Naomi Neilson

NSW solicitor to be struck off for destroying documents, lying to investigator

For more than a year, a Sydney solicitor lied, falsified information and destroyed documents to keep a Law Society investigator from uncovering the true extent of his ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 06 Sep 2023

Women exposed to cancer from breast implants prepare for class action

A manufacturer of breast implants that has been linked to cancer will face thousands of women in a class action.

BIG LAW • Wed, 06 Sep 2023

Former Qantas, Jetstar employees part with solicitor over claims of ‘shoddy’ work

Former Qantas and Jetstar employees who were forced to ditch their firm of solicitors over allegations of “gross incompetence” have had their application for non-lawyer ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 06 Sep 2023

Sydney solicitor not defamed because article was ‘gobbledygook’, court told

A counsel for a small website that published articles that alleged an NSW solicitor was a criminal insisted she could not have been defamed because the artificial ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 05 Sep 2023

Man allegedly masquerading as lawyer fails to shut down Victorian Legal Services Board

A man accused of masquerading as a lawyer to threaten customers of his removalist business has confronted the Victorian Legal Services Board in court amid an ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 05 Sep 2023

Westpac sued for allegedly ignoring vulnerable customers’ hardship notices

Westpac will face the Federal Court after ASIC alleged it failed to respond to customers’ hardship notices on time.

BIG LAW • Tue, 05 Sep 2023

Qld solicitor tangled up in family property drama fined

A Queensland solicitor who agreed to act for a married couple has been filed after he was caught up in a family dispute.

BIG LAW • Mon, 04 Sep 2023

Australia not ready for Criminal Case Review Commission, innocence group says

Inspired by Kathleen Folbigg’s tragic case, legal practitioners and experts have called for a Criminal Case Review Commission – but one group believes this may be too ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 04 Sep 2023

Barristers clash over ‘presumption of innocence’ in Ben Roberts-Smith costs dispute

The presumption of innocence has been called into question during a hearing to determine whether Ben Roberts-Smith should have to pay the media’s costs in his failed ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 04 Sep 2023