Naomi Neilson

Sydney

Court Reporter at Lawyers Weekly

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Articles

CBA escapes damages in court despite breaching continuous disclosure rules

1 week ago | brokerdaily.au | Naomi Neilson

On appeal, the full bench of the Federal Court found the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) contravened rule 3.1 of the ASX Listing Rules and section 674 of theCorporations Act, both of which referenced its continuous disclosure obligations. However, this was not enough to convince the court to overturn Justice Yates’ May 2024 decision to dismiss shareholder class action proceedings, led by Philip Anthony Baron and Zonia Holdings.
Lawyer claims she was fired for being pregnant

1 week ago | hrleader.com.au | Naomi Neilson

| |6 minute read A former boutique law firm employee alleged she was terminated because she was pregnant and had asked about maternity leave. The Fair Work Commission waived a 21-day time frame to allow Heidi Pooler to file a general protections application against Hodgson Lawyers over allegations the Queensland-based law firm terminated her after she revealed she was pregnant and discussed maternity leave.
Barrister accused of workplace sexual harassment

1 week ago | hrleader.com.au | Naomi Neilson

| |6 minute read A barrister working out of a boutique criminal law firm in Perth was accused of sexual harassment by a law clerk 40 years his junior. Barrister and solicitor Jeremy Scudds allegedly sexually harassed a law clerk and subjected her to a hostile work environment between September 2023 and February 2024, according to a statement of claim filed in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
PhD grad says research students should be considered university employees

2 weeks ago | hrleader.com.au | Naomi Neilson

| |6 minute read A graduate has pursued a claim that postgraduate research students should be considered university employees. Dr Tristan Burt, a PhD graduate from the University of Sydney, has taken on the institution and the Commonwealth over a claim that postgraduate research students in receipt of particular scholarships or stipends should be classified as employees of their university.
Court criticises 'excessive fees' in stolen wages class action

2 weeks ago | hrleader.com.au | Naomi Neilson

| |8 minute read A law firm was criticised for the extensive fees it racked up in a class action that alleged Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers in the Northern Territory were underpaid, or not at all, over four decades in the early to mid-1900s.
Barrister facing suspension accused of tax failures

3 weeks ago | accountantsdaily.com.au | Naomi Neilson

A Western Australian barrister fighting to hold onto her practising certificate has been accused of failing to comply with tax obligations and lying to a major bank on a home loan application. • • 7 minute read Saritha Andrews, who practised out of Francis Burt Chambers, was successful in convincing a tribunal to stay a decision of the Legal Practice Board to suspend her practising certificate, but will soon face an “urgent” hearing to determine allegations of non-compliance.
Barrister facing suspension accused of tax failures

3 weeks ago | accountingtimes.com.au | Naomi Neilson

Saritha Andrews, who practised out of Francis Burt Chambers, was successful in convincing a tribunal to stay a decision of the Legal Practice Board to suspend her practising certificate, but will soon face an “urgent” hearing to determine allegations of non-compliance. At the end of last year, Andrews had her certificate suspended after the board claimed she had allegedly worked without a practising certificate.
Staffing concerns delay complaints resolution, TelstraSuper claims

1 month ago | hrleader.com.au | Naomi Neilson

| |7 minute read In defence of a claim it breached internal dispute resolution protocols, TelstraSuper told a court that a number of complaints slipped through the 45-day deadline because of unavoidable staffing concerns. In civil penalty proceedings before the Federal Court, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) alleged TelstraSuper failed to comply with internal dispute resolution (IDR) requirements with respect to 127 complaints received over an 18-month period.
Westpac denies it ignored suspected RAMS home loan fraud

1 month ago | theadviser.com.au | Naomi Neilson |Annie Kane

Samantha Aitken, Westpac’s current head of audit, risk, and compliance and former head of mortgages BCM, is saying that executives ignored her concerns about alleged fraud and criminal activity at some of the franchises of RAMS Home Loans between June 2022 and the start of 2023.
Westpac denies claims leaders ignored fraud concerns at RAMS franchises

1 month ago | brokerdaily.au | Naomi Neilson |Jack Campbell

Samantha Aitken, Westpac’s current head of audit, risk, and compliance, said executives ignored her concerns about alleged fraud and criminal activity at some of the franchises of RAMS Home Loans between June 2022 and the start of 2023. The alleged activity included staged wages, document falsification, self-referral of clients, and using unaccredited or ‘grey’ listed referrers. Westpac closed local RAMS centres last August and no longer accepts new applications for home financing.