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Practice notes

Law Institute Journal 01 Sep 2020

Law Institute of Victoria: COVID-19 Hub – www.liv.asn.au/COVID19

COVID-19 Practice & Procedure

Ethics Committee rulings: Conflict of interest

LIV Ethics Committee 01 Sep 2020

Ethical dilemmas are part of everyday practice for solicitors. The LIV Ethics Committee is available to help...

Conflict of Interest Ethics Practice & Procedure

Ethics: Surreptitious recording – if legal, is it ethical?

Gino Dal Pont 01 Sep 2020

Changes in technology may alter expectations when it comes to recording conversations but it doesn’t mean surreptitious recording by lawyers is defensible.

Ethics Practice & Procedure

Practice FAQs: Certifying, witnessing and producing documents

Donna Cooper and Carly Erwin 01 Sep 2020

The LIV Practice Support Line provides guidance on a range of day-to-day issues that arise in daily legal practice.

COVID-19 Practice & Procedure

Federal Court judgments

Dan Star QC 01 Aug 2020

Judicial review of decision granting exemption from prohibition of live animal export – procedural fairness – legal unreasonableness.

Courts Judgment Practice & Procedure

Practice notes

Law Institute Journal 01 Aug 2020

Law Institute of Victoria: COVID-19 Hub – www.liv.asn.au/COVID19 and VCAT Planning and Environment Division

COVID-19 Practice & Procedure

Ethics: When an attorney acts beyond their power

Carly Erwin 01 Aug 2020

A solicitor may face an ethical dilemma where they suspect an attorney is seeking to abuse their power to the detriment of the principal.

Ethics Practice & Procedure

LPLC: When a beneficiary is bankrupt

Legal Practitioners’ Liability Committee 01 Aug 2020

Executors may be tested by desperate or bankrupt beneficiaries in this current pandemic environment.

Practice & Procedure

Victorian law reform: Scope for further improvement

VLRC 01 Aug 2020

Laws of sexual offences have undergone many important reforms since the 1970s but more radical steps have been undertaken in other jurisdictions.

Practice & Procedure

Technophile: Signiflow

Peter Moran 01 Aug 2020

This signing system provides robust evidence to prove identity of the signing party.

Practice & Procedure Practice Management Technology

Ethical dilemmas: Navigating your way

Donna Cooper 01 Jul 2020

Ethical dilemmas are unavoidable in daily legal practice and resolving them before they blow up is critical. This article suggests a roadmap for navigating issues and provides examples of common predicaments.

Confidential Information Conflict of Interest Ethics Practice & Procedure

Professional conduct: The obligation of courtesy

Richard Fleming 01 Jul 2020

Practitioners have a duty to be courteous in all dealings in the course of legal practice.

Practice & Procedure

Victorian Legal Services Commissioner: Handling complaints

Stephen Warne 01 Jul 2020

Twelve questions a practitioner should ask when receiving a Victorian Legal Services Commissioner complaint.

Confidential Information Ethics Practice & Procedure

Federal Court judgments

Dan Star QC 01 Jul 2020

EPBC Act litigation concerning whether removal of brumbies from the Alpine National Park should be restrained

Administrative Appeals Administrative Tribunals Courts Environmental Protection Human Rights Judgment Practice & Procedure

Practice notes

Law Institute Journal 01 Jul 2020

Law Institute of Victoria: COVID-19 Hub – www.liv.asn.au/COVID19, Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court of Australia: DX mail service and Supreme Court of Victoria: Redcrest – Probate Office.

Courts COVID-19 Practice & Procedure

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