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 LIV Media 09 Apr 2019

An extended grace period has been in place for filing applications for consent orders, due to changes required to the form as a result of the Family Law Amendment (2018 Measures No. 1) Rules 2018 and Civil Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2018...

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 Amy Johnstone 14 Mar 2019

By now, most of us have heard about the My Health Record system. Legal practitioners need to take the time to become familiar with the system and consider the risks and opportunities for our clients.

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 LIV Media 03 Dec 2018

The LIV is extremely concerned by disclosures that a legal professional acted as a police informer against clients during the gangland wars...

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 Dr Michael McNamara 03 Dec 2018

Supervision, profession-wide, is sub-par and many junior lawyers are not receiving appropriate training and support...

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 Judith Bennett 03 Dec 2018

The users of law firms’ services and products are central to finding solutions...

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 Tasman Fleming 01 Nov 2018

Real estate agents are subject to sanctions for breaches of trust account provisions and for practising as an agent without a licence...

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 Legal Practitioners’ Liability Committee 01 Nov 2018

Making assumptions about your retainer with longstanding lender clients is risky...

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 Justice Emilios Kyrou 01 Oct 2018

Is a former solicitor obliged to deliver the client’s documents to a new solicitor prior to payment of the former solicitor’s outstanding costs...

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 Gino Dal Pont 01 Oct 2018

The notion that lawyers can charge for work not performed may need some rethinking... 

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 Jonathan Kaplan 01 Oct 2018

Rather than seeking out a robust mediator it’s probably of greater benefit to find a mediator with good people skills...

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 Zoe Chan 01 Oct 2018

Building disputes often need expert help...

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 Maggie McNamara 01 Oct 2018

Complaints to the regulator reveal a lot about the challenges for family lawyers... 

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 Marcus Memmolo 03 Sep 2018

Lawyers should be thinking about how they engage with technology...

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 Legal Practitioners’ Liability Committee 01 Aug 2018

Practitioners need to proactively manage clients who do not appreciate the value of their services...

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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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