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 Carolyn Ford 01 Aug 2018

In the wake of the #MeToo movement the legal profession is getting serious about dealing with workplace sexual harassment...

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 Leah Tolley 01 Aug 2018

Don’t let the funding stop for specialist Aboriginal Children’s Legal Service Balit Ngulu...

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 Lucy Adams and Chris Povey 01 Aug 2018

A recent report highlights the community benefits of early access to justice...

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 Carolyn Ford 02 Jul 2018

Former Family Court Chief Justice Alastair Nicholson has not retired from the fight for children's rights...

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 Karin Derkley 21 Jun 2018

Lawyers should be able to charge contingency fees on approval from the Supreme Court, a report on litigation funding and class actions by the Victorian Law Reform Commission (VLRC) recommends...

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 LIV Media 20 Jun 2018

The Law Institute of Victoria is seriously concerned the state government is introducing mandatory sentences for people who attack...

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 Karin Derkley 13 Jun 2018

The rise of automated legal advice technologies (ALATs) is generating a slew of questions as to whether and how they can be regulated...

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 Karin Derkley 04 Jun 2018

An online tool is helping legal assistance providers get their clients off the "referral roundabout" and matched up with the right service provider to deal with their legal problems...

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 Law Institute Journal 01 Jun 2018

LIV president Belinda Wilson and outgoing LIV CEO Nerida Wallace met with Supreme Court of Victoria Chief Justice Anne Ferguson...

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 Karin Derkley 16 May 2018

Any conversation about sustainability in the legal profession has to take into account the "missing middle" currently not receiving any legal advice, Legal Services Commissioner Fiona McLeay said....

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 Karin Derkley 15 May 2018

Shadow Attorney General John Pesutto believes there is a "pronounced discordance" between the legal sector and the general public...

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 Karin Derkley 08 May 2018

Plenty of Law Week events will interest lawyers as well as the general public. In amongst the more than 180 events are sessions for legal professionals...

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 Karin Derkley 04 May 2018

The justice community is trying to find ways to shift the "toxic" narrative on law and order as we head into a Victorian election...

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 LIV Media 01 May 2018

The Law Institute of Victoria welcomes and strongly supports the $257.4 million investment in the state’s justice system, which was announced in today’s state budget...

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 Karin Derkley 12 Apr 2018

Vulnerable Victorians struggling with hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid parking, toll and public transport fines will get more assistance navigating the complex infringements system...

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