Naomi Neilson

Albanese announces next Governor-General

Samantha Mostyn AO will become the 28th Australian Governor-General and the second woman to ever hold the position.

BIG LAW • Wed, 03 Apr 2024

New migration bill ‘cruel’, lawyers warn

A “Trump-style” Migration Bill is “cruel” and an embarrassment to Australia, national legal groups say.

BIG LAW • Tue, 02 Apr 2024

Lehrmann allegedly led lawyers ‘into error’, court hears

Lawyers were allegedly “led into error” by Bruce Lehrmann, who has been accused of committing an “outrageous contempt of court”.

BIG LAW • Tue, 02 Apr 2024

Senior lawyer conned clients with fake settlement offers

A compensation lawyer invented settlement offers worth tens of thousands of dollars and lied to clients about securing judgments on their behalf, including to one woman ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 02 Apr 2024

Victorian man makes tax claim for ‘expensive’ legal bills

A Victorian businessman tried to claim tax credits to cover his legal bills for the “wide and expensive” litigation he was facing.

BIG LAW • Mon, 01 Apr 2024

ASIC secures partial win in first greenwashing civil case

While ASIC secured its first greenwashing penalty against investment company Vanguard, a court found some of its submissions were “conceptually flawed”.

BIG LAW • Thu, 28 Mar 2024

Lawyers in hot water and major moves: What’s hot in law this week (25–28 March)

This week, one lawyer was ordered not to leave the country and another tried to dodge disciplinary action. Here are the top stories in law as the Easter long weekend ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 28 Mar 2024

‘Too pretty for jail’: Lawyer disciplined for social media posts

A lawyer who told a client he was “too pretty” to be behind bars and boasted he could “keep all the boys out of jail” faced disciplinary action.

BIG LAW • Wed, 27 Mar 2024

Evicted tenant accuses Supreme Court justice of bias

An evicted tenant challenging a court’s decision to terminate her tenancy alleged a Supreme Court justice favoured submissions of the other party and had prematurely ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 27 Mar 2024