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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]
Worker’s retainer with law firm hinders Fair Work application
A chicken factory worker fired for allegedly hitting a woman was unable to convince the Fair Work Commission his termination was unfair partly because he had retained a ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 25 Aug 2024
Retailer slammed for bid to hide skirmish with chief legal officer
Amid attempts to suppress the media interest in a highly public dispute with its former chief legal officer, a major retailer tried to have a law firm thrown out of ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 22 Aug 2024
Pesutto’s defamation defence takes hit with remote evidence decision
The Victorian Opposition Leader lost a bid to have the state’s former shadow attorney-general, Matthew Bach, give remote evidence from England in his defamation trial ...
Practitioners’ guide on ‘difficult applicants’ kept secret
The NSW justice department remained mostly tight-lipped on a presentation that taught practitioners how to “deal with difficult applicants”.
POLITICS • Wed, 21 Aug 2024
Eagle Boys franchisee accuses lawyer of misappropriating $95k
As part of an unsuccessful Fidelity Fund claim, a former franchisee of an Eagle Boys pizza store who allegedly blew settlement and LawCover payments on drugs and gambling ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 20 Aug 2024
Lawyer’s ‘ragbag’ submissions must be tossed, Fortescue says
Counsel for Fortescue argued Element Zero’s lawyer took a “scattergun” approach to his submissions and forced the Federal Court to hear a “mini-trial” in an attempt to ...
Barrister facing drug trafficking charges
A Melbourne barrister has been charged with possessing illicit drugs and trafficking in a commercial quantity.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 20 Aug 2024
Fortescue lawyers gave judge ‘misleading’ evidence, court told
Element Zero accused Fortescue’s lawyers of giving inaccurate and misleading information to a Federal Court judge to secure a search order against its former employees
BIG LAW • Mon, 19 Aug 2024
Lawyer to stand trial for alleged money laundering scheme
A prominent lawyer and an accountant are due to face a Supreme Court trial on money laundering charges.
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