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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]
Australian M&A activity poised for positive return in 2021
The outlook on Australia’s M&A market activity in 2021 has become optimistic, despite doubts that it would not bounce back the same after a COVID-induced crash in ...
SME LAW • Wed, 25 Nov 2020
Hackers threaten to leak data from legal services firm
Hackers from a cyber-crime collective have targeted a legal services firm and top-tiered clients in a ransomware attack, warning the firm to give into their demands ...
MMA Offshore secures $80m equity raising and recapitalisation proposal
Ashurst has assisted MMA Offshore in an equity raising and recapitalisation proposal, valued at $80 million.
BIG LAW • Tue, 24 Nov 2020
1,800 lawyers admitted into profession during 2020
Amid digital transformations brought on by the global pandemic and an unprecedented adjustment in studying practices, 1,500 lawyers were welcomed into the profession this ...
NEWLAW • Tue, 24 Nov 2020
‘Pack of lies’: High-profile criminal lawyer sues Daily Telegraph for defamation
A Sydney criminal lawyer has accused The Daily Telegraph of defaming him in a piece that portrays him as being so “ravaged by age” that he is unfit to practise
Peak legal body calls for Morrison government to reconsider Porter’s position
At a time when the profession is reeling from sexual harassment allegations, the major legal body for women lawyer organisations has called on Scott Morrison to ...
Lawyers welcome large investment into legal assistance and justice
The Law Institute of Victoria welcomed a large investment into the legal assistance sector and justice facilities announced in the Victorian budget to help the profession ...
LIV welcomes plan for lawyers to return to office
With COVID-19 creating large delays in the administration of justice, Victoria’s premier legal body has welcomed the Andrews’ government’s staged return to office plan
BIG LAW • Mon, 23 Nov 2020
Magistrates’ and Children’s Courts take first step in ‘digital transformation’
As part of the “digital transformation” planned for Victorian courts, the Magistrates’ and Children’s Courts have undergone the first step in its years-long technological ...