Staying Informed - Law Institute of Victoria

Antony Lee Berger 01 Jul 2019

There has been a major upheaval in the High Court’s approach to tendency evidence resulting in lowering the threshold for admitting tendency evidence. This strongly favours the prosecution, especially in sexual offence cases...

Criminal Procedure

Have your say on committal hearings

VLRC 01 Jul 2019

The VLRC is exploring whether committals should be abolished or reformed to reduce victims’ trauma...

Criminal Procedure

Opposition welcomes debate on old minor offences

Karin Derkley 20 Feb 2019

Support for the Spent Convictions Bill is growing, with the LIV, the Victorian Bar and former shadow attorney-general John Pesutto coming out in favour of the scheme which would wipe clean the criminal record of those with minor convictions after 10 years, or five years for minors. ..

Criminal Procedure Sentencing Young Persons

Criminal Law Section celebrates 40 years of influence

Karin Derkley 03 Dec 2018

The LIV Criminal Law Section's annual general meeting heard about how a handful of lawyers from this ‘grubby’ area of law set up the first criminal law committee 40 years ago...

Criminal Procedure

Supporting victims of crime

VLRC 03 Dec 2018

A new Act recognises a victim of crime has an inherent interest in the response by the criminal justice system to that crime...

Criminal Procedure

Law and order election

Karin Derkley 01 Nov 2018

Burglary and break and enter offences are the lowest they have been in a decade but crime is high on the election agenda...

Courts Criminal Procedure

They found my iPhone

Paul McGorrery 01 Nov 2018

A recent decision has upheld a ruling that although a mobile phone may have been unlawfully or improperly seized and searched, evidence obtained from it may still be admissible...

Criminal Procedure

Call for victims of crime shake-up

Victorian Law Reform Commission 01 Nov 2018

A new scheme should be separate from the criminal court system, according to the latest VLRC report...

Criminal Procedure

LIV calls for re-think on proposed mandatory sentences

LIV Media 23 Jul 2018

The LIV has written to the Attorney-General Martin Pakula reaffirming its strong opposition to the state government’s proposed mandatory sentences...

Criminal Procedure Sentencing

Mandatory sentencing podcast

Law Institute Journal 20 Jul 2018

How appropriate is mandatory sentencing? The Victorian Government has taken another step towards mandatory sentencing which will see Victorians found guilty of assaulting paramedics, police and other emergency and health workers...

Criminal Procedure Legislation Podcasting Sentencing

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

Jury challenges halved

Victorian Law Reform Commission 01 Mar 2018

The VLRC recommendation that the number of challenges should be reduced from six to three in criminal trials has been passed...

Criminal Procedure Justice

Why mandatory sentencing fails

Tania Wolff 01 Feb 2018

Victorians go to the polls in November and it is expected the major political parties will engage voters on law and order issues, in particular sentencing...

Criminal Procedure Sentencing

When they ask "how do you sleep at night?"

Melinda Walker 25 Oct 2017

Any criminal lawyer who saw the recent episode of SBS’ Insight on the impact of working in criminal law would have been nodding their heads and holding back their own tears in empathy and understanding...

Criminal Procedure Wellbeing

Committals an essential feature of a fair criminal justice system

LIV Media 28 Jun 2017

Committal hearings are integral to ensuring fairness in criminal proceedings, the LIV has argued in a submission on proposed...

Courts Criminal Procedure

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