Naomi Neilson

High Court’s unsafe housing decision triggers class action investigation

A compensation firm said it is investigating a class action over dilapidated rental homes following a landmark High Court decision to hold landlords accountable for ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 02 Nov 2023

Companies could be held liable for nature-related risks, lawyers find

Company directors who fail to account for “nature-related risks” may be liable under Australian corporations law, a legal opinion found.

BIG LAW • Wed, 01 Nov 2023

New reforms to keep Victoria’s most violent criminals behind bars

Victorian serial killer Paul Denyer will remain behind bars for life thanks to new reforms that would prohibit the state’s most “serious and violent criminals” from ever ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 01 Nov 2023

Sydney man indefinitely disqualified from profession for trust account misconduct

An accountant who founded a boutique law firm in Sydney has been criticised by the Law Society for handling trust money without authorisation and putting his own ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 31 Oct 2023

Stress does not have to be a ‘dirty word’, GC says

With companies increasingly failing to plan ahead, general counsel are left with the task of “firefighting” the challenges that come up – but tackling these head-on and ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 31 Oct 2023

Solicitor reprimanded for ‘substantial’, decade-old mistake

An “inappropriate” decision to prepare a will for a member of his own family more than a decade ago has caught up with an NSW solicitor.

BIG LAW • Mon, 30 Oct 2023

Goodwill not enough for disadvantaged students, aspiring lawyer says

While the goodwill of the legal profession supported one aspiring lawyer’s journey from public housing to university, he said there is still more to be done to help ...

NEWLAW • Mon, 30 Oct 2023

Jailed pizza shop franchisee takes on Law Society for $95k

An owner of a burnt-down pizza shop has taken the NSW Law Society to court over claims he lost over $95,000 in trust money as a result of his former lawyer’s “defaults”

BIG LAW • Sun, 29 Oct 2023

6 new silks named in WA

Four men and two women have been appointed as senior counsel by the Chief Justice of Western Australia.

BIG LAW • Thu, 26 Oct 2023