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Gertie's Law

LIJ: Victorian Chief Justice Anne Ferguson has launched a Supreme Court podcast. On the morning of 11 April, 2011, Chief Justice Anne Ferguson, then a judge of the Commercial Court, took time out to listen to a live audio broadcast of a significant criminal sentencing.

Law slow to catch up AI

LIJ: University of Birmingham interdisciplinary professorial fellow in Law, Ethics and Informatics Karen Yeung said there were no laws to deal with practices targeting individuals for political purposes by social media, or discriminatory practices by machine decision-making.

Public drunkenness law

LIJ: Decriminalising public drunkenness would reduce the risk of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people dying in police custody, the LIV argues. Abolishing the offence was a recommendation of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.

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Government Lawyers Conference

Join us at Victoria’s premier annual CPD event for legal professionals in the government, policy and administrative spheres. The theme of this year's conference is: Overcoming the Challenge of Change.

Fri 14 Jun - 09:00 AM
LIV Members' Floor
Level 13, 140 William Street, Melbourne
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15th Victorian Legal Awards

Online registrations for the 15th Victorian Legal Awards are open. Recognise outstanding achievement by nominating your peers for Victoria's most prestigious legal awards.

Fri 17 May - 07:00 PM
Peninsula
Shed 14, Central Pier, 161 Harbour Esplanade, Docklands
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LIV Practice Management Course

This course provides the essential business and financial knowledge and skills to help lawyers transition to principal of their own practice or move into partnership.

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