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 Legal Policy 24 Aug 2020

The Human Rights Committee at the LIV gives members a platform to contribute to reform of prominent human rights issues and also provides a forum for discussion in developing areas of law.

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 Property and Environmental Law Section 06 Aug 2020

The August edition of the Property and Environmental Law Section Newsletter is now available...

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 Bill Swannie and Michelle Luarte - Administrative Law and Human Rights section 22 Jul 2020

The LIV fully supports Amnesty Australia’s message that wearing a face mask during a pandemic does not violate human rights and urges Victorians in metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire to comply with the new face-covering rule...

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 LIV Media 21 Jul 2020

Here are some of the latest moves by lawyers and firms...

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 LIV Media 09 Jun 2020

The LIV congratulates members of the legal profession recognised with Queen’s Birthday honours...

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 Family Law Section Courts Practice Committee 25 May 2020

The Family Law Section Courts Practice Committee met on 27 April 2020 to discuss the latest updates from the Courts in response to Covid-19...

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 Karin Derkley 20 May 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.

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 LIV Special Counsel Ethics Michael Dolan 20 May 2020

New Victorian government COVID-19 emergency regulations for the remote signing and witnessing of several important types of legal documents became law on 12 May 2020 and will overcome many of the problems caused by the current State of Emergency’s Stay at Home Directions.
 

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 Karin Derkley 20 May 2020

The LIV has successfully advocated for a number of measures to assist member firms and practitioners dealing with restrictions during the COVID-19 period.

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 Family Law Section 07 May 2020

The May edition of the Family Law Section Newsletter is now available...

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 State Taxes Committee, LIV Commercial Law Section 20 Apr 2020

The foreign purchaser additional duty (FPAD) applies where a trust is a foreign trust. A foreign trust includes a discretionary trust that has any object that is a foreign person (a foreign individual, a foreign corporation, or another foreign trust)...

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 Workplace Relations Section 16 Apr 2020

The LIV has prepared a brief summary of the JobKeeper Payment, and what this means for employees and employers….

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 Peter Docherty 23 Mar 2020

As the impact of COVID-19 hits the legal profession and the wider community we need to consider new and emerging issues that may impact you and your teams. The issue of social isolation has been a challenge facing sole practitioners for decades, but as we embrace technology and reduce the traditional face to face interactions with our peers we need to be mindful of how this will impact well-being.

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 Law Institute of Victoria 19 Mar 2020

The Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner (VLSB+C) has written to the LIV in support of changes to the delivery of practice management courses in Victoria, as a means of reducing the risk of transmission of COVID-19 to PMC students and the broader community...

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 Adam Awty Chief Executive Officer Law Institute of Victoria 17 Mar 2020

I met with the LIV Council last night to discuss how we would reduce the potential risk and spread of COVID-19 within the LIV...

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