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Ethics Committee rulings: Client documents

LIV Ethics Committee 01 Dec 2020

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

Ethics Practice & Procedure

Ethics: Solicitor as material witness – a duty to the court

Michael Dolan and Carly Erwin 01 Dec 2020

Where a solicitor is to be called as a material witness in a matter in which they are currently on the record, it is imperative to consider carefully whether ethical obligations permit that solicitor to continue to act.

Continuing Legal Education Ethics Practice & Procedure

Victorian law reform: How sexual offences are dealt with

VLRC 01 Dec 2020

The VLRC wants to hear the views of practitioners on the best ways of responding to sexual offences, including alternatives to the justice system.

Criminal Procedure Practice & Procedure

LPLC: Checklist for COVID-weary lawyers

Legal Practitioners’ Liability Committee. 01 Dec 2020

Taking steps to relieve fatigue and pressure as the year rushes to a close is good risk management.

COVID-19 Practice Management

Property: Renewing a lease

Paul Nunan 01 Dec 2020

The Retail Leases Amendment Act has substantially altered the process to be followed by landlords and tenants.

Real Property

Technology: Move to e-signing

Mark Burrows 01 Dec 2020

One of few upshots from the COVID-19 pandemic is that, with a large part of the country being required to work from home, governments were forced to respond to concern about e-signatures.

COVID-19 Practice & Procedure Practice Management Technology

Technophile: NEXL

Peter Moran 01 Dec 2020

Lawyers needing to manage their networks and refer and promote their work to other lawyers could benefit from this system.

Practice Management Technology

Mediation: The benefits of SLEM

Simon Crawford and Nussen Ainsworth 01 Dec 2020

Using technology for remote attendance and engaging a mediator listed on the Magistrates’ Court Single List of External Mediators is a useful combination for parties and lawyers.

COVID-19 Mediation Technology

Environmental law: No longer unprecedented

Dr Leonie Kelleher 01 Dec 2020

At the end of a year of environmental calamity, now is not the time for lawyers to give up. It is time for rebirth and renewed energy.

Environment Environmental Protection

Diversity: Shifting the balance

Molina Asthana 01 Dec 2020

Inclusion initiatives must not fall off the priority list during and post-COVID-19.

Access to Justice COVID-19 Diversity

According to merit?/Diversity: Not so super

Eleanor Weir and Rose Hunt 01 Dec 2020

Why superannuation for women is ripe for reform.

Diversity

New admissions: 25 September 2020 and 13 October 2020

Law Institute Journal 01 Dec 2020

The following people were admitted to practice as Australian lawyers and as officers of the Supreme Court of Victoria on 25 September 2020 and 13 October 2020. The LIJ welcomes them to the legal profession.

Ceremonies Occupations

Council: LIV update – Member survey results

Law Institute Journal 01 Dec 2020

Staying connected to colleagues and clients, adjusting to new ways of working and dealing with mental strain and stress have been the biggest challenges arising from the COVID-19 outbreak for LIV members, according to an August survey...

Continuing Legal Education Opinions Practice & Procedure

Law Council of Australia: It’s time to eradicate elder abuse

Pauline Wright 01 Dec 2020

The LCA has released a guide for legal practitioners to help recognise and prevent financial and other abuse of older people.

Opinions

Inside stories: A path to advocacy

Sahema Saberi 01 Dec 2020

Lawyer Sahema Saberi was 13 when she arrived in Australia – starting as a Hazara refugee with no English, her Journey to legal admission was far from easy.

Interviews

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