Naomi Neilson

Firm revives stalled respiratory machine class action

A compensation firm took over a class action against a company that allegedly distributed dangerous sleep respiratory care machines.

BIG LAW • Mon, 29 Apr 2024

Lawyer suspended for causing proceedings to be dropped

A Perth solicitor who caused proceedings to be dismissed and failed to tell the client has been suspended from practising for six months.

BIG LAW • Sun, 28 Apr 2024

Family lawyer told client to ‘ignore’ divorce hearing

A family lawyer was reprimanded for purposefully delaying divorce proceedings and advising his client to “ignore” the hearing.

BIG LAW • Sun, 28 Apr 2024

Solicitor rejects onus of proving he is ‘fit and proper’

An ACT solicitor whose practising certificate was not renewed has objected to a timetabling and onus issue in the appeal.

BIG LAW • Sun, 28 Apr 2024

Victorian solicitor in contempt of court fails to reopen matter

A Victorian solicitor disciplined for contempt of court failed to reopen the matter on the grounds of alleged “equitable fraud”.

BIG LAW • Thu, 25 Apr 2024

Fired Gadens employee given last chance to pursue unfair dismissal proceedings

A former Gadens employee who has dragged her feet on unfair dismissal proceedings was warned that one more request for adjournment could end up with her declared a ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 23 Apr 2024

Barrister to be struck from roll for engaging in legal practice

A barrister’s name will be removed from the roll of practitioners for ignoring several orders not to engage in legal practice, including by sending defamation threats to ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 22 Apr 2024

Waterstreet says victims’ names should not be kept hidden

Charles Waterstreet, a barrister who was recently found to have sexually harassed three legal practitioners, asked a tribunal to remove a non-publication order protecting ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 22 Apr 2024

The mistake of ‘returning for the hat’

There has been, unsurprisingly, a lot of attention paid to the Federal Court judgment in Bruce Lehrmann’s failed defamation case against Channel 10 and a celebrated ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 22 Apr 2024