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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]
AMP hit with penalty in BOLR class action
The Federal Court has handed down a penalty to AMP after it found the wealth giant was not authorised to make immediate changes to its buyer of last resort scheme.
BIG LAW • Tue, 29 Aug 2023
Outgoing DPP Shane Drumgold launches proceedings against ACT board of inquiry
Shane Drumgold, the ACT’s outgoing Director of Public Prosecutions, has commenced legal proceedings against a board of inquiry that made “several serious findings of ...
Media cautioned for defence in Lehrmann defamation case
A Federal Court judge has cautioned the media defendants in former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial against running multiple defences alongside the new ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 28 Aug 2023
Former Qantas employee’s fight against ‘grave injustice’ comes to end
A former Qantas customer service manager’s sexual harassment complaints against the airline has been dismissed, likely putting an end to her decades-long fight for ...
Law student caught with guns makes plea for employment
An aspiring solicitor convicted of possessing unregistered guns has asked a tribunal to approve his employment at a boutique firm.
BIG LAW • Sun, 27 Aug 2023
Queensland principal lawyer suspended for false file notes
A Queensland principal lawyer who falsified file notes and dishonestly instructed his solicitor has been suspended.
BIG LAW • Thu, 24 Aug 2023
Energy Beverages wins ‘Mother’ trademark dispute
The company behind a popular energy drink has blocked a competitor from using a similar trademark following a successful appeal.
Dreamworld class action settles for $26m
A shareholder class action against Ardent Leisure over a fatal incident at Dreamworld has settled for $26 million.
WA lawyer hit with ‘aggressive, intimidating’ allegations
A client’s fiery allegations that a West Australian lawyer had been “aggressive, intimidating or abusive” has been dismissed.
BIG LAW • Wed, 23 Aug 2023