Naomi Neilson is a senior journalist with a focus on court reporting for Lawyers Weekly. You can email Naomi at: [email protected]
Legal centre asks for voting revamp
A legal centre told the NSW government to overhaul its voting processes to better accommodate vulnerable communities, including Indigenous people living in rural ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 30 Sep 2024
ACT solicitor’s plea to stay strike-off application fails
An ACT solicitor facing a strike-off application failed to have a court stay disciplinary proceedings so a mediation could take place instead.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Wed, 25 Sep 2024
A judge’s tips on using impostor syndrome for good
Despite being rendered breathless by an early experience on the County Court bench, Judge Frank Gucciardo says that moment of impostor syndrome developed into an ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 24 Sep 2024
Qld sole practitioner reprimanded over disclosure blunder
The sole practitioner of a Queensland law firm was reprimanded over his failure to make “full and frank disclosures” about a mortgage interest.
THE BAR • Mon, 23 Sep 2024
Where to draw the line under ‘Mr Big’
The sting operation known as Mr Big may be responsible for high-profile murder convictions, but it is also to blame for unreliable or false confessions and miscarriages ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 23 Sep 2024
Challenging impostor syndrome begins at the top, High Court judge says
To overcome the taboo around impostor syndrome, Justice Jacqueline Gleeson says, the leaders of the legal profession should be the first to expose their vulnerabilities ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 22 Sep 2024
No winners in Qantas, union’s costs fight
After a failed dispute over which pilots should be assigned to a lucrative aircraft, Qantas and the union for long-haul pilots had their costs applications knocked back ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 22 Sep 2024
Reprimand for lawyer who dodged 9 tax returns
A solicitor convicted over his failure to complete yearly income tax returns was reprimanded and barred from practising until 2026.
BIG LAW • Thu, 19 Sep 2024
Super Retail Group puts up fight over suppression orders
Super Retail Group – the company in a dispute with its former chief legal counsel – may appear before a full court bench to appeal against a decision to have its ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 19 Sep 2024