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LIV Leaders: Elissa Watson, General Manager Compliance, LIV

Melissa Lirosi 15 May 2018

Our final LIV Leader is Elissa Watson, General Manager Compliance. We had a chat to Elissa about her career highlights...

Leadership

LIV Leaders: Carolyn Harrington, General Manager, Commercial, Law Institute of Victoria

Melissa Lirosi 14 May 2018

To celebrate our upcoming Women in Leadership Conference on 28 April...

Nomination: Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution Hardship Relief Board member

LIV 11 May 2018

The LIV has been invited to nominate a suitable person for appointment to the Hardship Relief Board (the Board) established to consider applications from persons liable to pay the Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution...

Invitation: meeting of the criminal law profession

LIV Criminal Law Section 03 May 2018

The Executive Committee of the Criminal Law Section of the Law Institute of Victoria has become seriously concerned about the wellbeing of professionals for whom the courts are a regular place of work...

Courts

Restrictions on Lawyers' Managed Investment Schemes Commence 1 July

Legal Profession Uniform Law LPUL@liv.asn.au 03 May 2018

From 1 July 2018, new legislation will restrict the invovlement of law practices in promoting and operating managed investment schemes.

Legal Services Legislation Practice Management Uniform Laws

Five benefits of being a mentor

LIV Mentoring Program 16 Apr 2018

We all hear about how important it is to find a great mentor early on in your career. Having someone in a more senior role to bounce ideas off, share struggles with and get inspiration from is incredibly beneficial no matter what career you’re in...

Young Persons

A new landscape for environmental law in Victoria in 2018?

Mark Beaufoy 21 Mar 2018

Since 2011, there have been multiple reviews and recommendations for reform in relation to the operation and powers of the EPA...

Continuing Legal Education Environment Environmental Protection

The end game: Five things to do if you want to sell or merge your legal practice

Rohan Harris 20 Mar 2018

Looking to sell or merge your legal practice? A successful sale or merger can be the ultimate reward for hard work and substantial investment – but only with good preparation...

Continuing Legal Education Succession Takeovers & Mergers Workplace

Do you need FIRB approval before purchasing ‘agricultural land’ in Australia? Consider three key questions

Sandy Lai 20 Mar 2018

As a foreign non-governmental investor and an intending purchaser of agricultural land in Australia, you should consider the following three key questions...

Five key changes to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic)

Elisa Hesling 20 Mar 2018

The Freedom of Information Amendment (Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner) Act 2017 commenced on 1 September 2017, which led to an array of changes in the area of Freedom of Information (“FOI”) in Victoria...

Siri, Google Home and Dragon–what’s the difference?

Derek Austin 19 Mar 2018

Speech recognition can streamline document creation across your legal practice, improve client service and free up employees for high-value tasks that better contribute to the bottom line...

Technology

How to be superannuation savvy

Nathan Yii 16 Mar 2018

Superannuation is an increasingly important area for lawyers to be aware of, given Australia’s ageing population and the government’s policy to encourage self-funded retirement...

Continuing Legal Education Practice & Procedure

Top tips for avoiding unfair contract terms

Rosannah Healy 16 Mar 2018

In November 2016, the unfair contract terms regime which applied to standard form contracts with consumers was extended to standard form contracts with small business...

Consumer Law