Staying Informed - Law Institute of Victoria

Karin Derkley 15 Nov 2018

A proposed restructure of the family law courts will add complexity and undermine the world-leading features of the Australian family law system, the LIV argues...

Family Court

Collaborate don't litigate

Stephen Winspear 01 Oct 2018

The ALRC Review of the Family Law System should recommend ADR in and litigation out...

Dispute Resolution Family Court

Call for extension to consult on proposed federal court merger

LIV 29 Aug 2018

Family Lawyers are encouraged to participate in the biggest change to Australia’s legal system since 1975...

Courts Family Court

Family Law judgments

Robert Glade-Wright and Craig Nicol 02 Jul 2018

Property: De facto thresholds – evidence that parties “presented as a couple” meaningless – bald denial without contrary evidence also inadequate...

Family Court Judgment

Proposed restructure of federal Family Law Court system

LIV Media 05 Jun 2018

The federal government is proposing a major restructure of the federal Family Law Court system which was announced by the Attorney General Christian Porter last week.

Courts Family Court

LIV responds to article about the Family Court in The Australian

LIV Media 05 Jun 2018

An article titled 'Courts fail families, minister tells bench' was published in the Weekend Australian on 26 May 2018 and no comment was sought from the Law Institute of Victoria concerning the content of the article before publication.

Courts Family Court

Family Law judgments

Robert Glade-Wright and Craig Nicol 03 Apr 2018

Property: Wife’s application filed electronically after 4.30pm accepted (despite FLR 24.05(2)) as filed before husband’s death hours later...

Courts Family Court

Preferred wording for change of name orders

LIV Family Law Section 12 Dec 2017

Births, Deaths and Marriages, in consultation with the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court request that if a change of name of a child has been ordered by the Court the following wording is preferred...

Family Court

Why the hysteria around Thorne and Kennedy? Are ‘pre-nups’ still an option?

Therese Borger 12 Dec 2017

After a busy month of schooling our federal politicians on their eligibility criteria, the High Court handed down Thorne v Kennedy. Many said the case signaled the ‘death knell of financial agreements’ - and they say lawyers have a flair for the dramatic!...

Family Court

Case Summary [Sha & Cham [2017] FamCAFC 161]

LIV Family Law Section 14 Nov 2017

In Sha & Cham, Mr Sha appealed against Orders made by Johnston J declaring that the Family Court had jurisdiction to determine Ms Cham’s application...

Family Court Judgment

Family Court Chief's next act

Carolyn Ford 02 Oct 2017

After 13 years in the legal hot seat Chief Justice Diana Bryant is moving on...

Family Court Legal Biography

Family Law judgments

Robert Glade-Wright and Craig Nicol 02 Oct 2017

Robert Glade-Wright and Craig Nicol on recent Family Law judgments

Family Court Judgment

The modern family: Is the law keeping up?

LIV Professional Development 27 Sep 2017

It's been more than two years since Chief Justice Bryant of the Family Court stated that she wanted to drive legislative change in the area of commercial surrogacy as a way of combatting the "dark side" of this issue...

Family Court

Elisa Whittaker, Womens’ Legal Service Senior Lawyer and Outreach Coordinator

LIV Young Lawyers 25 Jul 2017

Elisa Whittaker shares some initiatives and projects underway at the Womens’ Legal Service...

Family Court Parents

Family violence education for judges

Carolyn Ford 01 Jul 2017

The strategic direction for the Judicial College of Victoria takes into account the disruptions the judiciary, courts and tribunal system will likely confront...

Family Court Judgment

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