Naomi Neilson

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Naomi Neilson is a senior journalist with a focus on court reporting for Lawyers Weekly, as well as other titles under the Momentum Media umbrella. She regularly writes about matters before the Federal Court of Australia, the Supreme Courts, the Civil and Administrative Tribunals, and the Fair Work Commission. Naomi has also published investigative pieces about the legal profession, including sexual harassment and bullying, wage disputes, and staff exoduses. You can email Naomi at: [email protected].

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Firm to pay $427k to former client for negligence, breach of duty

While many of its former client’s allegations were shut down, a western Sydney firm was still ordered to hand over $425,000 for a failure to exercise reasonable care and ...

SME LAW • Sun, 01 Jun 2025

Ransomware attack, promotion rounds, and solicitor shot: What’s hot in law this week (26–30 May)

While a law firm grappled with a former client over an unpaid $450,000 bill, a major legal body was hit with a ransomware attack, and a BigLaw practice announced its ...

BIG LAW • Fri, 30 May 2025

Fake solicitor, firm defrauds clients out of $450k

For about four years, an NSW man pretended to be a solicitor so he could defraud his clients out of more than $450,000.

SME LAW • Thu, 29 May 2025

QSuper settles life insurance class action for $67m

Pending court approval, QSuper settled a class action with super fund members who claimed they were overcharged for life insurance premiums.

BIG LAW • Thu, 29 May 2025

Legal team seeks damages for termination of ‘high-volume’ retainer

Having lost about $125,000 worth of work per month, the legal arm of a debt collection company fought against a client’s termination.

SME LAW • Wed, 28 May 2025

Demand for $21k in unpaid legal fees thrown out

Due to concerns over a Victorian law firm’s compliance with disclosure obligations, a court has set aside a statutory demand for the payment of over $21,000 in unpaid ...

SME LAW • Wed, 28 May 2025

Tribunal hears request to remove barrister because brother was expert witness

A tribunal was asked to remove a barrister from a compensation matter because the expert witness for the other side was his brother.

BIG LAW • Tue, 27 May 2025

Negligence case against Bankstown firm tossed out

A lawsuit against a Bankstown law firm was tossed out for failing to plead in “clear terms” what it was alleged to have done wrong.

SME LAW • Tue, 27 May 2025

Penalised lawyer should have faced bigger investigation, client says

A client who says his lawyer wronged him has complained that the legal disciplinary committee only referred one part of his complaint to the State Administrative Tribunal ...

SME LAW • Mon, 26 May 2025

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