who allegedly owes $2.6 million in tax, plus the $190,000 owed by his law firm, has failed to stay a decision of the Legal Services Board to refuse to renew his ...
SME LAW • Tue, 04 Nov 2025
Webjet general counsel alleges she was fired for whistleblower complaint
Webjet’s recently ousted general counsel claimed she was fired for alerting the company to alleged “irregularities” in the CEO’s résumé.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 04 Nov 2025
Solicitors ordered to pay up for short-changing shareholder in shady dealings
Two solicitors behind a wound-up civil law firm were ordered to compensate a shareholder whose stake was dramatically slashed as a result of their souring relationship ...
SME LAW • Mon, 03 Nov 2025
Firm seeks compensation for victims of fertility data breach
A class action firm has filed a complaint on behalf of the hundreds of fertility patients impacted by the Genea data breach.
SME LAW • Mon, 03 Nov 2025