LIJ May 2012 edition
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Cover Story
In A legal tangle
A judicial decision appears to limit the possibilities the Independent Contractors Act offers contractors to review unfair contracts.
By Emma Goodwin
CONTRACTORS
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Feature Articles
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| OFFERS OF COMPROMISE |
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Building A Bridge
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The Victorian Civil Procedure Act promotes the timely resolution of litigation. Offers of compromise and Calderbank offers provide flexible options to parties, and may have differing implications for costs.
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| By Matthew Hicks |
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| COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION |
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Spread the word
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Changes to the laws relating to commercial arbitration suggest legal practitioners should now seek to resolve disputes that way, rather than by litigation.
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| By Hugh McArdle |
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| COERCIVE POWERS |
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Risking the examination
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Practitioners representing witnesses in Chief Examiner examinations need to be aware of a recent series of judgments to ensure that their clients are properly protected.
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| By Adam Chernok |
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| BIAS |
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Seeing clearly: Tackling cognitive bias in dispute resolution
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Parties may unconsciously use conceptual shortcuts to help them navigate the complex territory of a legal dispute. If practitioners recognise these "cognitive biases" , they may help their clients to better outcomes.
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| By Ilya Furman and Jonathan Kaplan |
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| DOMESTIC VIOLENCE |
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Intervention orders and personal rights
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Given the far-reaching provisions of Victoria's Family Violence Protection Act, practitioners should exercise great care to protect the rights of clients who may be subject to intervention orders under the Act.
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| By Campbell Horsfall |
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