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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]
Gangland lawyer wins defamation case against Google
A gangland lawyer, who represented the likes of Mick Gatto, has won a $40,000 payout from Google over an article that suggested he was friends with criminals.
BIG LAW • Sun, 03 May 2020
International law and cruise ships: Sailing into stormy waters
The global cruise ship industry has sailed into a storm as a result of the COVID-19 crisis raising a multitude of legal issues, writes Donald Rothwell FAAL.
SME LAW • Thu, 30 Apr 2020
COVIDSafe app not legally ‘transparent enough to justify’
Over 3 million Australians have downloaded the COVID-19 tracking app, but a UNSW Law professor has warned the government has not been transparent enough.
BIG LAW • Thu, 30 Apr 2020
Lawyer X, organised crime and controversial media leaks
Almost a decade ago, a former and contentious Victoria Police deputy commissioner was looking into the media leaks following the murder of Carl Williams. A new document ...
Environmental law delays a plus for in-house counsel
The Victorian government has delayed a “complete overhaul” of environmental laws until 2021, but it might be just what in-house lawyers need to cope with during COVID-19
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Thu, 30 Apr 2020
Lawyer X inquiry resumes early May
The royal commission examining the mismanagement of criminal barrister Nicola Gobbo by Victoria Police will resume shortly.
COVID-19 ‘powder keg’ in prisons considered by judges, major court
Human rights lawyers have filed a case before the Supreme Court arguing that the government must release at-risk prisoners, as judges across the state become wary about ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 29 Apr 2020
How much did Pell know? We’re about to find out
The Victorian government has cleared the release of unpublished findings from the inquiry into child sex abuse, which detail Cardinal George Pell’s knowledge of the ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 28 Apr 2020
The impact of COVID-19 on WA courts
In Western Australia the practice is to not typically conduct judge-alone trials in substation for vacated jury trials, so how has the state’s courts fared amid the ...
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