Naomi Neilson is a senior journalist with a focus on court reporting for Lawyers Weekly. You can email Naomi at: [email protected]
Being mindful of junior practitioners in the courtroom
For three Victorian judicial officers, there is a juggle between making sure the job is done and creating a healthy space for junior practitioners to improve their ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 07 Oct 2024
X Corp fails to toss eSafety’s $610k penalty
The importance of the Online Safety Act was affirmed in a Federal Court decision to toss out X Corp’s objection to a $610,000 penalty issued by the eSafety Commissioner
BIG LAW • Sun, 06 Oct 2024
ANZ settles flex commission class action
The big four bank has agreed to settle its Esanda class action brought against it in 2020 for $85 million.
BIG LAW • Sun, 06 Oct 2024
$50m settlement in ANZ, OnePath superannuation campaign
Thousands of Australians who have superannuation accounts with ANZ and OnePath are entitled to part of a $50 million settlement.
BIG LAW • Sun, 06 Oct 2024
26 NSW barristers appointed senior counsel
The NSW Bar Association appointed 26 barristers as senior counsel.
BIG LAW • Fri, 04 Oct 2024
Supreme Court judge on the biases that shape impostor syndrome
A few days after Justice Mary-Jane Ierodiaconou was appointed to the Supreme Court, the unconscious biases of a senior legal practitioner led to a challenging and ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 03 Oct 2024
Last-minute resolution brings Palestine protest proceedings to sudden stop
At the eleventh hour, the Commissioner for NSW Police has shut down a court bid to prevent a pro-Palestinian protest from taking place on the first anniversary of the war ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 03 Oct 2024
Legal assistant claims she was unfairly fired from Qld firm
A Queensland law firm was unable to prevent a legal assistant based in the Philippines from pursuing an unfair dismissal application.
BIG LAW • Wed, 02 Oct 2024
Court upholds finding ANZ breached continuous disclosure laws
ANZ failed to rid itself of a finding it breached continuous disclosure laws during a 2015 bid to raise $2.5 billion.
BIG LAW • Wed, 02 Oct 2024