Naomi Neilson

AMP hit with penalty in BOLR class action

The Federal Court has handed down a penalty to AMP after it found the wealth giant was not authorised to make immediate changes to its buyer of last resort scheme.

BIG LAW • Tue, 29 Aug 2023

Outgoing DPP Shane Drumgold launches proceedings against ACT board of inquiry

Shane Drumgold, the ACT’s outgoing Director of Public Prosecutions, has commenced legal proceedings against a board of inquiry that made “several serious findings of ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 29 Aug 2023

Media cautioned for defence in Lehrmann defamation case

A Federal Court judge has cautioned the media defendants in former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial against running multiple defences alongside the new ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 28 Aug 2023

Former Qantas employee’s fight against ‘grave injustice’ comes to end

A former Qantas customer service manager’s sexual harassment complaints against the airline has been dismissed, likely putting an end to her decades-long fight for ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 28 Aug 2023

Law student caught with guns makes plea for employment

An aspiring solicitor convicted of possessing unregistered guns has asked a tribunal to approve his employment at a boutique firm.

BIG LAW • Sun, 27 Aug 2023

Ben Roberts-Smith to appeal Australia’s biggest defamation case

Ben Roberts-Smith will appeal Australia’s biggest defamation case in the hopes of overturning a finding that he murdered four men.

BIG LAW • Fri, 25 Aug 2023

Queensland principal lawyer suspended for false file notes

A Queensland principal lawyer who falsified file notes and dishonestly instructed his solicitor has been suspended.

BIG LAW • Thu, 24 Aug 2023

Dreamworld class action settles for $26m

A shareholder class action against Ardent Leisure over a fatal incident at Dreamworld has settled for $26 million.

BIG LAW • Thu, 24 Aug 2023

Energy Beverages wins ‘Mother’ trademark dispute

The company behind a popular energy drink has blocked a competitor from using a similar trademark following a successful appeal.

BIG LAW • Thu, 24 Aug 2023