Naomi Neilson

Judge Vasta seeks immunity from wrongful imprisonment compensation

Judge Salvatore Vasta, who was handed part of a $300,000 compensation bill for the wrongful imprisonment of a father, says inferior and superior judges should have the ...

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Wed, 14 Aug 2024

Solicitor says stay of crypto class action was ‘miscarriage of justice’

A solicitor whose cryptocurrency class action against Google and Meta Platforms was permanently stayed says the primary judge’s decision “doesn’t make any sense ...

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Wed, 14 Aug 2024

Lawyers outraged at Lawyer X compensation bill

The Victorian government’s bill to protect itself from compensation claims brought by victims of the Lawyer X controversy has been heavily criticised by the state’s legal ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 14 Aug 2024

Lawyer makes Stalin-inspired threat to shoot profession’s ‘gatekeepers’

Angered by a disciplinary complaint, a Victorian solicitor threatened to throw his elderly client’s ashes into the garbage and said the legal profession’s “gatekeepers” ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 13 Aug 2024

Barrister to be punished for ‘elaborate scheme’ involving client’s mother

A barrister found guilty of professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional conduct crafted an “elaborate scheme” with a private investigator to make his client’s ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 13 Aug 2024

‘F--k off’: Lawyer facing strike-off stuns tribunal

Pictures of middle fingers, all-capped profanity, and bizarre threats to take things to the “nth degree” were all included in an angry solicitor’s emails with the NSW Law ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 12 Aug 2024

Bankrupt solicitor’s defamation action hits wall

An NSW solicitor’s bankruptcy status threw a wrench in his defamation action over comments that suggested he allegedly committed fraud and was kicked out of the legal ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 12 Aug 2024

‘C u in 15’: Solicitor threatens barrister, witness with violence

Angered by a former barrister’s decision to give evidence against him in a fight over allegedly unpaid legal fees, a Victorian solicitor sent expletive-laden text ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 11 Aug 2024

Sydney criminal barrister named in assault case

The name of a Sydney criminal barrister who allegedly physically and verbally abused his wife was revealed by a newspaper.

BIG LAW • Sun, 11 Aug 2024