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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]
Appeal, special investigator concerns remain in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case
There are still several strings left to tie up Australia’s biggest defamation case, including Ben Roberts-Smith’s potential appeal, a costs issue and whether a special ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 29 Jun 2023
Medibank hit with shareholder class action
Another class action has been launched against health insurance giant Medibank on behalf of the shareholders caught up in the data breach.
Lawyer and accountant in $105m Plutus Payroll scam fronts court
A lawyer and accountant caught up in Australia’s largest fraud scam, which robbed the Tax Office of over $100 million, has faced court.
Lawyer X scandal fizzles out with no legal repercussions
Those behind the explosive Lawyer X scandal are not likely to face legal consequences as the office responsible for building criminal cases disbanded. Lawyers Weekly ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 28 Jun 2023
‘Vexatious litigant’ takes boutique firm to court over defamation dispute
A highly litigious man who wanted to sue a Sydney newspaper for defamation over an alleged “war criminal” imputation has taken aim at the law firm that advised him he was ...
‘Smorgasbord logic’, alleged admissions aired in Insignia class action conclusion
Insignia’s class action hearing has closed with a clash over the role media played in the share price drop, the alleged admissions made in an almost decade-old statement ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 27 Jun 2023
FOI Act ‘loophole’ buried sports rorts material, court hears
The potential for legal action against former attorney-general Christian Porter over a missing document in the sports rorts scandal has been flagged during a hearing into ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 26 Jun 2023
DPP and Lawyer X special investigator clash over Nicola Gobbo
Amid speculations Nicola Gobbo may have been prepared to enter a plea, Victoria’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) responded to a searing letter from a former High ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 22 Jun 2023
Cult leader ‘Little Pebble’ argues legal loophole in remand hearing
A lawyer for the self-appointed leader of one of Australia’s most infamous cults has argued it would be safer for his client to be in the community because of a prison ...