Staying Informed - Law Institute of Victoria

Work practices: Post-pandemic expectations – what is working and what is not?

Alice Cooney 01 Nov 2020

COVID-19 is shifting perceptions of what it takes to practise law. this pandemic is a turning point.

Anthony Lo Surdo SC and Theresa Power 01 Nov 2020

Insolvency – voluntary administration – deed of company arrangement – standing to bring application under ss445D and 447A of Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – whether administrators had a conflict of interest

Courts Judgment Practice & Procedure

Practice notes

Law Institute Journal 01 Nov 2020

Law Institute of Victoria: COVID-19 Hub – www.liv.asn.au/COVID19 and Office of the Public Advocate and Law Institute of Victoria.

COVID-19 Practice & Procedure

Ethics: considering secret lawyer recordings

Gino Dal Pont 01 Nov 2020

Is it ever legitimate for a lawyer to surreptitiously record a conversation to which he or she is a party?

Ethics Practice & Procedure

Reflections on supervised legal practice

Micah Ramos 20 Oct 2020

The majority of recent law graduates would have completed their legal education through practical legal training (PLT) and then supervised legal practice (SLP).

Practice & Procedure Practice Essentials

Practice notes

Law Institute Journal 01 Oct 2020

Law Institute of Victoria: COVID-19 Hub – www.liv.asn.au/COVID19 and Federal Court of Australia: Launch of Live Chat.

Courts COVID-19 Practice & Procedure

Ethics: Do what I say, or else …

Michael Dolan and Carly Erwin 01 Oct 2020

A solicitor should not use the threat of disciplinary action to pressure another solicitor to conform to a course of action.

Ethics Practice & Procedure

LPLC: Establishing identity

Legal Practitioners’ Liability Committee 01 Oct 2020

A mortgagee is required to take reasonable steps to verify the identity of a mortgagor.

Practice & Procedure Real Property

Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner: Placing consumers at the centre of legal regulation

Fiona McLeay 01 Oct 2020

Consumer principles will guide you when you are thinking about how to design and deliver legal services to your clients.

Consumer Law Practice & Procedure

Judicial College of Victoria: Learning from upheld appeals

Matthew L Weatherson 01 Oct 2020

The Judicial College of Victoria has analysed successful criminal appeals in Victoria in 2019–20.

Courts Practice & Procedure

Advocacy: Submissions

Law Institute Journal 01 Oct 2020

LIV Submissions: Cyber precedent website, Elder financial abuse,Inquiry into homelessness,New Online Safety Act and Waste management and recycling inquiry.

Advocacy Continuing Legal Education LGBTIQ Practice & Procedure

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