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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]
What Judge Judy and Australia’s most notorious judges have in common
The more infamous an individual Australian judge is for their misdeeds, the more compromised the judiciary, said NSW Chief Justice Tom Bathurst, who suggested that each ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 07 Feb 2021
Judges, practitioners subject of conspiracy claims in Supreme Court
A disgruntled client who failed to have his lawyer disciplined over allegations of trust account misappropriation and rude behaviour has turned his “conspiracies” to the ...
NSW Law Society commits to stronger profession in 2021
With the profession still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, the new NSW Law Society president has made big plans for the year ahead that move beyond the recovery ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 04 Feb 2021
‘Current drug driving laws are unfair’, ALA says
A peak body for Australian lawyers has thrown its support behind amending current drug driving laws that target prescription cannabis.
Sexual harassment ‘stayed hidden for far too long’, Chief Justice says
Reflecting on the Me Too movement and the “justified disgust” by the public at the allegations hidden in the judiciary, the Honourable Chief Justice Tom Bathurst said it ...
SA lawyer jailed for theft loses appeal
An Adelaide lawyer who stole $850,000 from two deceased estates and relied on fabricated documents in the Supreme Court to cover his tracks has lost an appeal.
BIG LAW • Wed, 03 Feb 2021
Class action filed for PFAS contamination of Indigenous land
A compensation firm has filed a class action on behalf of the Indigenous Australians whose land was “negligently” contaminated by toxic firefighting foam.
BIG LAW • Tue, 02 Feb 2021
Solicitor suspended for trust account deficiency, failure to follow instructions
A Victorian solicitor who deliberately refused to follow client instructions and caused a trust account deficiency has been reprimanded and suspended from practice.
Pell media contempt case comes to an end
The major media companies charged for breaching suppression orders protecting Cardinal George Pell’s identity have entered a plea of guilty.
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