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 Karin Derkley 25 Feb 2019

More than two thirds of legal practitioners in Australia are now regulated by the Uniform Law regime, a figure which could grow further if Western Australia also adopts the framework, according to the annual report of the Legal Services Council (LSC) which administers Uniform Law in the legal profession...

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 Legal Profession Uniform Law LPUL@liv.asn.au 03 May 2018

From 1 July 2018, new legislation will restrict the invovlement of law practices in promoting and operating managed investment schemes.

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 LIV Media 31 Jan 2018

The Attorney-General has accepted the VLSB’s recommendations for new lawyers’ practising certificate fees for the 2018-19 Financial Year.

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 Barton Wu 22 Jan 2018

The LIV wrote to the Attorney-General to express ongoing concerns following the VLSB+C's response to its submission on the draft RIS for new PC Fees Regulations.

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 LIV Media 22 Jan 2018

The LIV welcomes proposed new pricing structure for PC fees, but remains concerned about the cost of legal profession regulation in Victoria.

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 Karin Derkley 06 Dec 2017

The Legal Services Council is looking into a costs disclosure concept it says will create a more harmonised approach across jurisdictions and provide better protection for both law practices and consumers...

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 LIV 14 Nov 2017

On Friday 10 November 2017, the VLSB+C sent an email to law practices whose external examiner, according to VLSB+C records, had yet to undertake the Uniform External Examiner course...

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 LIV Media 20 Sep 2017

The LIV welcomes the appointment of Fiona McLeay as the new Victorian Legal Services Board CEO and Victorian Legal Services Commissioner...

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 Barton Wu 31 Mar 2017

The LIV prepared a comprehensive submission in response to the VLSB+C's Discussion Paper on its Review of Lawyers' Practising Certificate Fees.

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 John Colonna, LIV Costs Lawyers 21 Mar 2017

Few practitioners would disagree with the proposition that legal practice is the most heavily regulated profession...

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 Law Institute Journal 01 Mar 2017

Welcome to the March LIJ flipbook. You can turn pages electronically, magnify type and click through to editorial content, LIV goods and services and upcoming events and advertising...

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 Liz Harris 01 Mar 2017

Practitioners need to understand the relationship between value, price and cost and how it fits within uniform law. Economists accept that value is the arbiter of price and, in the...

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 Anna Sango 01 Mar 2017

Practitioners need to be aware that in a costs review they may not be permitted to amend their initial invoice to the client and may be bound by it...

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 Paddy Oliver 01 Dec 2016

A major source of legal obligations for lawyers is the Uniform Law. Lawyers by definition understand the law and, more specifically, the areas of law in which they practise. But what about the laws...

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 Law Institute Journal 01 Dec 2016

The LIV Costs Law Section has this year focused on the costs disclosure requirements under the Legal Profession Uniform Law. The LIV Costs Law Section was formed in February 2016...

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