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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Retailer slammed for bid to hide skirmish with chief legal officer

Amid attempts to suppress the media interest in a highly public dispute with its former chief legal officer, a major retailer tried to have a law firm thrown out of ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 22 Aug 2024

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Pesutto’s defamation defence takes hit with remote evidence decision

The Victorian Opposition Leader lost a bid to have the state’s former shadow attorney-general, Matthew Bach, give remote evidence from England in his defamation trial ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 22 Aug 2024

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Practitioners’ guide on ‘difficult applicants’ kept secret

The NSW justice department remained mostly tight-lipped on a presentation that taught practitioners how to “deal with difficult applicants”.

POLITICS • Wed, 21 Aug 2024

Eagle Boys franchisee accuses lawyer of misappropriating $95k

As part of an unsuccessful Fidelity Fund claim, a former franchisee of an Eagle Boys pizza store who allegedly blew settlement and LawCover payments on drugs and gambling ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 20 Aug 2024

Lawyer’s ‘ragbag’ submissions must be tossed, Fortescue says

Counsel for Fortescue argued Element Zero’s lawyer took a “scattergun” approach to his submissions and forced the Federal Court to hear a “mini-trial” in an attempt to ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 20 Aug 2024

Barrister facing drug trafficking charges

A Melbourne barrister has been charged with possessing illicit drugs and trafficking in a commercial quantity.

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 20 Aug 2024

Fortescue lawyers gave judge ‘misleading’ evidence, court told

Element Zero accused Fortescue’s lawyers of giving inaccurate and misleading information to a Federal Court judge to secure a search order against its former employees

BIG LAW • Mon, 19 Aug 2024

Lawyer to stand trial for alleged money laundering scheme

A prominent lawyer and an accountant are due to face a Supreme Court trial on money laundering charges.

BIG LAW • Mon, 19 Aug 2024

Workplace lawyer’s defamation action against AFL club gets second chance

The discontinued defamation proceedings against a president of a Melbourne AFL club and three directors have been revived by a workplace relations lawyer, but only under ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 18 Aug 2024

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