Naomi Neilson

‘Inappropriate’: Solicitors disappear, ignore power of attorney role

Of the two solicitors appointed enduring power of attorney, one disappeared after he was suspended from practising and the other sent a “remarkable and entirely ...

SME LAW • Wed, 18 Sep 2024

ASIC allegations of misconduct by REST Super tossed out

A court has thrown out ASIC’s allegation that superannuation trustee REST made false or misleading statements about the ability of its members to roll over funds to ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 18 Sep 2024

Deeming grilled over divisive transgender comments

On the second day of her defamation proceedings, Moira Deeming was questioned about her opinions on transgender and gender-diverse people and the supposed links she made ...

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 17 Sep 2024

Qld lawyer reprimanded over undertaking breach

A Queensland legal director who failed to attend appointments with a registered psychologist has been publicly reprimanded and banned from practising until next September

BIG LAW • Mon, 16 Sep 2024

Women’s rally link to Nazis is ‘nonsensical’, Deeming’s barrister says

In the latest major defamation battle, counsel for ousted Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming said it was “incomprehensible” for John Pesutto, party leader and lawyer, to ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 16 Sep 2024

Costs of anti-money laundering proposal may harm small firms

The proposal to crack down on money laundering and to counter terrorism to bring Australia in line with international standards will add billions of dollars in expenses ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 15 Sep 2024

Judge’s Fair Work penalty ‘inadequate’, union says

A construction union accused a federal judge of imposing too light a sentence on a Canberra painting business that was found to have underpaid a former employee around ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 15 Sep 2024

Privacy Act reforms crack down on data breaches

In the wake of “large-scale” data breaches, reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 have introduced new penalties and criminal offences.

BIG LAW • Thu, 12 Sep 2024

Monster Energy wins $520k in costs from infringement matter

Monster Energy walked away from an infringement proceeding that was full of legal blunders with $520,000 in costs.

BIG LAW • Thu, 12 Sep 2024