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 Genna Angelowitsch 01 Mar 2020

At its commencement, some viewed the CPA as an aspirational guideline. Now, entering its 10th year, the courts have demonstrated their preparedness to put substance into the legislature’s ambitions, and sanction those who fail to comply...

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 Andrew Field and Michael Rancie 02 Jul 2018

Should civil proceedings be stayed when an accused is also facing criminal proceedings?...

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 Andrew Tabone 06 Jun 2017

The LIV Costs Lawyers often receive queries from practitioners regarding their entitlement to recover professional costs in instances where they have appeared as a self-represented litigant....

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 Julian Lambert 01 Apr 2017

New court guidelines encourage speed and efficiency in civil proceedings. The Supreme Court of Victoria and Federal Court of Australia have recently updated their technology in civil proceedings...

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 Law Institute Journal 01 Aug 2016

This month’s books cover western legal traditions, franchising, the international law of the sea and Sir Frederick Darley...

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 Legal Practitioners' Liability Committee 19 Jul 2016

A recent decision of Babcock & Brown DIF III Global v Babcock & Brown International Pty Ltd [2015] VSC 612 sheds further light on the Supreme Court’s expectations and interpretation of the overarching obligation to cooperate...

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