Staying Informed - Law Institute of Victoria

LIV makes recommendations to strengthen education and prevention functions of IBAC

Administrative Law and Human Rights Section 22 Sep 2020

In a submission to the Victorian Integrity and Oversight Committee, the Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) has made recommendations to strengthen the education and prevention functions of the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC)...

Corruption Education Police

New powers to target corporate wrongdoing

John Price 01 Jul 2019

Changes will affect financial services licensees and their legal advisers...

Corruption Finance

Reward whistleblowers to expose corruption

Karin Derkley 28 Jun 2019

In the United States those who expose misconduct and corruption are celebrated in an annual National Whistleblower Appreciation Day...

Corruption

Government lawyers the ‘moral compass’ of their organisations

Karin Derkley 19 Jun 2019

Government lawyers have been urged not to lose sight of "true north" and ensure they give "honest fearless advice" on every legal issue that arises...

Corruption Ethics

Informer anonymity threatens criminal justice system

Karin Derkley 19 Feb 2019

Courts could become further clogged as a result of the police informants scandal if clients come to doubt their lawyers are acting in their best interests, the opening session at the Royal Commission into Management of Police Informants heard last week...

Corruption Police

Who can they tell?

Philip Hill 03 Dec 2018

In many cases, statutory confidentiality requirements have been critical to the success of corruption investigations...

Confidential Information Corruption

Offensive comments drive call for independent police complaints body

Karin Derkley 27 Feb 2018

Extraordinarily offensive comments by a former senior Victorian police officer responsible for professional standards highlights need for a complaints system that holds police accountable for their conduct, says the LIV...

Corruption Police

IBAC defends record on police complaints

LIJ 26 Oct 2017

Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) general counsel Dr John Lynch has responded to an opinion article published in the October 2017 LIJ in which human rights lawyer Merys Williams argues that police misconduct complaints should be investigated by an independent, transparent complaints body...

Corruption Human Rights Police Powers

When unpaid work experience becomes exploitation

Jessica Awad 01 Jul 2016

Many young lawyers volunteer their time outside work to get ahead in today’s competitive market...

Corruption

Supreme Court Judgments

Greg Reinhardt 01 Jul 2016

In a news article and a colour piece published in the Herald Sun on 14 May 2013, and subsequently uploaded to the internet, there was reference to Club Rawhide. In a news article and a colour piece...

Corruption Courts

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