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 LIV Media 05 Jan 2017

The Law Institute of Victoria and the Victorian Bar are deeply concerned by recent comments by the Minister for Families and Children Jenny Mikakos...

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 LIV Media 06 Dec 2016

The Law Institute of Victoria says the government's suite of reforms aimed at addressing youth crime in Victoria is an encouraging move that will help deter young offenders....

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 LIV Media 23 Nov 2016

The Law Institute of Victoria remains strongly opposed to the Victorian state government sending 40 young offenders to adult prison...

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 LIV Media 17 Nov 2016

Regional commercial lawyer Belinda Wilson is the 2017 president of the Law Institute of Victoria...

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 LIV Media 21 Oct 2016

The LIV acknowledges the very real anxiety caused by the increase in serious crimes by a group of young offenders over...

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 LIV Media 04 Oct 2016

Vulnerable and disadvantaged people will benefit from better targeted funding and more options to access legal assistance under recommendations made...

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 LIV Media 13 Sep 2016

The Law Institute of Victoria has written an open letter to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull urging the government to withdraw plans for a plebiscite...

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 LIV Media 11 Aug 2016

A review initiated by Victoria Legal Aid to make the legal aid means test fairer is calling for input from Victorians who have missed out on getting a grant for...

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 LIV Media 26 Jul 2016

The Law Institute of Victoria welcomes the immediate response of the Federal Government in calling a Royal Commission into youth detention in the...

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 LIV Media 25 Jul 2016

The Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) welcomes the government’s response...

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 LIV Media 11 Jul 2016

The Law Institute of Victoria has welcomed the appointment of immediate past president Katie Miller as Executive Director Legal Practice at...

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 LIV Media 11 Jul 2016

The LIV congratulates the AFL on the weekend’s Multicultural Round, and applauds its efforts to ensure our culturally diverse community...

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 LIV Media 10 Jun 2016

The LIV welcomes the abolition of baseline sentencing by the Victorian government. We note that a new ‘standard sentence scheme’ will be...

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 LIV Media 10 Jun 2016

The Law Institute of Victoria welcomes the recommendations for greater clarity and certainty around advanced care planning in the End of Life Choices...

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 LIV Media 08 Jun 2016

The LIV welcomes the Victorian state government's commitment to improving security and access in regional courthouses throughout the state. Court upgrades were identified by the LIV prior to the budget as urgently...

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