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Disability, Elder and Health Law Annual Report

LIV DEHL Section 09 Nov 2020

The 2020 Annual Report for the LIV Disability, Elder and Health Law (DEHL) Section has been released....

Michael Lombard 01 Jul 2020

Practitioners should be aware of the legal capacity of their clients and understand that while they may have capacity for one proceeding, they may not for another.

Capacity Ethics

Values and preferences for future medical treatment

Bill O'Shea and Rebecca Park 01 May 2018

A new act to consolidate medical treatment laws and ensure a person’s values and preferences are followed came into force in Victoria on 12 March 2018...

Capacity Health Wills

More power to the people

VLRC 01 May 2018

The Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016, which came into force on 12 March 2018, changes the law regarding the medical treatment of people who do...

Capacity Guardianship

Lawyers have role in new medical treatment law

Law Institute Journal 08 Mar 2018

Changes to medical treatment laws represent an opportunity for practitioners to help their clients plan for the future, says former Law Institute of Victoria president and Elder Law Committee chair Bill O’Shea...

Capacity

Capacity makes one free

Gino Dal Pont 01 Jul 2017

There may be pressure on lawyers to take short cuts when it comes to an assurance of capacity. Only months ago the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal...

Capacity Ethics

May LIJ flipbook

Law Institute Journal 01 May 2017

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

Capacity Mediation Social Media Tribunals

Having their voices heard

Genevieve Nihill 01 May 2017

At the launch of the LIV Capacity Guidelines, VCAT deputy president Genevieve Nihill spoke about the challenge of balancing the need to protect vulnerable people and their right to autonomy...

Capacity

April LIJ flipbook

Law Institute Journal 01 Apr 2017

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...

Capacity Child Welfare Family Court Litigation Parents

Parents lacking capacity

Siobhan Mansfield 01 Apr 2017

There is a need for legislative clarity regarding the role and impact of litigation guardians. Vu entered a Thai refugee centre as a child. While there, she was violently raped and became...

Capacity Guardianship Litigation

LIV capacity guidelines launched

Law Institute Journal 01 Feb 2017

In December 2016, then LIV president Steven Sapountsis launched the LIV Capacity Guidelines and Toolkit, a comprehensive resource for...

Capacity

Capacity to give instructions

Law Institute of Victoria 01 Feb 2017

Ethical dilemmas are part of everyday practice for solicitors. The LIV Ethics Committee is available to help. The Ethics Committee is drawn from experienced past and...

Capacity Ethics

Capacity Guidelines Launch

Rebecca Park, Michelle Whyte 16 Dec 2016

The LIV Capacity Guidelines and Toolkit (the Guidelines) are a comprehensive resource for practitioners about what to do when a client’s capacity...

Capacity Ethics Guardianship Human Rights

Determining capacity – the importance of guidelines

Steven Sapountsis 01 Dec 2016

On Tuesday 6 December the LIV is launching Capacity Guidelines, a tool to assist practitioners make an assessment of their client’s capacity...

Capacity

The capacity conundrum – assessing your client’s capacity to make legal decisions

Katie Miller 27 Aug 2015

One of the key issues for the LIV this year is the Royal Commission into Family Violence. We’ve made a submission to the Commission and assisted the Commission...

Capacity Dispute Resolution Human Rights Justice

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