Naomi Neilson

Tribunal hears request to remove barrister because brother was expert witness

A tribunal was asked to remove a barrister from a compensation matter because the expert witness for the other side was his brother.

BIG LAW • Tue, 27 May 2025

Negligence case against Bankstown firm tossed out

A lawsuit against a Bankstown law firm was tossed out for failing to plead in “clear terms” what it was alleged to have done wrong.

SME LAW • Tue, 27 May 2025

Penalised lawyer should have faced bigger investigation, client says

A client who says his lawyer wronged him has complained that the legal disciplinary committee only referred one part of his complaint to the State Administrative Tribunal ...

SME LAW • Mon, 26 May 2025

Firm unsuccessfully sued for $300k over ‘loss of enjoyment’

After losing a Federal Circuit Court hearing, a woman attempted to sue a Melbourne boutique firm for $1,250,000, part of which included a claim for damages over “loss of ...

SME LAW • Mon, 26 May 2025

Court slates lawyer’s ‘scandalous, outrageous’ allegations

A former partner of a major law firm was criticised for the “objectively scandalous and outrageous” submissions he made without proper basis, including a claim that ...

SME LAW • Sun, 25 May 2025

Firm secures legal bill after client ignores advice

A Sydney law firm has fought and won against a client to hold onto a legal bill worth $64,000 after it and counsel withdrew from her case because she failed to accept and ...

SME LAW • Sun, 25 May 2025

Judge steps away from case involving controversial Victorian firm

A Federal Court judge has recused herself from a matter brought by the three people behind the controversial firm Erudite Legal after they flagged that they were speaking ...

SME LAW • Thu, 22 May 2025

‘Extraordinary’: Scheme administrator threatens to resign over share of settlement

A taxation partner and scheme administrator was criticised for threatening to resign if he and a law firm did not receive an increase in their share of a class action ...

SME LAW • Thu, 22 May 2025

Woman accused of forgery drops attempt to join legal profession

A woman’s admission into the legal profession was strongly objected to by a law society that considered her alleged misconduct during university meant she was a “not fit ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 21 May 2025