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May 2012

  • IBAC Legislation Too Narrow and Flawed, LIV Says
  • Baseline Sentencing Will Not Work, LIV Says
  • State Budget still short on Legal Aid

  • April 2012

  • LIV Launches Health And Well Being Service For Lawyers
  • LIV Welcomes VLRC report on Guardianship
  • LIV welcomes proposal to reform sex offenders registration
  • Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay To Outline His Law And Order Agenda At LIV President’s Lunch
  • LIV urges more social needs funding to tackle street crime

  • March 2012

  • Taser Roll-out Should Be Suspended
  • Law Institute of Victoria Welcomes Charter Reprieve
  • Commission to spotlight women in the law

  • February 2012

  • LIV says “no” to ‘name and shame’ of sex offenders
  • Law Institute of Victoria Critical of Affidavit “Quick Fix”
  • Prison Expansion Plan Flawed
  • Appointment of New Judges Welcomed by Victorian Legal Profession
  • More Court Proceedings Slow Output

  • December 2011

  • Appointment of New Federal Attorney General Welcomed by Victorian Legal Profession
  • Public has its say in online survey

  • November 2011

  • LIV legal awards honour profession's outstanding achievers
  • LIV Announces New President and Council Members
  • A Smarter Approach to Youth Justice & Community Safety
  • Court Decision Reflects the Gravity of Sworn Affidavits
  • Disaster Legal Help to Continue to Provide Legal Information to Victorian Communities
  • LIV Welcomes SAC Report on Mandatory Minimum Sentences
  • Law Council and LIV Concerned at Legislative Rush on People Smugglers
  • LIV Opposes Government Baseline Sentencing Proposals

  • October 2011

  • LIV pushes for open disclosure of all Police Affidavits

  • September 2011

  • Letter to the Editor - for Publication - Herald Sun whipping up a climate of fear.
  • Appointment of New DPP Welcomed by the Legal Profession
  • Public event to discuss the review of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities
  • Lawyers disappointed at charter wind back proposals by parliamentary committee
  • Conference to re-engage the profession's lost workforce

  • August 2011

  • After M70: A Solution to the Malaysia Solution?
  • Lawyers support Victorian Human Rights Charter
  • Is Jail The Answer For Violent Kids?

  • July 2011

  • LIV Says Public Sentencing Survey of Limited Value
  • Melbourne Push for International Dispute Resolution Centre
  • Support and Strengthen Human Rights Charter
  • LIV President to Give Evidence at Public Hearing Concerning Human Rights Charter Review
  • LIV Urges Government to Support Charter

  • June 2011

  • Law Societies around the Country Oppose Victoria's Mandatory Sentencing Proposals
  • LIV Says Mandatory Sentences for Youth Will Cause Harm

  • May 2011

  • Federal Budget Failed to Deliver on Legal Aid for Disadvantaged Australians
  • Free Legal Information on Health, Finances and Property during Law Week
  • LIV Disappointed At Equal Opportunity Amendments
  • Federal Budget Must Deliver for Family Law
  • Legal Aid Misses out in State Budget
  • Lawyers discriminate less on depression

  • April 2011

  • Victorian Budget must Deliver to Justice System
  • Government Urged to Keep Jobwatch
  • State's Lawyers Support Human Rights Inquiry
  • Government urged not to introduce Bikie Gangs Legislation
  • Health and Wellbeing for Lawyers

  • March 2011

  • Goulburn Valley Needs a Community Legal Centre
  • State's Lawyers Support Civil Procedure Law Changes
  • Mary Kostakidis to Address LIV on Freedom in the Wikileaks Era

  • February 2011

  • Wikileaks Team to Address Melbourne Forum

  • January 2011

  • Free Legal Information for Victorians Affected by Floods
  • State's Lawyers Offer Help to Flood Victims
  • State's Lawyers Support Legal Inquiry

  • December 2010

  • Abolishing suspended sentences may increase crime
  • Victorian lawyers support Wikileaks
  • Victorian Lawyers Hold Forum at Law Institute to Discuss Julian Assange and Human Rights Issues
  • Law Institute to Develop Reconciliation Action Plan

  • November 2010

  • Justice coalition criticises prison expansion plans
  • Minimum sentence standards won't deter crime or protect the community
  • Coalition's Set Penalty Plan Could Undermine Judges
  • LIV Endorses New Council Line Up
  • Webcast Money Better Spent On Legal Aid
  • LIV honours leaders in the Legal Profession
  • LIV Surveys parties on justice issues

  • October 2010

  • Lawyers Back Courts Complaints Method
  • Launch of ‘Do you Manage?’ – A guide to managing lawyers with flexible work arrangements

  • September 2010

  • Law Institute Urges Caution on Double Jeopardy
  • New Crime Stats Undermine Knife Crime Perception
  • Legal Profession Offers Free Legal Advice To Flood Victims
  • Legal Profession Calls on Politicians to Protect Legal Rights in Victorian Election

  • July 2010

  • LIV Urges Government to Reconsider Knife Laws
  • Federal Election 2010 Key Issues: Advocating Justice For All - Call to all Parties
  • LIV Criminal Law Conference Examines Key Legal Issues

  • June 2010

  • Free Mediation should Stay in Family Law
  • LIV urges government to get on with civil reform
  • Legal assistance should be part of emergency plans
  • Adoption of anti corruption report welcomed by LIV

  • May 2010

  • Smart Justice says Government Going Overboard with Kids and Knives Searches
  • Smart Justice Seeks to Counter Law and Order Auction
  • Smart Justice to be Launched by Legal and Community Groups
  • Sentencing Report Makes Sense
  • Legal Aid funding share must flow to Victoria
  • DNA Evidence Alone Should Not be Enough for Conviction Says LIV
  • LIV Welcomes Budget Increase for Legal Aid

  • April 2010

  • Forced cuts to legal aid protested at funding rally
  • Professions Unite to Support Collaborative Practice
  • "Legal Aid Matters" Rally at County Court
  • LIV rejects premier's claim on lawyers role in Anti Corruption call
  • State budget must support Legal Aid
  • LIV disappointed that government failed on national Human Rights Act
  • Victorians missing out on access to intepreters for Civil disputes

  • March 2010

  • LIV awards Indigenous Bursary to outstanding Koorie woman
  • LIV Supports Equal Opportunity Bill

  • February 2010

  • Wide-Ranging VCAT Review Proposals Supported by LIV
  • LIV Supports Appointment Of New Magistrate

  • January 2010

  • Free legal information and support for Victorians affected by bushfires

  • December 2009

  • Protect legal documents as part of bushfire preparation
  • LIV Welcomes Appointment of New Legal Services Commissioner
  • Legal Bodies Unite to Lobby for Access to Justice for all Australians
  • LIV Calls on Government to Withdraw Rushed Serious Sex Offender Legislation
  • LIV says DNA decision leaves people in legal limbo
  • LIV applauds Government for introduction of Mental Health List
  • LIV and REIV Launch Sale of Business Contract

  • November 2009

  • LIV supports review of corruption powers
  • LIV Endorses New Council Line Up
  • LIV recognises outstanding achievements in law

  • October 2009

  • Bushfire legal help available into next fire season

  • September 2009

  • Legal profession aims to increase indigenous briefing

  • August 2009

  • Law Institute calls for caution on terror laws

  • July 2009

  • Vulnerable foreign students should seek legal advice on visas
  • Family violence and Family law - the government misses the point
  • LIV welcomes new blitz on sub-standard rooming houses
  • Inquiry call receives cautious LIV support
  • Country Victoria to suffer from lawyer shortage
  • Bushfire Legal Help Handbook Available Free On Line

  • June 2009

  • Business Hurt By Latest State Taxes Change
  • LIV Welcomes Changes To Immigration Detention And Debts
  • LIV Welcomes Support for Family Violence Victims
  • Law Institute of Victoria supports broad human rights charter
  • Plan for a secure future with the LIV in Regional Victoria
  • Plan for a secure future with the LIV

  • May 2009

  • Government Set To Grab Millions In New Land Tax
  • Legal Aid Misses Out in Federal Budget
  • Federal Government Must Come to Legal Aid Party

  • April 2009

  • LIV Makes the Law Work During Law Week

  • March 2009

  • Victorian Bar Urges Bushfire Victims to Seek Free Help Before Royal Commission
  • Indigenous DVD Launch - 26 March Melbourne
  • LIV Offers to Broker Compromise on Duties Amendment Bill

  • February 2009

  • Insurance and Credit Legal Sessions for Bushfire Victims
  • Insurance Queries Dominate Requests for Legal Assistance
  • Legal Assistance Rolled Out to Bushfire Victims
  • Law Institute Offers Free Legal Assistance to Those Affected by Bushfires
  • LIV Warns of $900 Million Slug to Taxpayers from Stamp Duty Amendments

  • January 2009

  • Families Will Suffer Because of Fine Defaulters
  • Australia should ratify International Court

  • December 2008

  • Rules for the office Christmas party
  • Legal journal wins award
  • Lawyers to Work with Victoria Legal Aid on Fairer Rates

  • November 2008

  • LIV Says Criminal Justice System on Brink of Collapse
  • Lawyers Rally to Seek Improved Legal Aid Funding
  • LIV Improves Links between Local and Hong Kong Legal and Economic Officials
  • LIV Elects Country Lawyer As President
  • Lawyers Threaten To Withdraw From Legal Aid Work
  • LIV Runs Mediation Forum
  • LIV Honours Excellence and Outstanding Achievements in Law
  • LIV Welcomes Chief Commissioner's Contribution

  • October 2008

  • LIV Welcomes Commitment Outlined in Justice Statement 2 Projects
  • Police, Major Crime and Whistleblowers Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

  • September 2008

  • LIV Responds to Review of Entitlements for Injured Workers
  • Government Fails to Act to Protect Victims of Police Brutality
  • Indigenous Conference - September 12 and 13 Melbourne
  • Elizabeth Broderick, Sex Discrimination Commissioner Guest Speaker

  • August 2008

  • LIV supports new Victorian costs court
  • Funding increases free public access to legal information
  • LIV critical of Police rush to name and shame

  • July 2008

  • Free Legal Seminars on elder and family law
  • LIV runs information sessions to help small business avoid legal pitfalls
  • LIV and Hanover Mooting Competition Grand Final
  • LIV WELCOMES MOVES TO INTRODUCE NATIONAL ELECTRONIC CONVEYANCING

  • June 2008

  • Free Legal Seminar - Understanding Family Law
  • Free Legal Seminars - Planning for a secure future

  • May 2008

  • LIV welcomes debate about Civil Justice
  • Government fails to back Legal Aid
  • LIV responds to state budget
  • LIV welcomes appointment of solicitor to Supreme Court Bench

  • April 2008

  • Free Legal Seminars: Planning for a secure future & Understanding Family Law
  • LIV hosts free Law Week events to explain law
  • LIV backs reprieve for suspended sentences
  • LIV welcomes judicial appointments
  • LIV council meets in Mildura
  • Free Legal Seminars: Planning for a secure future

  • March 2008

  • LIV welcomes court ordered improvements for terror accused
  • Children are victims of Legal Aid crisis

  • February 2008

  • LIV concerned about OPI grab for power
  • LIV Invites Applications For Indigenous Scholarship

  • January 2008

  • Media appointment at LIV

  • December 2007

  • New certificate fee too high, says LIV
  • Letter to the Editor
  • Law Institute responds to state government laws on assisted reproductive technology and surrogacy
  • LIV raises concerns over shoplifting fines
  • Land titles office impacted by city fire
  • LIV Calls for National Approach on Relationship Register

  • November 2007

  • LIV welcomes the announcement of new federal Attorney-General
  • LIV custosy media release
  • Law Council Appoints New Secretary-General
  • Letter to the Editor
  • Posthumous award for brave lawyer
  • LIV elects new President
  • Bid to clear up auction rules
  • Free legal seminars on divorce and ageing
  • Free legal seminar on ageing issues
  • Double recognition for local lawyer

  • September 2007

  • Letter to the Editor: Graffiti Prevention legislation

  • August 2007

  • Protecting privacy in the wake of a death
  • Free Legal Seminar - planning the next step.
  • Understanding family law

  • July 2007

  • Law Council Releases Final Report from Guantanamo Bay
  • Letter to the Editor: Beware the Terror
  • Letter to Attorney-General: Stephen Keim SC

  • March 2007

  • Collaborative law launch

  • January 2007

  • Letter to the Editor: Lawyers have stood up for Hicks’ rights.
  • Letter to the Editor: Portland Observer Graffiti Laws
  • Lawyers to help locals with bushfire advice
  • President returns to Law Institute of Victoria
  • Letter to the editor: Hicks, too deserves 'due process' PM

  • December 2006

  • Lawyers to assist with bushfire advice

  • November 2006

  • Gay Unions are a fact -the law needs to catch up with it.

  • October 2006

  • Bouncers are not above the law
  • Opinion Piece: Victims of Crime bashed twice
  • Opinion Piece: Justice still too far away

  • July 2006

  • LIV Releases Work Flexiblity Report

  • June 2006

  • LIV appoints new CEO

  • May 2006

  • Personal Injury Reforms Have Gone Too Far

  • April 2006

  • Letter to the Editor: Nameless Barristers Must Enter Debate

  • March 2006

  • Opinion Piece on the Criminal Justice System
  • New Careers in Law Website
  • Letter to Editor following the Appointment of Justice Marcia Neave

  • February 2006

  • Opinion Piece: Should Lawyers Be Able To Sell Real Estate?

  • December 2005

  • Law Institute Welcomes a Charter of Rights and Responsibilities

  • November 2005

  • Letter to the Editor: What is Reckless?
  • Opinion Piece - David Hicks Abuse Claims Demand Some Answers

  • October 2005

  • Changes to Land Tax on Trusts

  • September 2005

  • LIV Condemns Counter-Terrorism Package

  • August 2005

  • Recruiting and retaining lawyers in regional Victoria

  • May 2005

  • LIV Rejects Calls To Bypass Committal Proceedings
  • Wills Video For Melbournes Migrant Communities

  • March 2005

  • Law Institute Journal Wins Prestigious Quill Award
  • Young lawyers give verdict on articles

  • January 2005

  • Immediate inquiry needed into Habib incarceration
  • New President for Law Institute of Victoria

  • November 2004

  • New Legal Resource for the Public and the Profession
  • Lawyers warn against Taser guns
  • LIV Cautions Homebuyers
  • More Options for Victorias Law Graduates

  • October 2004

  • Legal coalition calls for halt to Police Powers Bill

  • August 2004

  • Release of sexual offences report

  • June 2004

  • Defteros surrenders Practising Certificate
  • Attorney-General launches new ethics resource

  • May 2004

  • Our man wins reporter of the year
  • LIV Welcomes Speed Camera Review

  • April 2004

  • Time to Think about Your Will
  • Is your body corporate working for you?
  • Opinion Piece - Independent Inquiry Needed into Allegations of Police Corruption

  • March 2004

  • Future generations discuss poverty & social justice

  • February 2004

  • Best and brightest lawyers needed as judges

  • January 2004

  • Court bans disrupting users of justice system

  • December 2003

  • New President for Law Institute
  • Understanding the law in plain English

  • November 2003

  • LIV welcomes appointment of new Chief Justice
  • LIV welcomes decision on fixed speed cameras
  • To wig or not to wig? Public casts its vote

  • October 2003

  • Free public seminar on wills & powers of attorney
  • Model Bill for Children's Commission
  • LIV urges new Minister to hold line against AMA

  • September 2003

  • Departmental Position Lacks Independence

  • August 2003

  • Getting More Young Lawyers to Bendigo
  • Body Corporate Laws in Disarray

  • July 2003

  • Review of Legal Profession Regulation Finalised
  • Judith Peirce to Join VLRC

  • June 2003

  • LIV Welcomes Trial of Night Court Proposal
  • ASIO Bill Changes Are Illusionary
  • Landmark Report on Sex Offences Welcomed
  • Young lawyers turn green for world environment

  • May 2003

  • Degrees of Goodwill By Young Lawyers
  • Legal Assistance Scheme Launched
  • Detention Takes on New Meaning for Children
  • Dungeons Awake Ghosts of the Past
  • Is there a cure for whingeing doctors?
  • Law Week 2003

  • April 2003

  • Major Players in Industrial Relations Debate

  • March 2003

  • "Life in the Law" Scheme Expanded
  • Children in Limbo Without Legal Aid

  • February 2003

  • New Ethics Program for Solicitors Launched
  • Five Minutes to Midnight
  • A Commisioner Needed for All Young People in Victoria

  • January 2003

  • Men Still Dominate Higher Ranks of Legal Profession
  • Warning on Unqualified Legal Advice
  • New LIV President Ready for Challenges

  • November 2002

  • Legal Aid funding election pledge welcome

  • October 2002

  • Call for Constructive Law and Order Debate
  • Young People Miss Out on Legal Aid
  • Warning on Negligence Panel Findings

  • September 2002

  • Australia should Affirm Rule of Law on International Criminal Court
  • Law Institute Cautiously Supports On-Line Stalking Offence
  • Good Ethics Requires Constant Vigilance
  • Seizure Laws Mean Guilty Until Proven Innocent

  • August 2002

  • Country Lawyers Reign Supreme in Mooting Grand Final
  • Grundig 2002 LIV Annual Conferences - from Globalisation to the Legal Dilemma

  • July 2002

  • Medicine and the Law Conference 2002
  • Meeting on Legal Aid Funding Crisis
  • Sting for Home Owners in Dummy Bids Proposal
  • Police Corruption Report should be Made Public
  • WorldCom and beyond: the new Law Institute International Law Briefing Committee.

  • June 2002

  • Video Conferencing Comes Alive for Regional Lawyers
  • Hanover Mooting Competition

  • May 2002

  • Insurance Industry Responsible for Con Trick on Public Liability Debate
  • Saliva Testing for Illicit Drugs
  • Good Samaritan Lawyers
  • Legal Guide for Lesbians and Gay Men
  • More Detail Needed on State Opposition's Law and Order Policy
  • Budget Commitment Needed on Young Offenders
  • Law Week turns 21

  • April 2002

  • Safeguards on DNA Samples Should Stay
  • Celebrities Overboard about Refugees
  • New president speaks out on public liability insurance debate

  • March 2002

  • A Litigation Explosion?- Figures Demonstrate the Facts
  • Justice Kirby Defended

  • February 2002

  • Comment on Sentencing of Solicitor Theodoros Coukoulis

  • January 2002

  • All Unaccompanied Minors must be Released from Immigration Detention
  • Law Institute Rejects Insurance Council of Australia Claims re Public Liability Insurance

  • December 2001

  • John Cain to Head Law Institute
  • Young Lawyers Savage Selfish Refugee Policy
  • The Law Institute and Andrew Fraser

  • November 2001

  • Institute Response to Release of "Regulation Of The Victorian Legal Profession" Report
  • Major Parties Split On Legal Aid

  • October 2001

  • Open Process For High Court Judges, Urges Justice Kirby

  • September 2001

  • Law Institute CEO Resigns
  • Country School Wins Conflict Contest
  • Stalking Laws Too Vague Says Barrister

  • August 2001

  • Lawyers Seek More Access from Chinese
  • Guide to Thriving and Surviving: Young Lawyers Launch

  • July 2001

  • From Rescode to Sexually Transmitted Debt: It's Conference Time
  • High Approval For Lawyers
  • President Says Paedophile Site Plan is Dangerous

  • May 2001

  • Country Student Wins Reconciliation Essay Competition
  • Award to Students Starts Law Week
  • Follow Process In Kent Case,Lawyers Say

  • April 2001

  • Aged Care Expert To Lead States Lawyers
  • Tax Ruling Hits at Family Businesses

  • March 2001

  • Lawyers backing for Relationships Bill
  • Deacons & Young Lawyers Launch Social Justice Essay Competition
  • Healthier Work Balance Needed says New Young Lawyers Head
  • Lawyers Welcome Appointment of the New Chief Magistrate

  • February 2001

  • Lawyers Get Ban on Non-Lawyer

  • December 2000

  • Victorian Lawyers Seek Judicial Inquiry Into Detention Centres
  • Troubled by Warlords, Frogs or Bad Teeth? So dial a free lawyer

  • November 2000

  • Young Lawyers Call for an Open Mind on Drugs
  • Lawyers Offer More Help
  • Lawyers Enter Fight Against Salinity
  • Lawyers Support Home Detention

  • October 2000

  • Review of the Legal Practice Act - Issues Paper

  • September 2000

  • Lawyers Welcome WEF Police Inquiry
  • State Schools Win Conflict
  • Schools Double In Conflict Contest

  • August 2000

  • Mock Court Cases Help Homeless
  • Lawyers Disappointed at Liberals Drug Stance

  • July 2000

  • Lawyers Welcome Judicial Training Plan

  • June 2000

  • No Tax On Childcare Says Lawyers Study
  • Young Lawyers Back Legal Aid Secondment Move

  • May 2000

  • Young Lawyers help homeless
  • Solicitors welcome move to scrap wigs
  • Lawyers Welcome Most Measures in Budget

  • April 2000

  • Lawyers welcome Drug room trials
  • Keep Biological Patents - Urge Victoria's Lawyers

  • March 2000

  • VECCHI and Workcover: Lets have some ideas
  • Lawyers Welcome Review Of Rural Legal Services

  • February 2000

  • WorkCover Reforms Will Keep State Competitive
  • Law Institute Praises A Former President

  • January 2000

  • Lawyers See Conflicts in Tax Report

  • December 1999

  • Legal Aid Cash Seen as a Start

  • November 1999

  • Cyber Solicitor Takes Out Legal Technology Award
  • Solicitors Welcome ASIC Mortgage Scheme Changes

  • October 1999

  • Lawyers Prepare To Interview East Timorese Refugees

  • September 1999

  • Lawyers Urge State Parliament To Sit
  • Workcover Fails Badly Injured - Legal Expert Tells Conference
  • Victoria's Lawyers Push For Timor Crimes Trials

  • August 1999

  • Drug Addiction A Health Issue, Say Nation's Criminal Lawyers

  • June 1999

  • Burnt Boy Would Have Received Nothing in Victoria

  • May 1999

  • Lawyers Urge More Rights for Gay Couples

  • April 1999

  • Lawyers Seek Reforms For Gay Benefactors
  • Law Institute Condemns Herald Sun

  • March 1999

  • Solicitors Support Call For More Women Judges
  • Solicitors Urge Rethink On Unionism
  • Solicitors Praise Chief Justices Legal Roadshow

  • January 1999

  • States Solicitors Offer Free Last Resort Help
  • Solicitors Seek Controls On New Police Spy Powers

  • December 1998

  • Public Protected By Court Tax Decision
  • Solicitors Give Guarded Welcome To Extension Of Majority Verdicts
  • Law Institute Welcomes New Court TV Moves
  • Solicitors Welcome New Legal Aid Chair

  • November 1998

  • Legal Aid Needed In Harrowing Case

  • October 1998

  • Women Barristers To Be Offered More Encouragement

  • August 1998

  • Lawyers Welcome Family Court Survey
  • Keep Right To Silence Says Solicitors Chief
  • Lawyers Suggest Mediation For Poppy King Dispute

  • July 1998

  • Skase Hearing Proper Course
  • Solicitors Back Drug Reforms
  • Road Toll Campaigner "Chick" Lander Dies
  • Law Institutes 44 New Specialists

  • June 1998

  • Senate Report Indicts Legal Aid Cuts

  • April 1998

  • Budget: Legal Aid Fails Most Needy

  • March 1998

  • Law Institute Acts On Murdered Lawyers Accounts
  • Cambodian murder: trust account irregularities under investigation
  • Lawyers respond to Workcover half-yearly report

  • February 1998

  • Super Tribunal to cut right to legal representation



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