Naomi Neilson

Court tosses appeal in WA solicitor, barrister misconduct case

A West Australian man who tried and failed on a number of occasions to have a barrister and solicitor disciplined over alleged misconduct in the state’s Supreme Court has ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 22 Oct 2024

ACT lawyer’s salacious claims against Law Society on hold

A solicitor whose vendetta against the ACT Law Society has spanned dozens of proceedings and countless “scandalous” claims has been ordered to hand over $20,000 before he ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 21 Oct 2024

Compensation for ousted Qantas staff still unclear despite union’s celebrations

Only three of the 1,700 ground handlers illegally outsourced by Qantas have a definitive compensation sum heading their way because of how the Transport Workers Union ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 21 Oct 2024

Behind the ‘significant penalties’ looming over Coles and Woolworths

With Coles and Woolworths heading to court over their allegedly misleading discount claims, a partner and senior associate with Holding Redlich explain the significant ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 20 Oct 2024

Threatening Facebook message about bigamy lands lawyer in hot water

Years on from an unsatisfactory professional conduct finding, an NSW solicitor was unable to shake a reprimand for accusing a man of bigamy in a threatening and ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 20 Oct 2024

Victorian barrister bids to reopen practising certificate fight

Amid a battle over her practising certificate, a Victorian barrister accused a solicitor from a major firm of making a “knowingly false” statement she represented her ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 17 Oct 2024

WA man says lawyer allegedly bullied, coerced him

A man embroiled in a family law dispute turned to the Fair Work Commission for a stop-bullying order against his ex-wife and her lawyer, who allegedly coerced him and ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 16 Oct 2024

International law firm’s dispute with former director spills into Australian courts

A law firm based in Kazakhstan has been fighting its former director and shareholder across central Asia, the United Kingdom, the British Virgin Islands, New Zealand, and ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 15 Oct 2024

19 reports made with NSW Bar’s bullying, sexual harassment service

In 12 months, just under 20 members of the NSW Bar made a report using an online tool for those who have experienced or witnessed discrimination, workplace bullying, or ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 15 Oct 2024