Naomi Neilson

Merger sees national firm expand Australian offices to 6

A regional law firm has aligned forces with a boutique firm to bring its Australian office count up to six and expand its national headcount to over 20 staff.

SME LAW • Wed, 15 Jan 2020

Global human rights organisation takes aim at Australia’s national security laws

Australia’s “intimidating” national security laws and its lack of whistleblower protections have been slammed by Human Rights Watch in a new global report.

BIG LAW • Wed, 15 Jan 2020

Solicitor found guilty of withholding trust money from client

The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found a principal solicitor guilty of professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional conduct for failing to handle ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 14 Jan 2020

Legal team to protect Prosecco from EU attempts to limit competition

Law professors will clarify the legal basis for protecting geographic indications for wine in trade agreements as the European Union attempts to withhold Prosecco.

BIG LAW • Tue, 14 Jan 2020

PrimeCredit secures finance-backed securities issuance in Hong Kong

KWM assists PrimeCredit Limited on the first public consumer finance-backed securities issuance in Hong Kong SAR.

BIG LAW • Tue, 14 Jan 2020

How in-house has guaranteed survival by cost cutting

Cost control and cost management have always been defined as among the profession’s greatest challenges, but legal operations has since learnt to adapt.

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 14 Jan 2020

Lawyer X ‘genuinely wanted to assist police’, new statements find

New statements submitted to the royal commission investigating the Victoria Police on its human source management have shed light on how they came to employ a barrister ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 13 Jan 2020

Waterloo Metro Quarter moves ahead with new Sydney Metro contract

Ashurst has assisted the Waterloo Metro Quarter with a boost from a Sydney Metro contract with John Holland and Mirvac.

BIG LAW • Mon, 13 Jan 2020

Global law of sexual assault: How judging consent fails

In October of 2017, the #MeToo movement became a reckoning. Powerful men began to fall as victims felt empowered to speak up – but the justice system has remained as ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 13 Jan 2020