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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]
NSW Supreme Court resumes face-to-face hearings
With the country on track to eradicate coronavirus completely, the Supreme Court of NSW announced its first steps towards returning to the pre-COVID court system.
BIG LAW • Mon, 25 May 2020
Queensland courts reintroduce jury trials
Given the dwindling number of infections in Queensland, the Supreme and District Courts are on track to resume jury trials in the second half of 2020.
Natural disaster royal commission commences hearings
The royal commission examining legal frameworks for the Commonwealth’s involvement in responding to national emergencies has commenced its hearings.
Voluntary euthanasia legislation pushed to October
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has pushed voluntary euthanasia legislation to after the state election and referred it to the Law Reform Commission.
BIG LAW • Sun, 24 May 2020
Criminologist appointed to domestic and family violence board
A leading criminologist will join prolific court and family violence legal experts on the board for the Queensland Domestic and Family Violence Death Review.
Industrial manslaughter laws welcomed by profession
New industrial manslaughter laws have established one of Australia’s “toughest regimes” of work health and safety regulations, as the Queensland government introduces ...
‘Times have moved on’: Women lawyers reject SA dress code
The Women Lawyers Association has delivered a scathing review on SA Law Society’s new dress code, which implies “judicial officers will be distracted by women’s bodies”
Jailed lawyer who dodged $2.3m ATO costs ordered to pay $20k
A Queensland tribunal has recommended that a businessman, qualified as a lawyer and an accountant, be removed from the roll of practitioners and pay costs totaling ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 21 May 2020
Qld’s Coroners Act could solve infamous cold cases
Some of Australia’s most infamous cold cases could begin to unravel with powers granted to coroners that would allow them to compel new evidence from old witnesses.
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