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].
Counsel for airport strip-search victims grilled by full court
Australian women strip-searched at a Doha airport have fought to access a never-before-seen contract between an airport operations company and Qatar Civil Aviation ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 25 Mar 2025
‘Hope you die’: Lawyer allegedly threatened former client
In his desperation to recover the hundreds of thousands of dollars he loaned to his former client, an NSW lawyer allegedly told her he hoped she would die and claimed the ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 24 Mar 2025
Court unfairly ‘shut out’ Qatar Airways strip-search case, lawyer argues
Counsel for the Australian women who experienced a “traumatising” ordeal at Doha airport has said the Federal Court should be “troubled” by the fact the original case was ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 24 Mar 2025
Costs order for alleged ‘sex pest’ barrister who fought to hide identity
The alleged “sex pest” barrister who was accused of making uninvited advances towards a junior solicitor in his chambers will shoulder the costs of a failed application ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 24 Mar 2025
‘Sketchy affidavit’ cause for referring solicitor to Law Society
The Law Society will review whether an NSW solicitor should be disciplined for asking his daughter to prepare an affidavit for his wife.
BIG LAW • Sun, 23 Mar 2025
ATO coming for lawyers over tax failures
About 85 per cent of lawyers could be at risk of disciplinary action for failing to lodge tax returns, the Australian Taxation Office has revealed.
BIG LAW • Thu, 20 Mar 2025
Former Law Society president should be ‘in prison’, lawyer claims
A former lawyer has made a sensational claim that a former president of the ACT Law Society should “be in prison” for allegedly lying to the court about his fitness to ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 20 Mar 2025
Excuse or explanation: Lawyers divided on defence for gendered violence
Poor mental health, a cycle of abuse and evidence of a “hard life” are some of the submissions made on behalf of perpetrators of gendered violence – but whether they ...
SME LAW • Thu, 20 Mar 2025
Dyson Heydon’s book advertised by NSW Law Society
The Law Society of NSW advertised a new book published by Dyson Heydon, the former High Court justice who sexually harassed six judge’s associates.
BIG LAW • Wed, 19 Mar 2025