Staying Informed - Law Institute of Victoria

Karin Derkley 15 Nov 2018

A proposed restructure of the family law courts will add complexity and undermine the world-leading features of the Australian family law system, the LIV argues...

Family Court

Lawyers need better business skills: roundtable

Karin Derkley 13 Nov 2018

Managers and leaders in the legal profession are poorly equipped to respond to the commercial and technological challenges being forced on the industry...

Practice Management

Politicians and legal community go head to head on crime

Karin Derkley 01 Nov 2018

The judiciary and their sentencing practices came in for criticism at the Politics of Crime forum at the Melbourne Press Club...

Courts Criminal Procedure Sentencing Young Persons

November LIJ Flipbook

Law Institute Journal 01 Nov 2018

Welcome to the November LIJ flipbook. You can turn pages electronically, magnify type and click through to editorial content, LIV goods and services and upcoming events and advertising...

Law and order election

Karin Derkley 01 Nov 2018

Burglary and break and enter offences are the lowest they have been in a decade but crime is high on the election agenda...

Courts Criminal Procedure

State Election 2018: The parties respond

Law Institute Journal 01 Nov 2018

The Labor government, the Coalition Opposition and the Greens respond to the 10 priorities identified in the LIV’s Call to Parties...

Access to Justice Advocacy Human Rights Justice Wellbeing

State Election 2018: Statement from Attorney-General Martin Pakula

Martin Pakula 01 Nov 2018

The Labor government is proud of achieving law reform, delivering much needed funding and making record investments in community safety...

Access to Justice

State Election 2018: Statement from shadow Attorney-General John Pesutto

John Pesutto 01 Nov 2018

The Coalition promises to transform Victoria's criminal trial process so that victims have a real voice if it wins government...

Access to Justice

State Election 2018: Statement from Greens justice spokesperson Sue Pennicuik

Sue Pennicuik 01 Nov 2018

Access to justice, crime prevention and fair sentencing are important issues for the Greens...

Access to Justice

Hungry for reform

Joe Lederman 01 Nov 2018

Recent developments have shown there is a need for food labelling and consumer protection legislation designed specifically for online food sales...

Consumer Law

They found my iPhone

Paul McGorrery 01 Nov 2018

A recent decision has upheld a ruling that although a mobile phone may have been unlawfully or improperly seized and searched, evidence obtained from it may still be admissible...

Criminal Procedure

Substantially identical?

Margaret Ryan 01 Nov 2018

Two recent decisions have broadened the approach to the test of whether a trade mark is “substantially identical” with another mark...

Consumer Law

The great Australian puzzle

Farrah Leipper 01 Nov 2018

Businesses implementing uniform commercial agreements across multiple states and territories need to be aware of the difficulties with the enforceability of electronic signatures...

Conveyancing