Naomi Neilson

Wilkinson ‘gobsmacked’ by Network Ten and its legal team

Former The Project host Lisa Wilkinson said it was “deeply unsatisfactory” for her former employer and its lawyers to ignore her legal needs in the lead-up to the Bruce ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 13 Feb 2024

Inquiry chair’s probe into Lehrmann trial allegedly influenced by journalist, court told

Explosive texts and emails allegedly revealed the chair of an inquiry examining Bruce Lehrmann’s abandoned criminal trial allowed a journalist to corrupt his ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 13 Feb 2024

‘Whole picture’ proof of Ben Roberts-Smith’s guilt, lawyer argues

Evidence disgraced soldier Ben Roberts-Smith executed a man and kicked another off a cliff is in the “whole picture”, lawyers for the media defendants told the Federal ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 12 Feb 2024

HWL Ebsworth’s hackers hit with final injunction

A Supreme Court made a final interlocutory injunction against HWL Ebsworth’s hackers from sharing or using the stolen information.

BIG LAW • Mon, 12 Feb 2024

Father of alleged Pell victim wins High Court loophole fight

In a “monumental” decision, the High Court has thrown out the Catholic Church’s bid to avoid paying damages to the father of a choirboy who was allegedly sexually abused ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 11 Feb 2024

Aldi fails to have $150m underpayment class action thrown out

Supermarket giant Aldi was accused of forcing the Federal Court to hear a “mini-trial” as part of its unsuccessful attempt to have a $150 million underpayment class ...

BIG LAW • Fri, 09 Feb 2024

Money3 ‘roving’ for inconsistencies in ASIC claims, court told

The Federal Court heard a car finance provider was “fishing for inconsistent information” to fight against allegations it entered into unsuitable loans with First Nations ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 08 Feb 2024

Woman’s conflict with boutique firm given one more chance

A South Australian woman who has brought a number of unsuccessful and “contentious” applications against a boutique law firm has been given one last chance to argue her ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 08 Feb 2024

Sydney lawyer fired after salary cut in half

A lawyer claimed she was fired the day after she called in sick for mental health distress by a director who regularly threatened to terminate her employment and halved ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 07 Feb 2024