Naomi Neilson

Counsel sends court on ‘wild goose chase’ in vaccine class action material

A court has criticised the work of a senior counsel and two junior counsel for material submitted in a vaccine class action, particularly the 812-page statement of claim ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 13 Apr 2025

Solicitor brings fight against employer years after her termination

A solicitor terminated from her position at an immigration detention centre based in Sydney’s west has brought an unfair dismissal application against the operators ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 13 Apr 2025

Practising certificate cancelled for solicitor over off-limits work

A solicitor with decades of experience under his belt was shut out of the legal profession for a year after he was found to have stepped outside the bounds of his ...

SME LAW • Thu, 10 Apr 2025

Court volunteers celebrated for decades of endless support

For over 45 years, volunteers from the Court Network have been ready and willing to lend a hand, a shoulder to cry on, or friendly company to overwhelmed court users

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Thu, 10 Apr 2025

Westpac class action asks court for key documents

The applicants behind a class action that accused Westpac of alleged anti-money laundering breaches has asked a court to turn over key documents currently covered under ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 09 Apr 2025

Magistrate on hook for costs after challenging move out of Children’s Court

A Western Australian judge, who strongly objected to her move from the Children’s Court to the Magistrates’ Court, was ordered to pay the costs of her attempts to ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 09 Apr 2025

Lawyer fired over chucking sickie for AFL Gather Round weekend

A Melbourne lawyer and former Greens local government candidate was terminated after his employers discovered he had faked an illness to attend the AFL Gather Round in ...

SME LAW • Tue, 08 Apr 2025

Mining employee says court should not have tossed lawyer ‘gaslighting’ claims

A former mining employee has applied for leave to appeal after she was unsuccessful in convincing a court she had been “gaslit” by a lawyer about an alleged rape at a Rio ...

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 08 Apr 2025

Alleged overcharging of accident victims by compensation firm, court told

Two clients of a boutique compensation firm will have their legal bills assessed after a third client had his costs reduced by almost $100,000.

SME LAW • Mon, 07 Apr 2025