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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]
Law Institute of Victoria welcomes funding boost
Increased funding to the Victorian frontline legal services will provide greater support and advice during COVID-19, according to the Law Institute of Victoria.
BIG LAW • Mon, 11 May 2020
Origin Energy secures partnership with UK energy retailer
Herbert Smith Freehills has assisted Origin Energy Limited in securing a strategic partnership with UK Octopus Energy.
Australia and the global COVID-19 court changes
Courts across the world have had to quickly adjust to delivering justice technologically – so how does Australia measure up? Lawyers Weekly spoke to two bar associations ...
‘Treat challenges as opportunities’: CJ Anne Ferguson with Victorian Bar
The Honourable Anne Ferguson, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, talks about the opportunities to be taken during the COVID-19 pandemic, the future of courts ...
How junior barristers can prepare for a future post-coronavirus
COVID-19 may have taken over the courts and slowed down usual processes, but junior, new and soon-to-be barristers should still be using this time to build a portfolio ...
NSW District Court prepares to resume jury trials
Offices attached to the NSW District Court have resumed posting summonses to potential jurors as the courts prepare to once again host jury trials.
WikiLeaks founder trial delayed over coronavirus fears
Julian Assange will no longer proceed with a trial date scheduled for mid-May after it was decided he or his lawyers would not be able to attend in person.
Victorian Bar virtually welcomes 48 new members
For the first time in its history, the Victorian Bar has welcomed 48 new barristers who will “virtually” sign the Bar Roll as part of their graduation ceremony.
‘Urgent’ legal action needed to review COVID-19 in nursing homes
The devastating deaths of residents at the Newmarch House nursing home have prompted calls for an inquiry into the handling of all cases of COVID-19 in elderly patients
SME LAW • Thu, 07 May 2020