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 Luisa Consiglio and Nicky Neville-Jones 09 May 2016

The Animal Law Institute hosted Australia’s first Animal Law Week in April this year, bringing together legal professionals and animal experts in five...

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 LIV Media 09 May 2016

We refer to the Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2015 Measures No 6) Act 2015 (the Act) which applies to contracts made on or after 1 July 2016. The Act introduces a new foreign resident tax withholding payment...

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 Steven Sapountsis 06 May 2016

Good morning and welcome to the Alternative Dispute Resolution Conference organised by the ADR committee of the Law Institute’s litigation section...

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 Steven Sapountsis 05 May 2016

Professor Richard Susskind delivered the Sir Zelman Cowen Centre Centenary Oration at Victoria University on Tuesday night. The oration was entitled “The Future of Courts and Legal Services”...

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 Linda Rayment 03 May 2016

As Colin Firth’s character King George VI illustrated in the award winning film The King’s Speech, it is not easy to conquer your fear of public speaking and it certainly doesn’t happen overnight. You might not be royalty, but the job of a lawyer usually requires a fair bit of public speaking. Here are some tips to help you confront that sometimes daunting task:

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 LIV Young Lawyers 02 May 2016

As Colin Firth’s character King George VI illustrated in the award winning film The King’s Speech, it is not easy to conquer your fear of public speaking and it certainly doesn’t happen overnight... 

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 John Tesarsch 02 May 2016

Despite the Future of Financial Advice reforms, there are still significant concerns as to the professional standards and skill level of some financial advisers... 

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 Mark Sullivan 02 May 2016

There is broad consensus that extremist groups pose a world terror threat. Consensus regarding a response to the terror threat is more problematic. There are those who are charged with protecting rule of law principles and there are...

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 Andrew Field 02 May 2016

With the introduction of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 and the Evidence Act 2008 came the significant innovation of the interlocutory appeal mechanism in criminal trials. The procedure is now well understood, but...

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 Brian Yeom 02 May 2016

In Argos the High Court has confirmed that a business owner likely to suffer a loss of profitability due to administrative decisions may be a "person aggrieved" under the ADJR Act...

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 Dr Cosmas Moisidis 02 May 2016

It can be argued that the High Court's understanding of the self-incrimination privilege has been inaccurate and incomplete, and that this has caused...

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 Law Institute Journal 02 May 2016

Wigs will no longer be worn by Supreme Court judges in Victoria except in exceptional circumstances. ollowing consultation with the Council of Judges of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Chief Justice...

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 Law Institute Journal 02 May 2016

Law Week 2016 (16-22 May) has more than 100 events - mostly free - for lawyers and non-lawyers alike. On 20 May, the LIV is hosting a lunchtime panel discussion, led by High Court judge...

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 Julian Burnsite QC 02 May 2016

The Western Community Legal Centre (WCLC) wants to reform the public transport penalties system for secondary students to allow reduced fines and instalment payment arrangements...

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 Professor Megan Davis 02 May 2016

Constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians had to go beyond a weak symbolic gesture to become a model that compelled governments to act.

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