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Commercialisation of Victoria's Land Titles Registry and the Mandated Use of PEXA

Property and Environmental Law Section 10 Aug 2018

The Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) is concerned by the most recent cyber security incident involving theft of money being paid as part of property transfers transacted using PEXA...

Conveyancing Innovation Real Property Technology

The Inconvenient Reality

Ian Bloomfield 02 Aug 2018

The need for law firms to act on cyber security is overwhelmingly compelling...

Communication Innovation Intellectual Property Technology

State Taxation Acts Amendment Act 2018 (Vic)

MinterEllison 04 Jul 2018

In response to the decision of the Supreme Court of Victoria in Danvest Pty Ltd & Anor v Commissioner of State Revenue (2017) VSC 125 (Danvest), which was affirmed by the Court of Appeal (see [2017] VSCA 382)...

Taxation

GST at settlement

Law Institute of Victoria 03 Jul 2018

The Law Council of Australia has referred to the LIV a summary of key guidance material prepared by the Australian Taxation Office in relation to the new GST at settlement measure, which commenced 1 July...

Real Property Settlements

On the move...

Law Institute of Victoria 02 Jul 2018

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

Occupations

PEXA cybercrime incidents – lessons learned

Ian Bloomfield 02 Jul 2018

In the midst of all the coverage of the recent PEXA cybercrime incidents it is worth taking a step back to identify what lessons can be learned...

Conveyancing Securities Technology

Changes to Family Law Court fees

Law Institute of Victoria 26 Jun 2018

The Federal Circuit Court of Australia and the Family Court of Australia have announced the Family Law Court fees will increase on 1 July 2018...

Courts

Six reasons why being a government lawyer is awesome

Katie Miller 18 Jun 2018

I’m a career government lawyer – 14 years with plenty more to come. I love what I do and I feel that the career choice of the government career path doesn’t always get the kudos it deserves. Here’s why I think that being a...

Occupations Opinions

How to tackle the drafting of legislative instruments

Gemma Varley 13 Jun 2018

The drafting of legislative instruments is an important task requiring skills in statutory interpretation and clear writing...

Legislation

Justice Coghlan to address members on new Bail Act reforms

LIV 13 Jun 2018

Following the Bourke Street tragedy, Justice Paul Coghlan was asked to advise the government on how Victoria’s bail system should be reformed to best manage risk and maximise community safety...

Courts Criminal Procedure

Privacy-enhancing information sharing: Practical tips from the Commissioner

Sven Bluemmel 12 Jun 2018

The Victorian Information Commissioner shares the top three things to keep in mind when it comes to facing the challenges of information sharing...

Securities

“I couldn’t get the details of the case out of my head”

LIV 08 Jun 2018

Chief Counsel for Victorian Legal Aid Tim Marsh has recently spoken of the impact of vicarious trauma, and this month will join with The Hon. Bernard Teague AO, Coroner English and Carly Schrever to discuss how to...

Health Wellbeing