Naomi Neilson

Law professor appointed to royal commission

A leading environmental and policy law scholar has been appointed to oversee a royal commission addressing a recent Australian crisis.

NEWLAW • Wed, 04 Mar 2020

Queensland legislation broadens scope of civil action for child abuse survivors

New legislation in Queensland will allow abuse survivors to pursue civil claims against liable institutions for physical and psychological distress.

BIG LAW • Tue, 03 Mar 2020

Getting deal ready: Minimising the impact of regulatory due diligence on financial services businesses

The goal posts for executing a deal in the financial services sector have changed. In this difficult regulatory environment, sellers are finding it harder to get their ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 03 Mar 2020

Former Clifford Chance head takes on CEO role to grow Sydney and Melbourne

An independent Australian law firm has appointed a new chief executive officer from PricewaterhouseCoopers to oversee its Melbourne and Sydney partnership.

BIG LAW • Mon, 02 Mar 2020

NSW government rejects recommendations to address ‘serious’ drug problem

NSW has a “serious and complex” problem with drug usage, leading to a number of young deaths at music festivals and a severe dependency from vulnerable communities – and ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 02 Mar 2020

Human rights lawyers call for government to #RaiseTheAge

Australian laws that allow 10-year-olds to be arrested, charged, held before the courts and locked away are “out of step” with human rights policies.

BIG LAW • Mon, 02 Mar 2020

High Court has most divided year as unanimous judgements plunge

2019 was the most divided year for the High Court in 16 years, with dissent rates more than doubling and unanimous judgements hitting its lowest percentage in seven years

BIG LAW • Mon, 02 Mar 2020

George Pell’s lawyers ‘failed’ to identify judicial errors, prosecutors submit

Prosecutors have rejected the argument from George Pell’s lawyers that the jury from the first appeal trial should not have watched recorded evidence in their reply ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 02 Mar 2020

Inquiry into drug Ice acknowledges need for culture-specific courts

An inquiry into the drug “Ice” has acknowledged the “important role of culturally specific courts” in its wide-ranging recommendations.

BIG LAW • Mon, 02 Mar 2020