Naomi Neilson

Albanese names new Attorney-General

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has named a replacement Attorney-General after Mark Dreyfus was axed last week.

BIG LAW • Mon, 12 May 2025

Lawyer reprimanded for telling mourning widow his wife was negligent

A reprimand was handed to a solicitor who made an unfounded allegation to a widower that his late wife, also a lawyer, was negligent.

BIG LAW • Sun, 11 May 2025

Class action filed against Delta Air Lines for CrowdStrike outage

A class action has been filed against Delta Air Lines on behalf of passengers whose flights were delayed or cancelled as a result of last year’s CrowdStrike outage.

BIG LAW • Sun, 11 May 2025

AF Legal settles claim involving senior lawyer

AF Legal has settled claims involving a senior lawyer and has confirmed its support of another practitioner who is currently involved in a disciplinary investigation.

BIG LAW • Thu, 08 May 2025

CBA breached disclosure rules but won’t see damages

The Federal Court was unwilling to award Commonwealth Bank shareholders any damages, despite finding on appeal that the major bank breached its continuous disclosure ...

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Thu, 08 May 2025

Strike-off recommended for lawyer who sent false emails to himself

A sole practitioner will be removed from the roll for sending false emails to himself that purported to be sent by another practitioner to keep up the guise he was trying ...

SME LAW • Wed, 07 May 2025

Perth firm fights client for fees after allegedly pulling discount

The director of a West Perth law firm allegedly went back on his promise to discount a $200,000 legal bill when he learnt his client had engaged other solicitors, a court ...

SME LAW • Wed, 07 May 2025

Sex addiction behind $10k theft from client, lawyer claims

A Queensland solicitor who claimed a $10,000 theft from a law firm was partly due to his sex addiction has avoided a strike-off order.

BIG LAW • Tue, 06 May 2025

Client let off the hook for indemnity costs despite ‘serious’ misconduct accusations

A client who levelled serious and unfounded accusations against his former lawyers was hit with a costs order, but a court also found a request for this to be made on an ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 06 May 2025