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].
Judge reprimanded for love letter to junior staff member
A United Kingdom judge and president of the Competition Appeal Tribunal was reprimanded for giving a love letter to a junior colleague.
BIG LAW • Thu, 15 Aug 2024
Folbigg’s case a ‘fantastic demonstration’ for uniting science and law
Appearing alongside fellow advocates, the Australian Academy of Science’s CEO said Kathleen Folbigg’s 2022 inquiry and pardon were a “fantastic demonstration” of how ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 15 Aug 2024
Regional lawyer convicted of perverting course of justice will return to practice
A regional criminal lawyer convicted of perverting the course of justice by advising his client to steer clear of court successfully overturned a decision to cancel ...
SME LAW • Thu, 15 Aug 2024
Judge Vasta seeks immunity from wrongful imprisonment compensation
Judge Salvatore Vasta, who was handed part of a $300,000 compensation bill for the wrongful imprisonment of a father, says inferior and superior judges should have the ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Wed, 14 Aug 2024
Solicitor says stay of crypto class action was ‘miscarriage of justice’
A solicitor whose cryptocurrency class action against Google and Meta Platforms was permanently stayed says the primary judge’s decision “doesn’t make any sense ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Wed, 14 Aug 2024
Lawyers outraged at Lawyer X compensation bill
The Victorian government’s bill to protect itself from compensation claims brought by victims of the Lawyer X controversy has been heavily criticised by the state’s legal ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 14 Aug 2024
Lawyer makes Stalin-inspired threat to shoot profession’s ‘gatekeepers’
Angered by a disciplinary complaint, a Victorian solicitor threatened to throw his elderly client’s ashes into the garbage and said the legal profession’s “gatekeepers” ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 13 Aug 2024
Barrister to be punished for ‘elaborate scheme’ involving client’s mother
A barrister found guilty of professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional conduct crafted an “elaborate scheme” with a private investigator to make his client’s ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 13 Aug 2024
‘F--k off’: Lawyer facing strike-off stuns tribunal
Pictures of middle fingers, all-capped profanity, and bizarre threats to take things to the “nth degree” were all included in an angry solicitor’s emails with the NSW Law ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 12 Aug 2024