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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]
What to expect from Ben Roberts-Smith’s failed defamation trial
Ben Roberts-Smith has lost one of the biggest defamation trials in Australia’s history, so what does this mean for the future of the media landscape, potential criminal ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 06 Jun 2023
Calls for wrongful conviction body following Folbigg pardon
As Kathleen Folbigg enjoys her first days of freedom after 20 years behind bars, a national association of lawyers has called for an independent body to investigate ...
Insignia investors allege they were misled over insider trading claims
Eight years after news broke that a senior employee with Insignia Financial Limited was allegedly involved in an insider trading plot, hundreds of investors have taken ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 05 Jun 2023
Kathleen Folbigg granted ‘unconditional pardon’
Kathleen Folbigg has been granted an unconditional pardon and will be released from prison “without delay” following an inquiry that analysed new evidence into the deaths ...
NSW solicitor cannot shake caution for fiery emails with client
An NSW solicitor who exchanged heated emails and texts with a client failed to have a caution about his conduct stripped from his record.
BIG LAW • Sun, 04 Jun 2023
Ben Roberts-Smith loses major defamation case
In dismissing one of Australia’s largest defamation proceedings, a Federal Court judge found former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith murdered unarmed civilians in Afghanistan ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 01 Jun 2023
‘Friends with benefits’ questioned in Supreme Court dispute
A number of unusual matters had to be considered during a Supreme Court estate dispute, including what the meaning of “friends with benefits” was and what the ...
Kathleen Folbigg’s legal team calls for immediate release
More than two decades after she was incarcerated for the deaths of her four children, an inquiry into Kathleen Folbigg’s innocence was told by world-leading experts and ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 31 May 2023
Tasmanian partner restricted from proceedings following conflict concerns
A Tasmanian partner and his law firm have been restricted from acting in a partnership dispute following fears a layperson may be concerned about the proper ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 30 May 2023