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Naomi Neilson is a senior journalist with a focus on court reporting for Lawyers Weekly. You can email Naomi at: [email protected]
Legal profession hits back at Porter for ‘flawed’ Family Court merger
No matter how the government tries to sell it, the legal profession holds fast to claims that the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court merger is “flawed” and based on ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 18 Feb 2021
From tough beginnings to top of the profession: How one lawyer continues to use compassion and openness to succeed in law
In the midst of a global pandemic, ACT Law Society vice president Sarah Avery started their own firm and began navigating how their non-binary identity can fit into the ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 17 Feb 2021
Asaleo acquired via scheme of arrangement
Asaleo Care has acquired Asaleo via a scheme of arrangement with assistance from King & Wood Mallesons.
Controversial Family Court merger bill set to become reality
Despite concerns from key legal professionals and associations, the government will move ahead with the proposed Family Court merger with the Federal Circuit Court after ...
Bank of China, CommBank and Westpac succeed in project financing
Three major banks have taken advice from Herbert Smith Freehills on the project financing of the New England Solar Farm owned by UPC/AC Renewables.
President’s charity to address one of Australia’s leading causes of death
Given its debilitating effect on judgement and her own personal connections with the disease, new president Juliana Warner hopes that the NSW Law Society’s elected ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 16 Feb 2021
Lawyer says government ‘missed opportunity’ for sexual abuse survivors
While new changes were recently made to the National Redress Scheme, a lawyer has criticised the federal government for missing an opportunity to ensure that the scheme ...
SME LAW • Tue, 16 Feb 2021
Judge-alone trials could have ‘breached’ ACT’s constitutional limitations
Senior staff with ACT Legal Aid have argued that the decision to permit judge-alone trials in the Supreme Court might have breached constitutional limitations and set a ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 15 Feb 2021
Supreme Court appeal gets letterbox campaign treatment
Around 20,000 Hobart homes will soon receive a “fact sheet” about an upcoming appeal in the Supreme Court that will determine whether a woman accused of murdering her ...