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 LIV Media 27 Feb 2020

Legislation to ensure old criminal offences do not have to be disclosed for minor offences will help support rehabilitation of people in the community, according to the Law Institute of Victoria.

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 LIV Media 27 Feb 2020

Welcome for Associate Justice Julian Hetyey at Supreme Court of Victoria, addressed by LIV President-elect Tania Wolff

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 Carolyn Ford 27 Feb 2020

Nineteen law firms have been cited as employers of choice for gender equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency [WGEA].
 

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 Joel Zyngier, Veronica Belot and Michelle Luarte 27 Feb 2020

The Fair Work Commission’s (‘FWC’) decision of 4 July 2019 (‘decision’) will change annualised salary provisions under 23 modern awards from 1 March 2020 onwards.

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 Technology and the Law Committee 25 Feb 2020

The LIV has made a submission to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications consultation on a new Online Safety Act...

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 Karin Derkley 25 Feb 2020

Cost considerations are central to class actions practice, Slater and Gordon class actions group leader Andrew Paull told the LIV National Costs Law Conference...

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 LIV Young Lawyers 24 Feb 2020

The 2020 LIV YL president is Alice Cooney, a Crimina Division lawyer at the County Court of Victoria.

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 LIV Elder Law Committee 21 Feb 2020

The LIV is concerned about the impact of Centrelink's Income and Asset's test in accessing the eligibility for a pension of a victim of elder financial abuse...

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 Carolyn Ford 19 Feb 2020

Rosie Batty began her presentation at the family violence roundtable at the LIV on Tuesday with TV news footage from the day of her son Luke’s murder in February, 2014.

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 Peter Docherty 19 Feb 2020

One of the biggest assets of a law practice is its reputation.  Reputational risks can strike without warning and consequences can be costly and have a long-term impact on the standing of a legal practice.

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 Karin Derkley 17 Feb 2020

The LIV has recommended the state government introduce a "polluter pays" principle to strengthen the accountability of product manufacturers, encourage recycling, and reduce waste...

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 Karin Derkley 12 Feb 2020

Leaders of large law firms are embracing change this year, in terms of technology, their workforce and the way they deal with clients...

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 Karin Derkley 06 Feb 2020

Attorney-General Jill Hennessy opened the 2020 legal year by commending the legal profession on its support of communities affected by the summer's bushfires...

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 Family Law Section 04 Feb 2020

The LIV has written to the Law Council of Australia to provide feedback to the Joint Select Committee on Australia's Family Law System identifying key options for reform...

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 Karin Derkley 04 Feb 2020

The lawyer who helped coordinate litigation which saved a section of East Gippsland's Erinunderra Plateau from logging 11 years ago has urged lawyers to be passionate and creative in their use of the law to protect the environment...

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