Naomi Neilson

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Naomi Neilson is a senior journalist with a focus on court reporting for Lawyers Weekly, as well as other titles under the Momentum Media umbrella. She regularly writes about matters before the Federal Court of Australia, the Supreme Courts, the Civil and Administrative Tribunals, and the Fair Work Commission. Naomi has also published investigative pieces about the legal profession, including sexual harassment and bullying, wage disputes, and staff exoduses. You can email Naomi at: [email protected].

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Meet the law student finalists for the 2020 Women in Law Awards

Lawyers Weekly’s Protégé catches up with the Law Student of the Year finalists in this year’s Women in Law Awards to chat about what this award means to them, why more ...

NEWLAW • Mon, 16 Nov 2020

Great legal minds prepare to welcome new lawyers to the profession

With admissions indefinitely cancelled in Victoria and NSW as a result of the pandemic and social distancing restrictions, two recent law graduates have put together an ...

NEWLAW • Mon, 16 Nov 2020

WA wins out over Clive Palmer’s legal challenge

Mining billionaire Clive Palmer has lost a High Court challenge against border closures in Western Australia amid behaviour that has been described as “shocking” by MPs

BIG LAW • Mon, 16 Nov 2020

Political donations due for reform overhaul, HRLC says

Human rights lawyers have appeared before a parliamentary committee to seek critical reforms around political donations laws to restrict the opportunity for illegal ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 15 Nov 2020

Inquiry set to review climate change bills

A standing committee has called for submissions for an inquiry into two climate change bills following an independent MP’s call for the Morrison government to join the ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 15 Nov 2020

Aboriginal legal services left out of $40m COVID recovery plan

The Victorian government invested $40 million to support service delivery for its state’s Aboriginal community, but the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service has gone ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 15 Nov 2020

368k Australians potentially eligible for Westpac class action

The Federal Court is set to notify 368,000 Australians that may be eligible to join Slater and Gordon’s consumer credit class action against Westpac.

BIG LAW • Thu, 12 Nov 2020

Prioritising client relationships with ethical billing key for post-COVID

A new law firm on the NSW Central Coast was launched in the middle of the pandemic, and although that provided a set of challenges in itself, the sole practitioner’s main ...

NEWLAW • Thu, 12 Nov 2020

One Nation joins campaign to push back against class action reforms

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party has joined the fight against the “hastily assembled” regulatory changes on class actions proposed by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg

BIG LAW • Thu, 12 Nov 2020

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