Naomi Neilson is a senior journalist with a focus on court reporting for Lawyers Weekly, as well as other titles under the Momentum Media umbrella. She regularly writes about matters before the Federal Court of Australia, the Supreme Courts, the Civil and Administrative Tribunals, and the Fair Work Commission. Naomi has also published investigative pieces about the legal profession, including sexual harassment and bullying, wage disputes, and staff exoduses. You can email Naomi at: [email protected].
Principal lawyer reprimanded for $300k loan to client
A Sydney principal lawyer was reprimanded for loaning $300,000 to a client in an agreement that saw him pocket an additional $50,000.
BIG LAW • Wed, 05 Feb 2025
ABC distances Lattouf firing from ‘pro-Israel lobbyists’
Counsel for the ABC says that while senior management considered complaints about Antoinette Lattouf from a “pro-Israel lobbyist” group, they were not the reason for her ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 05 Feb 2025
Nine Network pays $3m to Indigenous group members for ‘distressing’ articles
Under a newly approved settlement scheme, Nine Network will pay group members of the Wotton class action $3,000,000 for articles that alleged they were “wasteful or ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 04 Feb 2025
Struck-off lawyer misappropriated $4m but keeps secret identity
A principal lawyer will hold onto his anonymity despite being struck off for misappropriating $4.5 million and flouting orders not to practise.
BIG LAW • Tue, 04 Feb 2025
‘I didn’t sign up to this’: Lattouf claims ABC left her reputation in tatters
During the back half of an emotional cross-examination, Antoinette Lattouf defended herself against an allegation she benefited from her publicised sacking by the ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 04 Feb 2025
ChatGPT blunder sees lawyer referred to regulator
A lawyer has been referred to a disciplinary regulator for filing two documents that relied on “non-existent” citations and quotes.
BIG LAW • Mon, 03 Feb 2025
ABC’s counsel grills Lattouf on social media use
In a line of questioning that saw him “chastised” by the judge, counsel for the national broadcaster questioned sacked presenter Antoinette Lattouf over social media ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 03 Feb 2025
‘Series of misunderstandings’: Former employee ends 8-year dispute with firm
Atanaskovic Hartnell’s former general manager has settled her workplace dispute and distanced herself from reports she was bullied.
SME LAW • Sun, 02 Feb 2025
Court tosses finding HWL Ebsworth ‘invalidly’ expelled partner
An appeal court has reversed a finding that HWL Ebsworth breached its partnership deed when it expelled a capital partner ahead of the failed IPO.
BIG LAW • Thu, 30 Jan 2025