Naomi Neilson

Transparency promises do not include Deloitte report, Medibank chair says

Medibank’s chairman told a court an external report into a major data hack cannot be included in the company’s earlier commitments to be transparent and share what it ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 23 May 2024

Optus hit with lawsuit for 2022 cyber attack

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has filed a lawsuit against Optus, alleging that it failed to protect its customers during its 2022 cyber attack

BIG LAW • Thu, 23 May 2024

Lawyer who represented feuding neighbour reprimanded

A tribunal has penalised a Victorian lawyer for lodging three caveats on a property without a proper basis.

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Thu, 23 May 2024

Lawyer confronts former employer in court over retainer

Tensions arose when a lawyer retained her first legal employer to assist her with a major and drawn-out Federal Court proceeding.

BIG LAW • Wed, 22 May 2024

Solicitor clashes with client over Sydney property

A Sydney solicitor has been locked in a lengthy court fight to hold onto a caveat lodged on a former client’s Rydalmere home.

BIG LAW • Tue, 21 May 2024

Hells Angels on hook for costs after trademark stoush

Hells Angels lengthy trademark court saga against Redbubble has ended with a sizeable costs order.

BIG LAW • Tue, 21 May 2024

Medibank fights to keep privilege over data hack report

To scrap legal professional privilege from the Deloitte report, lawyers behind the Medibank class action have grilled the CEO on public comments the insurance giant made ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 20 May 2024

‘Unfair’: Qantas allowed new argument in illegal sacking case

Just as the 1,700 illegally sacked Qantas workers were approaching compensation, the major airline proposed an entirely new timeline to suggest it would have found a way ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 20 May 2024

Kissing judges and major firm developments: What’s hot in law this week (13–17 May)

This week in law has been big for firms, from mergers to promotions and a major overhaul of a leadership structure. In the disciplinary space, lawyers are landing in hot ...

BIG LAW • Fri, 17 May 2024