Staying Informed - Law Institute of Victoria

Dan Star QC 01 Dec 2019

What is “financial product advice”, when is it “personal advice” or “general advice” and the duties that arise depending on which type of advice it is...

Consumer Law Judgment Practice & Procedure

Practice notes

Law Institute Journal 01 Dec 2019

Last sitting dates of courts and County Court refurbishment works...

Practice & Procedure

Ethics Committee rulings: Former client conflict

LIV Ethics Committee 01 Dec 2019

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

Ethics Practice & Procedure

ADR: Increasing transparency in financial sector

Chris Liamos 01 Dec 2019

AFCA can accept complaints about the conduct of financial firms dating back to 1 January 2008...

Practice & Procedure

According to merit?/Diversity: Women falsely named perpetrators

Vanessa Shambrook 01 Dec 2019

Research led by Women’s Legal Service Victoria suggests repeated misidentification of victims of family violence...

Practice & Procedure Women's Rights

Council: Governance Review Update

Carolyn Ford 01 Dec 2019

A preliminary report of the LIV governance review is due this month.

Practice & Procedure

Advocacy: Submissions

Law Institute Journal 01 Dec 2019

LIV Submissions: 2020-2021 federal pre-budget submission to Law Council Of Australia, Best Practice Guide in Relation to Elder Abuse, sale of land, committal hearings, national charter of human rights, family violence competency of legal practitioners, ACCC Digital Platforms Inquiry, swimming pool and spa safety standards and family law system review.

Advocacy Practice & Procedure

Federal Court judgments

Dan Star QC 01 Nov 2019

Construction of disclosure obligation in the Franchising Code – civil penalties...

Consumer Law Environment Judgment Practice & Procedure

Practice notes

Law Institute Journal 01 Nov 2019

New Mortgage Recovery List in the Commercial Court and Court of Appeal changes...

Practice & Procedure

Ethics Committee rulings: Former clients

LIV Ethics Committee 01 Nov 2019

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

Ethics Practice & Procedure

Enhancing ADR under the Civil Procedure Act

Jessica Andreacchio 01 Nov 2019

Provisions of the CPA seek to encourage courts to advance the use of a wider range of ADR processes...

Access to Justice Civil Procedure Practice & Procedure

Advocacy: Submissions

Law Institute Journal 01 Nov 2019

LIV Submissions: Centrelink robo-debt, Human Tissue Act, improved sexual safety in mental health services, Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and sexual harassment in the legal profession...

Advocacy Practice & Procedure