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March 2012
  • Welcome the Honourable Justice Kate Mcmillan
        14/03/12 Michael Holcroft - President of the Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Marriage Equality: What Sexual Minorities Must Learn From Gender Equality
        02/03/12 The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG , Special Interest Group Event

    • February 2012
  • Welcome to Judge Bill Stuart
        29/02/12 Michael Holcroft - President of the Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Welcome to his Honour Judge Michael Macnamara
        16/02/12 Reynah Tang - President-Elect of the Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Welcome to his Honour Federal Magistrate Ronald Curtain
        09/02/12 01/02/12 Michael Holcroft - President of the Law Institute of Victoria , ,
  • Retirement of the Honourable Justice David Ashley
        01/02/12 Michael Holcroft - President of the Law Institute of Victoria ,

    • December 2011
  • Welcome to the Honorable Justice Kirsty MacMillan
        14/12/11 Caroline Counsel, President of the Law Institute of Victoria ,

    • November 2011
  • LIV Annual General Meeting
        16/11/11 Caroline Counsel, President of Law Institute of Victoria ,

    • August 2011
  • Welcome speech for Judge Richard Smith
        10/08/11 Caroline Counsel, President, The Law Institute of Victoria ,

    • July 2011
  • LIV Criminal Law Conference Address
        29/07/11 Caroline Counsel, President, The Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Retirement of the Honourable Justice Nahum Mushin
        29/07/11 Caroline Counsel, President, The Law Institute of Victoria ,

    • June 2011
  • Welcome the Honorable Judge Maidment
        29/06/11 Caroline Counsel, President, The Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Leave No Lawyer Behind: Issues Facing Lawyers in Small and Medium Practices
        24/06/11 Caroline Counsel, President, The Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Welcome the Honorable Judge Carmody
        16/06/11 Caroline Counsel, President, The Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Welcome the Honorable Bernard Murphy
        14/06/11 Michael Holcroft - President Elect - Law Institute Victoria ,
  • Welcome to the Honourable Justice Donnell Ryan
        02/06/11 Reynah Tang, Vice-President, The Law Institute of Victoria ,

    • May 2011
  • Welcome to the Honourable Rodney Randall
        19/05/11 Steven Stevens, Immediate Past President of the Law Institute of Victoria ,

    • March 2011
  • Welcome Speech at Dame Roma Mitchell Memorial lunch to celebrate International Women’s Day
        04/03/11 Caroline Counsel, President, The Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Dame Roma Mitchell Memorial Address
        04/03/11 Mary Kostakidis ,

    • October 2010
  • Welcome to the Honourable Justice Tate
        13/10/10 Reynah Tang, Fifth Executive Member, Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Welcome to the Honourable Judge Dean
        08/10/10 Reynah Tang on behalf of the Law Institute of Victoria ,

    • September 2010
  • Welcome to the Honourable Justice John Dixon
        24/09/10 Steven Stevens, President of the Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Welcome to the Honourable Justice Cameron Macaulay
        23/09/10 Steven Stevens, President, The Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Advocating Justice for All - Launch by Mark Woods
        02/09/10 Mark Woods, Chair of the Law Institute of Victoria Access to Justice Committee ,
  • Advocating Justice for All - Launch by LIV President Steven Stevens
        02/09/10 Steven Stevens, President, The Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Serving Up Insights with Deputy Premier and Attorney-General Rob Hulls
        01/09/10 Rob Hulls, Deputy Premier and Attorney-General ,
  • Serving Up Insights - Introduction by LIV President Steven Stevens
        01/09/10 Steven Stevens, President, The Law Institute of Victoria ,

    • August 2010
  • President's Leadership Lunch with Elizabeth Proust AO - Caroline Counsel
        12/08/10 Caroline Counsel - President Elect - Law Institute Victoria ,
  • Welcome to the Honourable Justice Peter Almond
        12/08/10 Reynah tang on behalf of Law Institute Victoria ,
  • President's Leadership lunch with Elizabeth Proust
        12/08/10 Elizabeth Proust AO ,

    • July 2010
  • Welcome to the Honourable Justice Michael Sifris
        28/07/10 Steven Stevens, President, The Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Welcome by Steve Stevens at ‘Serving up Insights’ breakfast meeting
        16/07/10 Steven Stevens - President , Law Institute of Victoria ,

    • June 2010
  • Farewell speech for the Honourable Alan Goldberg
        30/06/10 Steven Stevens - President , Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Welcome to Federal Magistrate Dominica Whelan
        25/06/10 Steven Stevens, President, The Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Address on the occasion of the retirement of his Honour Judge John Nixon from the County Court of Victoria
        24/06/10 Steven Stevens - President , Law Institute of Victoria ,

    • May 2010
  • Farewell speech for Justice David Byrne
        31/05/10 Steven Stevens - President , Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Smart Justice Launch - Steven Stevens
        27/05/10 Steven Stevens, President, The Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Smart Justice Launch - Hugh de Kretser
        27/05/10 Hugh de Kretser, Executive Officer of the Federation of Community Legal Centres and Smart Justice spokesman ,
  • Judge Duckett Farewell
        27/05/10 Steven Stevens, President, The Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Welcome to the Honourable Chief Justice Patrick Keane
        06/05/10 Steven Stevens, President, The Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Welcome to the Honourable Justice Anne Ferguson
        04/05/10 Steven Stevens, President, The Law Institute of Victoria ,

    • April 2010
  • Legal Aid Matters
        28/04/10 Caroline Counsel - President Elect - Law Institute Victoria ,
  • Rally on the Crisis in Legal aid Funding
        28/04/10 Professor the Hon Alastair Nicholson AO RFD QC ,
  • Address on the occasion of the Welcome to Her Honour Judge Cannon upon her appointment to the County Court of Victoria
        13/04/10 Reynah Tang on behalf of the Law Institute of Victoria ,

    • March 2010
  • Address on the occasion of Welcome to his Honour Judge Tinney upon his appointment to the County Court of Victoria
        31/03/10 Steven Stevens - President , Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Address at the Welcome to the Honourable Associate Justice Rita Zammit upon her appointment
        22/03/10 Reynah Tang on behalf of Law Institute Victoria ,
  • Federal Attorney-General Farewell for Chief Justice Black
        19/03/10 Attorney-General Hon Robert McClelland MP ,
  • Chief Justice Black Farewell
        19/03/10 Caroline Counsel, - President Elect, Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Dame Roma Mitchell Memorial Lunch 2010
        11/03/10 Clare Martin, CEO, ACOSS ,

    • February 2010
  • The Honourable Philip Damien Cummins Farewell Speech
        24/02/10 The Honourable Philip Damien Cummins ,
  • Justice Cummins Farewell
        24/02/10 Geoff Provis, Past President, Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Collaboration: Adopting a unified approach to dispute resolution
        23/02/10 Chief Justice Diana Bryant ,
  • Serving up Insights with The Honourable Chief Justice Bryant
        23/02/10 Steven Stevens - President , Law Institute of Victoria ,

    • December 2009
  • Address on the occasion of the Retirement of His Honour Judge Stuart Campbell from the Count Court of Victoria
        11/12/09 Steve Stevens, President elect of The Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Address at the ceremonial sitting to welcome The Honourable Justice Mordecai Bromberg upon his appointment to the Federal Court of Australia
        08/12/09 Steve Stevens, President elect of The Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Address on the occasion of the Welcome to his Honour Judge Montgomery upon his appointment to the County Court of Victoria
        03/12/09 Danny Barlow - President of Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Welcome to The Honourable Judge Parrish
        01/12/09 Steve Stevens, President elect of The Law Institute of Victoria ,

    • November 2009
  • Address at the ceremonial sitting to welcome the Honourable Justice Clyde Croft upon his appointment to the Supreme Court of Victoria
        25/11/09 Danny Barlow - President of the Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Address at the ceremonial sitting to welcome the Honourable Justice Iain Ross upon his appointment to the Supreme Court of Victoria
        23/11/09 Caroline Counsel, Vice-President of the Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Address on the occasion of the welcome to her Honour Judge Kathryn Elizabeth Kings upon her appointment to the County Court of Victoria
        17/11/09 Steven Stevens, President - Elect of the Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Welcome to The Honourable Justice Terence Forrest
        12/11/09 Danny Barlow, President, Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Address for the Inaugural sitting of the New Coroners Court of Victoria
        04/11/09 Danny Barlow, President, Law Institute of Victoria ,

    • October 2009
  • Welcome to The Honourable Justice Karin Emmerton
        22/10/09 Danny Barlow, President, Law Institute of Victoria ,

    • September 2009
  • Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) & Law Institute of Victoria (LIV)
        09/09/09 Minister for Planning The Hon Justin Madden, MLC ,

    • August 2009
  • Welcome to The Honourable Associate Justice Nemeer Mukhtar
        26/08/09 Steve Stevens, President elect of The Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Human Rights - Issues to be resolved
        24/08/09 The Hon Sir Anthony Mason Ac Kbe ,
  • Marking The Retirement of The Honourable Justice Frank Vincent
        21/08/09 Geoff Provis, Former President of The Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Welcome to his Honour Judge Tim Ginnane as a Judge of the County Court of Victoria
        19/08/09 Danny Barlow - President of Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Marking the retirement of The Honourable Justice T H Smith
        03/08/09 Caroline Counsel, Vice-President of the Law Institute of Victoria ,

    • June 2009
  • Address on the Occasion of the opening of the Technology Engineering and Construction List of The Supreme Court
        19/06/09 Caroline Counsel - Vice President of Law Institute of Victoria
  • President's Leadership Lunch-VIC Police Chief Commissioner, Simon Overland
        04/06/09 Danny Barlow - President of The Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Police and Lawyers - Allies or Adversaries in the Justice System
        04/06/09 Victoria Police Chief Commissioner, Simon Overland ,

    • May 2009
  • Welcome of Justice Virginia Bell
        29/05/09 Danny Barlow, President of the Law Institute of Victoria
  • Reception for Newly Admitted Lawyers
        28/05/09 Danny Barlow, LIV President , Mike Brett Young, CEO and Kate Harry, YLS President , Supreme Court Library

    • April 2009
  • Welcome to His Honour Judge Gerard Mullaly
        22/04/09 Danny Barlow, President of the Law Institute of Victoria
  • Welcome Speech for The Honourable Justice Jennifer Davies
        14/04/09 Steven Stevens, President-Elect Of The Law Institute Of Victoria

    • March 2009
  • LIV 150th Anniversary dinner - Welcome by President Danny Barlow
        27/03/09 Danny Barlow - President of LIV
  • LIV 150th Anniversary Gala Dinner - Speech By CEO Michael Brett Young
        27/03/09 Michael Brett Young - Law Institute of Victoria
  • LIV 150th Anniversary Gala Dinner - Speech By CEO Michael Brett Young
        27/03/09 Michael Brett Young - Law Institute of Victoria
  • Serving up Insights with The Honourable Chief Justice Warren AC
        18/03/09 Danny Barlow - Law Institute of Victoria , RACV Club, Level 17, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne
  • ADR and a different approach to litigation
        18/03/09 The Hon. Marilyn Warren AC, Chief Justice - Supreme Court of Victoria , RACV Club, Level 17, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne
  • LIV & VWL Dame Roma Mitchell Memorial Luncheon
        04/03/09 Danny Barlow - Law Institute of Victoria , RACV Club, Level 17, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne
  • Dame Roma Mitchell Memorial Address
        04/03/09 The Hon Catherine Branson QC - Australian Human Rights Commission , RACV Club, Level 17, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne

    • February 2009
  • Welcome to Judge Howard Mason
        23/02/09 Steven Stevens - Law Institute of Victoria
  • Welcome of Associate Judges at the Supreme Court
        19/02/09 Danny Barlow - Law Institute of Victoria
  • Welcome to Judge Mark Gamble
        16/02/09 Steven Stevens - Law Institute of Victoria
  • Welcome to Judge Mark Gamble
        16/02/09 Steven Stevens - Law Institute of Victoria
  • Welcome to Judge Frank Saccardo
        13/02/09 Geoff Provis - Law Institute of Victoria
  • Retirement of Justice Heerey
        13/02/09 Geoff Provis - Law Institute of Victoria
  • Address to Commercial Court Opening
        11/02/09 Danny Barlow - Law Institute of Victoria
  • Community Observance for the Opening of the Legal Year
        02/02/09 Danny Barlow - Law Institute of Victoria , Queen’s Hall, Parliament House, Spring St, Melbourne

    • December 2008
  • Welcome for High Court Chief Justice French
        02/12/08 Anthony Burke - Law Institute of Victoria

    • November 2008
  • Welcome for Master Gardiner
        13/11/08 Anthony Burke - Law Institute of Victoria

    • October 2008
  • Welcome to Judge Mark Taft
        13/10/08 Geoff Provis - Law Institute of Victoria
  • Welcome to Federal Magistrate Evelyn Bender
        08/10/08 Tony Burke - Law Institute of Victoria
  • President’s Leadership Lunch – The Honourable Robert McClelland MP, Attorney-General of Australia
        03/10/08 Tony Burke - Law Institute of Victoria , RACV, Level 17, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne

    • September 2008
  • LIV Serving Up Insights with Elizabeth Broderick, Sex Discrimination Commissioner
        10/09/08 Tony Burke - Law Institute of Victoria , RACV, Level 2, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne
  • Welcome to the Honourable Justice David Beach
        09/09/08 Tony Burke - Law Institute of Victoria
  • The Review of VCAT - Justice Kevin Bell, President of VCAT
        04/09/08 Tony Burke - Law Institute of Victoria ,

    • August 2008
  • LIV Presidents Leadership Lunch - Justice Michael Kirby High Court of Australia
        22/08/08 Tony Burke - Law Institute of Victoria ,

    • July 2008
  • Judge Heather Carters farewell
        18/07/08 Tony Burke - Law Institute of Victoria
  • LIV & Hanover Mooting Competition 2008 - Grand Final
        17/07/08 Tony Burke, Mike Brett Young - Law Institute of Victoria ,
  • Welcome for Judge Thornton
        15/07/08 Tony Burke - Law Institute of Victoria

    • June 2008
  • Welcome to Judge Paul Lacava
        05/06/08 Tony Burke - Law Institute of Victoria

    • May 2008
  • Welcone to Honourable Justice Peter Vickery
        28/05/08 Tony Burke - Law Institute of Victoria
  • Welcome to Honourable Susan Kiefel
        23/05/08 Geoff Provis - Law Institute of Victoria
  • Welcome to the Honourable Justice Kyrou
        22/05/08 Geoff Provis - Law Institute of Victoria
  • Retirement of the Honourable Paul Guest
        02/05/08 Tony Burke - Law Institute of Victoria
  • Welcome to Judge Peter Wischusen
        01/05/08 Tony Burke - Law Institute of Victoria

    • April 2008
  • Retirement of His Honour Judge Michael Strong
        30/04/08 Tony Burke - Law Institute of Victoria
  • Retirement of the Honourable John Coldrey
        03/04/08 Tony Burke - Law Institute of Victoria

    • March 2008
  • LIV & VWL Dame Roma Mitchell Memorial Luncheon
        13/03/08 Tony Burke - Law Institute of Victoria
  • Welcome to the Honourable Justice James Judd
        12/03/08 Tony Burke - Law Institute of Victoria

    • February 2008
  • Retirement of Justice Chernov
        28/02/08 Tony Burke - Law Institute of Victoria
  • Mark Dreyfus QC MP
        23/02/08 Mark Dreyfus QC MP, Federal Member for Isaacs
  • Justice Kay Farewell
        15/02/08 Tony Burke - Law Institute of Victoria
  • Apology to the stolen generations
        13/02/08 Tarwirri (Indigenous Law Students and Lawyers Association of Victoria) president Abigail Burchill
  • Apology to the stolen generations
        13/02/08 Childrens Koori Court Elder Pam Pedersen
  • Tony Burke at LIV Indigenous Apology Day Event
        13/02/08 Tony Burke - Law Institute of Victoria
  • Justice Teague Farewell
        02/02/08 Tony Burke - Law Institute of Victoria

    • November 2005
  • International Law: Developments and Challenges
        23/11/05 Alexander Downer MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs , RACV Building

    • October 2005
  • A new Age for Media and the Law
        24/10/05 Andrew Jaspan, Editor-in-Chief, The Age , RACV Building

    • July 2004
  • Labor to Realign Priorities for the Commonwealth Legal Budget
        21/07/04 Nicola Roxon MP Shadow Attorney-General , Le Meridien, Rialto

    • June 2004
  • From law to the AFL
        17/06/04 Adrian Anderson, General Manager AFL Football Operations , Le Meridien, Rialto

    • May 2004
  • Law Institute of Victoria Presidents Luncheon Speech
        20/05/04 The Hon Philip Ruddock MP - Commonwealth AttorneyGeneral , Le Meridien, Rialto
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