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 By Christine Bulos and Cherie Fung 22 Jan 2021

COVID-19 has taken a lot from us. Our freedoms, our health and, for many, the celebration of hard-earned achievements. For recent law graduates, the noteworthy often dreamt about day of being admitted to practice and reaching that finish line was brutally taken away as well.

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 Saara Amjadeen, Marionne Tolentino and Janice Mahesan 22 Jan 2021

Juggling law school, gaining practical legal experience, networking and engaging in other extracurricular activities was considered normal and almost expected of law students. Undoubtedly, anxiety and other stresses were part of law student life.

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 LIV Workplace Relations Section 11 Jan 2021

This article aims to explain some of the key aspects of the Fair Work Amendment Bill ...

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 LIV Media 15 Dec 2020

The large investment into Courts and Family Violence will help the justice system recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and support vulnerable Victorian families, according to the Law Institute of Victoria.

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 LIV Media 10 Dec 2020

Today’s Human Rights Day should focus attention on the shameful conditions of those held in immigration detention in Australia, according to the Law Institute of Victoria.

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 LIV Media 09 Dec 2020

Legislation to ban harmful conversion practices should pass parliament to support LGBT people, denounce the practices and support survivors and their recovery, according to the Law Institute of Victoria.

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 Legal Policy 08 Dec 2020

The LIV Building and Construction Working Group provides a forum for LIV members to discuss the latest developments in building, construction, owners’ corporations, cladding safety and the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)

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 State Taxes Committee 07 Dec 2020

The LIV's State Taxes Committee has drafted a response to the State Revenue Office's request for comment on the Draft Revenue Ruling DA.064 - Meaning of Land Development. 

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 State Taxes Committee 07 Dec 2020

The LIV's State Tax Committee has drafted a submission making proposals and recommendations towards Victoria's land tax rates for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis...

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 LIV Succession Law Section 04 Dec 2020

The 2020 Annual Report for the LIV Succession Law Section has been released....

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 Family Law Section 02 Dec 2020

The Law Institute of Victoria has released the annual report for the Family Law Section...

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 Administrative Law and Human Rights Section 02 Dec 2020

The Law Institute of Victoria has released the annual report for the Administrative Law and Human Rights (ALHR) Section...

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 LIV Media 02 Dec 2020

Abolishing public drunkenness laws will help protect vulnerable members of our community, according to the Law Institute of Victoria.

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 LIV Media 02 Dec 2020

A comprehensive report by Law Institute of Victoria president Sam Pandya has called on the Victorian legal profession to take a series of measures to promote ethnic diversity in the legal profession.

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 Technology and Innovation Section 01 Dec 2020

The LIV have raised issues with the current exemptions for employee records; consent requirements and default privacy settings; the appropriateness of a direct statutory right of action to enforce privacy obligations; and recommends specific wording should a statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy be introduced....

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