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 Carolyn Rasmussen 01 Mar 2019

Maurice Blackburn started his law firm in 1919 “to do something to make life a little easier for the men and women of this country”...

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 LIV president 26 Feb 2019

The justice system owes much to The Hon Philip Cummins AM.

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 Carolyn Ford 01 Aug 2018

Lawyer Clara Davies has visited 45 countries photographing animals and places that might not be there for others in future...

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 Karin Derkley 01 Aug 2018

North Melbourne Legal Service started in 1978 in a church. The community legal centre IMCL is still going strong...

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 Karin Derkley 02 Jul 2018

The 14th annual Victorian Legal Awards recognised the great work done by many Victorian lawyers...

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 Carolyn Ford 02 Jul 2018

Former Family Court Chief Justice Alastair Nicholson has not retired from the fight for children's rights...

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 Carolyn Ford 01 Jun 2018

The Alfred hospital’s HeLP Clinic recently helped patient number 1000, a milestone for the pro bono initiative. Some mornings going to work at Alfred...

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 Law Institute Journal 01 May 2018

Professor Robert (Bob) Baxt AO was born in Japanese occupied Shanghai before the outbreak of World War II. His family settled in Australia in 1947...

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 Law Institute Journal 01 May 2018

Founded on 22 March 1859, the same year as the LIV, the Ballarat and District Law Association (BDLA) has witnessed many changes to the legal profession...

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 Carolyn Ford 01 May 2018

There is a distinct sense of place to Mark E Dean’s autobiographical stories in Meanjin. His first published piece Walking to Gernika with Picasso’s Guernica, appearing...

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 John Toohey 01 May 2018

Frank Toohey matriculated from De La Salle College, Malvern, in 1933, aged 15 years. His results earned him a junior government scholarship...

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 Karin Derkley 03 Apr 2018

The law was a career lifeline for these former AFL players. Being an AFL footballer is an all-consuming occupation – training twice a day, public appearances, the big game in front of the crowds...

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 Amie Frydenberg 03 Apr 2018

Antoinette Moylan passed away suddenly and tragically. Her passing is a devastating loss to her family, friends and the legal community...

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 Carolyn Ford 03 Apr 2018

Rowing for Australia has had a lasting impact on Olympian and lawyer Kim Brennan...

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 Michael Lombard 01 Mar 2018

Judge Trevor Wraight was welcomed to the County Court of Victoria on 10 November 2017. Among the speakers was LIV Council member Michael Lombard. This is an edited version of his speech...

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