Naomi Neilson

Naomi Neilson

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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].


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Latham’s sexually explicit tweet defamed Greenwich, court rules

A court found Mark Latham defamed political rival Alexander Greenwich in an offensive and sexually explicit tweet.

BIG LAW • Wed, 11 Sep 2024

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Liability in Twitter, X Corp merger questioned with US lawyers

United States lawyers were called into an Australian courtroom that has been debating whether X Corp should be held responsible for a notice that was issued to Twitter ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 10 Sep 2024

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Struck-off NSW lawyer robbed $470k from clients

An NSW lawyer who stole over $470,000 from clients has been removed from the roll of legal practitioners.

BIG LAW • Tue, 10 Sep 2024

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Barrister accused of negligence protected by immunity

A Victorian barrister accused of allegedly damaging his client’s parenting dispute has been protected from a negligence finding because he was covered by the advocate’s ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 09 Sep 2024

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Fast settlement considered for stolen wages class action

Despite the slow-moving nature of settlement payouts, the Federal Court was told of a plan to rapidly inform members of the historic stolen wages class action that they ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 09 Sep 2024

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NZ courtroom attacks increasing, Bar Association says

Following an attack on an Auckland-based solicitor by her own client, the country’s Bar Association says these kinds of assaults have been increasing “and they need to be ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 09 Sep 2024

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Legal director reprimanded for blunder with CCTV company

A legal director failed to inform 20 clients she had a personal and financial stake in a security company before making compensation claims for the costs of installing ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 08 Sep 2024

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Lehrmann accuses former firm of wrongly taking $117k

In submissions that confused a judge and rendered opposing counsel speechless, Bruce Lehrmann accused his former firm of allegedly taking $117,000 out of trust when it ...

BIG LAW • Fri, 06 Sep 2024

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Shine still hopeful despite hit to revenue in FY23–24

Although it took a major 12.2 per cent hit to its total revenue for the 2024 financial year, Shine Justice says it has remained optimistic it will turn this around over ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 05 Sep 2024

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