Staying Informed - Law Institute of Victoria

LIV says legal services must be declared “necessary service” under COVID-19 regime

Karin Derkley 08 Apr 2020

The LIV has written to the Victorian Attorney-General asking for it to be made clear that legal services is a ‘necessary service’ under the COVID-19 regime to reduce concerns lawyers and their clients being fined for meeting.

COVID-19

Courts working to provide remote hearings under COVID regime

Karin Derkley 02 Apr 2020

Courts say they are working overtime to bring in digital solutions so the justice system can work effectively in the coming months...

Courts COVID-19 Technology

April LIJ flipbook

Law Institute Journal 01 Apr 2020

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

From the president: Adapting to changing times

Sam Pandya 01 Apr 2020

Our commitment to justice, ethics and integrity should not be underestimated.

Opinions

Unsolicited

Law Institute Journal 01 Apr 2020

Congratulations on your wonderful tribute to John Cain (Jan/Feb LIJ, p13)...

Opinions

Court on camera

Law Institute Journal 01 Apr 2020

Photos from the Dame Roma Mitchell Memorial Lunch, the Asian Australian Lawyers Association celebrating the Lunar New Year and more...

Automation: Computer says no

Karin Derkley 01 Apr 2020

Lawyers need an understanding of automated decision-making to make sure it is not entrenching disadvantage and discrimination.

Technology

Smartphone security tips

Karin Derkley 01 Apr 2020

Smartphones have become central to lawyers’ work. Cyber experts suggest 10 tips for phone use.

Technology

LIV regional tour: LIV tours bushfire zone

Karin Derkley 01 Apr 2020

LIV executives travelled 800 kilometres to listen to 50 lawyers across six locations in the state’s east and north east.

Interviews

State of the profession 2020: Diversity still a challenge

Carolyn Ford 01 Apr 2020

Melbourne’s diverse population is not reflected at senior levels of the legal profession, the LIV’s annual conference heard in February.

Diversity

PC renewal: Time to renew your PC

Law Institute Journal 01 Apr 2020

All current practising certificates will expire on 30 June 2020. If you intend to practise beyond this date, you must apply to renew your certificate.

Practice Management Practising Certificate

Innovation: What’s holding us back?

Jennie Pakula 01 Apr 2020

The digital economy and technology present opportunities for the legal profession, yet few lawyers are entering this space. Does regulation stop innovation, or are there greater forces at work?

Innovation Technology

Internet domain names: On the verge of change

Peter Moran 01 Apr 2020

Legal practitioners, especially commercial lawyers, should have an understanding of the technical processes and legal rights underpinning domain names.

Technology

Digital signatures: Redesigning signing

Mark Burrows 01 Apr 2020

Electronic signatures can be a reliable, cost-effective and secure way of executing a document, but they are not without risks. Digital signatures mitigate those risks and can be more secure than ink.

Conveyancing Technology

Reversing Robodebt

Miles Browne and Charley Brumby-Rendell 01 Apr 2020

Days before the test case challenging Centrelink’s Robodebt system was listed for final hearing, the federal government conceded that Robodebt contained a fatal legal flaw.

Technology

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