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In Brief Issue #1101
5May
On Monday afternoon, together with Gina Schoff KC, Peter Chadwick KC, Amanda Utt and Kai Li Zhu, I met with Fiona McLeay (Legal Services Board CEO and Commissioner) and her team to discuss the delegated functions we perform for the Board. I’m very pleased to report that our respective teams are working very well together. It is important that the decisions we take as delegate are consistent and in accordance with the Board’s policies and guidelines that apply across both branches of the profession. To make sure that occurs, we collaborate closely with the Commissioner and her office. It is an excellent working relationship, and it is one that we will continue to prioritise. I’m very grateful for all of the support we receive from the Commissioner and her office. There is no question that it directly benefits our members in material ways.
On Wednesday evening, the Honourable Pamela Tate AM KC and I presented this year’s silk application information session via Zoom. We took a number of questions from prospective applicants about the process and gave some tips about how to best prepare an application. If you missed it, a recording is available to Bar members here. As I said on the night, I encourage people to submit their material well before applications close at 5:00pm on 19 May 2023. Also, for those of you who need to complete the prescribed sexual harassment training, we have tentatively scheduled one further session for Wednesday, 13 September at 4:30pm. By way of reminder, the training, once complete, is valid for two years. My thanks to Pamela for beaming in for the session from Oxford University where she is currently a Research Visitor for the Trinity Term.
Last night, I spoke at the Bar Roll signing ceremony for our 48 new Readers. A number of Bar Councillors were in attendance, along with the family and friends of our newest members. As you would expect, it was a really nice event and a fitting way to mark the end of another very successful course. My thanks to Michelle James, Nikki Walker, Vicky Kourtis and Golam Kibria from the Bar's Education team, and to Justin Graham KC (Chair) and Anthony Strahan KC (Deputy Chair) and the entire Readers’ Course Committee for helping our Readers get the best start possible to their careers.
Given the amount of media coverage the topic has received, I feel I should say something to members about the Voice debate. As you will recall, the Bar Council is scheduled to hold a Special Purpose Bar Council meeting on Tuesday afternoon next week. Currently, there are different points of view among Bar Councillors about how the Bar should respond. Also, today we have recieved two notices pursuant to cl 19 of the Victorian Bar's constitution, requiring the Bar Council to convene a Special General Meeting to consider subject matter and motions relevant to the Bar's position on the Voice. The Victorian Bar Charter, adopted in 2017, and last updated in 2021, provides that one of the President’s primary roles is to lead the Bar Council and facilitate Bar Council discussions. The President is expected to promote Bar Council discussions that are “effective, open, focused, constructive, collegiate and respectful”. Further, pursuant to the Bar’s constitution, when a Special General Meeting of all members is held, the President is required to chair the meeting. And so, in dealing with this very important topic, I am keeping those obligations at the forefront of my mind. I aim to ensure that all points of view can be aired fully and fairly so they may be calmly considered. I have adopted this approach in my dealings with Bar Councillors and with members more generally who have contacted me in various ways about the issue. I think it is important for members to know that the debate that has occurred at the Bar Council level has been to the absolute credit of each Bar Councillor. Everyone is listening to everyone else, everyone is contributing, and I think everyone is genuinely considering opposing points of view. I am very proud to lead such a group.
I have some news regarding the Human Source Management Bill; some of it bad, some of it slightly better. The bad news is that the Bill has passed the Parliament and is now awaiting Royal Assent. The slightly better news is that, as a result of some intensive lobbying efforts we jointly engaged in with the LIV and the Centre for Public Integrity (CPI), the Bill is much more limited in its scope than when originally introduced. Some of the new features of the Bill include:
- where Victoria Police seek to register a lawyer as a human source to disclose privileged information, authorisation for the registration must be obtained from the Supreme Court of Victoria;
- the Public Interest Monitor will act as contradictor when the Court comes to determine such applications;
- a lawyer may only be registered to provide privileged information for a maximum period of 7 days, after which time the registration must be deactivated; and
- there is a strict prohibition on police “tasking” a lawyer for the purposes of obtaining privileged information.
We are still considering the consequences of the passage of the Bill. We will have more to say about it in future. What I can say for now is that the Bar remains opposed to lawyers acting as informers against their clients. That it may be possible for registration to occur pursuant to the Bill does not alter that position. While we are disappointed with the outcome, I am very grateful for the assistance we received from Tania Wolff, Adam Awty and Donna Cooper from the LIV, and the Honourable Stephen Charles AO and Catherine Williams from the CPI. The lobbying exercise was a great example of pooling our resources and competencies to maximise the impact of our efforts.
An email was distributed on Wednesday about BCL rents. As has been explained, there are various reasons why rents need to rise. Obviously BCL is not immune from the pressures of the broader economic environment. The fact is that the costs of providing accommodation are rising and there are pricing disparities (and therefore inequalities between members) in the system that need to be addressed. Notices should go out to members today about individual price adjustments on a room-by-room basis. Many members will no doubt have questions and BCL will hold both general and specific information sessions. I intend to attend as many of them as I can.
The Health and Wellbeing Committee is conducting a review of the Victorian Bar’s Health and Wellbeing Portal. All Bar members are invited to participate in a survey and provide their input about potential portal improvements. Your participation in the survey will benefit all members of the Victorian Bar.
Victorian Law Week is coming up on 15 – 21 May with a series of events that look to improve access to justice for all Victorians. The Bar is proud to support the week’s events, with the Bottled Snail production of Witness for the Prosecution having sold out its season (despite an extension due to demand). There is also a short lecture and Q&A with Emeritus Professor Jennifer Hocking on Wednesday, 17 May, and a mock bail application ‘Chocolate and Wine: I thought I was fine’ on Saturday, 20 May. Further information about these events can be found below.
The 2023 Victorian Bar Dinner is coming up on Friday, 26 May. The closing date to RSVP is Friday, 12 May which is one week from today. Tickets are selling fast (and I’m not just saying that). If you are in charge of organising a table, or intending to RSVP for yourself but haven’t gotten around to it, you have one week to arrange tickets. You can purchase them here.
Finally, the Victorian Chapter of Pride in Law (which is an LGBTQIA+ law organisation) is holding a formal launch on 18 May from 5:00pm at the Supreme Court of Victoria. The Honourable Chief Justice Anne Ferguson will give the keynote address, and Dr Matt Collins AM KC will also speak. As the event clashes with a Bar Council meeting and then a Readers’ dinner, I won’t be able to attend. However, our Assistant Treasurer, Cat Boston, will represent the Bar Council at the launch. Tickets can be purchased here. I wish Vanessa Bacchetti (President of the Victorian Chapter) and her organising committee all the very best for a successful event.
Sam Hay KC
The Victorian Bar strives to provide a safe, and inclusive environment for all our members. We are pleased to announce that members now have access to a new Multi Faith Prayer Room.
Room 515 is located on Level 5 of Owen Dixon Chambers East and there is easy access to bathroom facilities on the floor. The room is a dedicated space for prayer and spiritual reflection. All members are welcome to use the room for these purposes when required. It is open between 8:00am and 6:00pm, but is available via swipe card access outside of those hours. No booking is required.
We would ask all members wishing to use this facility to follow the guidelines posted in the room and to keep the room in a neat and tidy state at all times. The Bar wishes to thank BCL for providing this facility for the benefit of all members.
You should have received an email from the Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner (VLSB+C) on Monday, 27 March 2023, outlining details of the practising certificate (PC) and professional indemnity insurance (PII) renewal process.
LSB online went live on Monday, 27 March 2023, for the renewal of your PC. Members must renew before Friday, 30 June 2023 to continue to practise on Saturday, 1 July 2023. Members who renew after this date may incur a late renewal surcharge from the LSB+C.
The LPLC portal is expected to open on Wednesday, 5 April 2023 to renew your PII, and further information from the LPLC will be distributed on or closer to that date. The LPLC requires payment of the PII premium by Wednesday, 31 May 2023 and members are encouraged to renew online on the LPLC website.
Information on renewing practising certificates can be found on the VicBar website here.
Links for online lodgement, found on the above webpage, will be available from the VLSB+C and LPLC live dates, or you may go directly to LSB Online and the LPLC website when live.
Login to LSB Online and the LPLC renewal portal using your Practitioner Number as the username (your Practitioner Number will be included in the email sent to you by the VLSB+C). You can contact the Bar office for assistance if required. LSB Online deals with all PC administrative matters, and there is no printed PC renewal form. If you have forgotten your password, you can reset this on the LSB Online login screen by selecting ‘forgot password’. You will receive an email to reset your password.
If you experience technical difficulties with LSB Online, please contact the VLSB+C via their lawyer enquiry form. In addition, answers to frequently asked questions and LSB Online user guides can be found here.
Should you require assistance renewing your PC, the Victorian Bar office can help you, and members who need assistance should email membership@vicbar.com.au or contact Daphne Ioannidis on (03) 9225 8326 or Mark Bryant on (03) 9225 7105.
All members of the Bar and Judiciary are warmly invited to the Dinner on Friday, 26 May 2023, 7:00pm at the Plaza Ballroom. The event is black tie and will feature guest speaker Dr Stephen Donaghue KC, Solicitor-General of Australia.
Tickets for the event are now available. You can book individually, as a guest on an organised table, or as a table organiser.
Event: 2023 Victorian Bar Dinner
Date: Friday, 26 May 2023
Time: 7:00pm for 7:30pm start
Venue: Plaza Ballroom, 191 Collins Street, Melbourne
Dress: Black Tie
Click here to purchase your ticket.
If you did not receive an invitation, please contact events@vicbar.com.au.
Vic Bar Rainbow Drinks – 10 May 2023, 5:00pm @ The Essoign
Please join us for a chance to get together and celebrate, as well as welcome our newest readers to the Bar.
Event details:
When? Wednesday, 10 May 2023 from 5:00pm onwards
Where? The Essoign Club, Level 1, Owen Dixon Chambers East.
This is an inclusive event, welcoming members of our LGBTQI+ community as well as allies. Wear what you want. Everyone is welcome.
If you haven’t been along before and want some company, feel free to shoot John (john.heard@vicbar.com.au) or Beth Warnock (beth.warnock@vicbar.com.au) an email and they will look out for you on the night.
Rainbow and Inclusive Annual Dinner – Thursday, 18 May 2023
Following on from its inaugural success in 2022, there will be another Rainbow and Inclusive Annual Dinner on Thursday, 18 May 2023 at 8:00pm.
The Dinner is an informal and unique opportunity for members of the Victorian Bar who identify as LGBTIQ or supportive allies at the Bar to come together to connect and celebrate as a proud community.
The Dinner will be at The Bowery Room, Builders Arms Hotel, 211 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy. The Dinner will follow on from the launch of the Victorian Chapter of Pride in Law earlier that evening at the Victorian Supreme Court.
Tickets are strictly limited (RSVP by Monday 15 May, or until sold out), and may be purchased through this link. Please contact Chris McDermott (Chris.McDermott@vicbar.com.au) for any further queries.
Two additional events are coming up as part of the Victoria Law Foundation’s Law Week, proudly presented by the Victorian Bar.
Royal secrecy and the dismissal of the Whitlam government: How the Palace letters case ended the Queen’s embargo and transformed history
Wednesday, 17 May, 5:30pm
The Arts & Collections Committee has a fascinating – and free – discussion lined up: discover the impact of the Palace letters case on archives law, Royal secrecy, public access to historical documents, and the Whitlam dismissal with Professor Jenny Hocking and barrister Tom Cordiner KC.
Find out more here, and register for your tickets here.
Chocolate and Wine: I thought I was fine
Saturday, 20 May, 2:00pm
Presented by the Student Engagement Committee, members of the public can find out about one specific thing that Barristers actually do. In this special performance, you’ll see showcased the skills of counsel, set against the backdrop of a bail application.
The Bar Council is seeking nominations for one (1) Non-Executive Director member to the Law Council’s Finance, Risk and Audit Committee, with expertise relevant to the Committee’s Terms of Reference. Click to view the LCA memorandum and Terms of Reference.
The Bar’s protocol for nomination and appointment of Vic Bar members to external bodies can be viewed here. You are encouraged to provide a detailed expression of interest, which should identify any relevant areas of experience or expertise. This will assist the Bar Council to select the best candidate for the position.
Please forward your expression of interest to Amy Kendall via email amy.kendall@vicbar.com.au. The closing date for EOIs is 5:00pm, Friday, 12 May 2023.
The Bar Council is seeking nominations for appointment to the Law Council’s National Human Rights Committee.
The Law Council’s National Human Rights Committee was established in November 2013, and it considers matters referred to it by the Executive and the Secretariat of the Law Council. The primary purpose of the Committee is to advise the Law Council on the domestic implementation of Australia's key human rights obligations, having regard to the rights and issues that are of priority interest to the legal profession.
Items on the National Human Rights Committee agenda includes:
- monitoring developments relating to asylum-seekers and national security;
- engagement with Business and Human Rights Working Group;
- contributing to various submissions, such as the Law Council’s response to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s Interim Report for Freedoms Inquiry;
- utilisation of the Law Council’s Special Consultative Status with the United Nations, including through preparing shadow reports and attending relevant conferences or sessions;
- development of closed symposium on death penalty with members of Criminal Law Committee; and
- watching brief on: mandatory detention; Indigenous incarceration (including children in out-of-home care), preventative detention and criminal convictions for homosexual crimes.
The Bar’s protocol for nomination and appointment of Vic Bar members to external bodies can be viewed here. You are encouraged to provide a detailed expression of interest, which should identify any relevant areas of experience or expertise. This will assist the Bar Council to select the best candidate for the position.
Please forward your expression of interest to Amy Kendall at amy.kendall@vicbar.com.au. The closing date for EOIs is COB, Monday, 15 May 2023.
The Victorian Bar is offering members the annual flu vaccination in Owen Dixon Chambers East on 30 and 31 May 2023.
Bookings must be made online via the iMedical website. Instructions on how to book are here. You must be logged into the VicBar website to download the instructions.
There are a limited number of appointments available to Bar members from iMedical, and they will be allocated on a first-in, first-served basis.
Why Take Chambers with BCL? As a wholly owned subsidiary of the Victorian Bar, BCL provides a flexible and unique solution of chamber and technology support only available to members of the Bar. Click here to view our current vacancies.
The following are highlights of upcoming CPD and events for Victorian Bar members. You must be a member of the Victorian Bar and logged into the VicBar website to view these events.
- Finding and Using Sentencing Statistics is on 8 May 2023 from 5:15pm-6:15pm. The aim of this interactive session is to help you learn about the various types of sentencing statistics publicly available in Victoria, and to feel confident that you can find the statistics you need when you need them. This is an in-person event only. Click here to RSVP.
- The New Law of Sexual Harassment is on 9 May 2023 from 5:00pm-6:00pm. This session will provide a detailed understanding of the definition of sexual harassment in the current landscape and examine the focus on positive duties and new procedural options in the recent reforms. The session will also look ahead to the proposed requirements on Victorian employers to report to WorkSafe Victoria and meet other obligations in relation to sexual harassment in the workplace under psychological health regulations. This is an in-person event and will also be available online via live stream. Click here to RSVP.
- ADR and the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria is on 11 May 2023 from 5:15pm-6:15pm. In this seminar, Magistrate Phillip Goldberg will speak on ADR matters arising in the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria. This is an in-person event only. Click here to RSVP.
- Mediating and negotiating in Testator’s Family Maintenance (TFM) Disputes in the County Court of Victoria is on 18 May 2023 from 5:15pm-6:15pm. In this seminar, Barristers Eleanor Coates and Samantha Cipriano draw on their experience as mediators and barristers to present some practical tips in preparing for mediation (as counsel as mediator) and resolving TFM Disputes. This is an online only event. Click here to RSVP.
- Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences and Other Matters) Act 2022 is on 22 May 2023 from 5:15pm-6:15pm. The Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences and Other Matters) Act 2022: new jury directions, affirmative consent, ground rules hearings for adult complainants, changes to the ‘confidential communications’ regime and more. Come along to this practical discussion to learn everything you need to know about this complex and important piece of legislation. This is an in-person event and will also be available online via live stream. Click here to RSVP.
- Practice Development – Supporting and Championing junior barristers’ practice is on 23 May 2023 from 5:15pm-6:15pm. This session is aimed at silks and senior juniors. Presentation from juniors across crime, competition and consumer, commercial and public law on how to work with juniors of all levels from those with substantial litigation experience or those coming to the bar in their early years of practice. This is an in-person event only. Click here to RSVP.
For more upcoming CPD events, please visit our listings here.
The Health and Wellbeing Committee is conducting a review of the Victorian Bar’s Health and Wellbeing Portal. We’re inviting all Bar members to take a brief, five question survey so the portal can be updated and improved. Individual members’ participation in this survey will benefit of all members of the Victorian Bar. Do you think any information should be added to the portal? If so, what? At the same time, should we remove any information from the portal? How can the portal be improved? Sharing your own personal story of managing your wellbeing while practising as a barrister may also be of great help. You can remain anonymous if that is your preference.
Hilton Melbourne Little Queen Street is offering Bar members an exclusive discount on accommodation, as well as on food and beverages.
This exclusive accommodation discount of 15%, also includes 15% discount on food and beverages, and is available by clicking the link here.
Enter the code VICBAR to get a 15% off when dining in.
T&C's apply. Discounts are not to be used in conjunction with any other offer. Percentage off is valid for a maximum discount of $150 per bill. Blackout dates apply.
Offer is valid until 31 August 2023.
The Victorian Golfing Lawyers Society invites all comers to the Peninsula Kingswood North Course on Monday, 29 May 2023 from 11:30am for the inaugural Presidents Invitational.
VGLS golfers are encouraged to invite a guest who may be a prospective VGLS member or a family member or friend who loves golf. If you are not yet a VGLS member but are a keen golfer, we welcome you.
The President’s Invitational Cup will be presented to the winning pair!
Format:
- Two tee start from 12:20pm.
- 4BBB Stableford, incl. prizes for NTP and men’s and women’s LD.
- Use of practice driving range, short course area and practice putting greens, pull buggies.
- Carts – player to organise own directly with pro shop, $75 per cart.
- Light lunch of sandwiches, wraps, fruit and coffee prior to play commencing.
- On course cart with food and drinks (at own expense)
- Two course dinner to follow play (drinks at own expense)
- Address: 211-219 Skye Road, Frankston.
Cost: $320 per head for non-PK members, $120 for PK members and reciprocals.
RSVP Thursday, 25 May 2023.
The PK North Course is currently rated 5th best in Australia and provides a terrific challenge to golfers of all abilities. A flyover of all 18 holes can be viewed on this link.
BOOK NOW using this link.
Studio 11 MELBOURNE is delighted to invite you to view the latest exhibition of pure wool carpets designed by Alexandra Copeland, woven by 19 women living in or near Kabul, Afghanistan, with ceramics and paintings. The rug designs by Alexandra incorporate motifs of pomegranates, lilies, poppies and grapevine leaves.
For the weavers, the project gives them not only an income but social contact in a society which has become closed to women. The carpets are knotted in pure New Zealand wool, on wooden looms using methods traditional to Afghanistan.
There are 38 works in all, on display, all of which are for sale with proceeds going directly to the artist and weavers. The exhibition runs from 24 April to 23 June 2023. Price lists are available on the floor together with Artist Statement and CV. Thank you for supporting the Studio 11 MELBOURNE initiative.
Dear Essoign Club Members,
We are open daily from 7:30am – till late
Breakfast – for dine-in or takeaway.
Lunch – Daily Café Menu take away or delivery.
Lunch Dine-In – A La Carte from midday.
Bar – EVERY EVENING – $5 Beer & Wine from 4:30pm – 5:30pm with light snacks available.
Catering & Events – For all occasions including:
Breakfasts
Cocktail Parties
Dinners
Platters for:
Lunches
Morning & Afternoon tea
Or something special you may have in mind.
See Catering and Events Pack here.
Email us at essoign@vicbar.com.au
Victorian Bar members are encouraged to use the Member Benefits online portal, where you can access a wide variety of discounts, special offers, and member-only deals as part of your Bar membership.
The exclusive benefits are available Australia-wide and are not generally open to the public.
To activate your account and access the benefits, please click here. You must log in using your vicbar.com.au login details.
Click here to access the monthly Best Buys, including Mother's Day offers!
Click here to view special dining offers.
Click here for a special offer from JB Hi-Fi Commercial.
Click here for a special offer from HotelPlanner.
The Supreme Court of Victoria have published a Notice to the Profession: Litigious costs review.
This Notice provides an update on the December 2022 Consultation Paper by the Supreme Court and the County Court of Victoria. It outlines details on the working group responsible for this review, next steps and anticipated legislative amendments.
The Victorian Bar Library Committee has recently purchased many useful new books in a variety of areas. Come in and have a look! Owen Dixon Chambers East.
A list of some of the new arrivals are listed below. The Richard Griffith Library is a reference library and that books may not be removed from the library save for those that have been clearly marked as available for loan.
Australian master superannuation guide 2022-23
Case management and complex civil litigation
Cheshire and Fifoot law of contract
Commercial arbitration in Australia under the model law
Hanks Australian Constitutional law : materials and commentary
Jesting pilate and other papers and addresses
Keay's insolvency : personal and corporate law and practice
New South Wales civil procedure handbook 2022
Residential tenancies law and practice : New South Wales
Royal commissions and public inquiries in Australia
Victorian Women Lawyers has an action-packed month of events coming up in May.
A summary of these events is below, and you can register for our events here.
11 May 2023 - Tough Talks
Featuring an incredible panel of speakers, this interactive workshop will delve into difficult scenarios each of us may face in our working lives and offer up guidance on how to have uncomfortable conversation.
This event is free for VWL members and $15 for non-members.
Click here for more information and to register.
17 May 2023 - Victorian Law Week Event - Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Many people attend work each day trying to hide the physical, emotional and psychological impact of experiencing family and domestic violence – either directly themselves or as a result of seeing their children being abused in this way.
Our panel discussion will be preceded by a screening of family and domestic violence awareness-raising film The Fort, which is set in regional Victoria and tells the story of a mother and son living with family and domestic violence.
After which our panel will discuss themes raised in the film and recent changes with respect to paid family and domestic violence leave.
This event is free for everyone and is being run as part of Victorian Law Week.
Click here for more information and to register.
The Sir Zelman Cowen Centre warmly invites you to attend our Lawyers as Changemakers series.
Happening over May, June and July 2023, Lawyers as Changemakers is a three-part series focusing on Australian lawyers’ contributions and influence in shaping society for good, and the inspiration these stories provide to improve our communities now and into the future.
The opening address will be delivered by William Lye OAM KC, FRI, on the trailblazing career of William Ah Ket, Australia's first barrister of Chinese descent. The details are below.
Date: 11 May 2023 (Thursday)
Time: 5:15pm registration, with formal event start from 5:30pm - 7:00pm including drinks and networking
Location: In person at Sir Zelman Cowen Centre, 295 Queen Street Melbourne VIC 3000
Please register here, or email cowen.centre@vu.edu.au to find out more.
We are proud to announce that Bond University will present a microcredential on Medical Negligence commencing 15 May 2023, in partnership with the Australasian College of Legal Medicine.
Hurry... registrations close on 8 May!
A flyer is also available here.
Time/Mode:
The course is delivered over 14 weeks via a series of self-paced online modules and a two-day, online workshop.
Commences: 15 May 2023
Who can attend?
The course is available to any person holding a Bachelor's degree or higher, who's qualification requires registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (or equivalent if overseas) and/or as a legal practitioner.
The Hon Chris Maxwell AC will deliver the Society’s inaugural Paul Mullaly History and Law Lecture during Law Week 2023.
This lecture will explore the value of legal history, both as a window into social and political history and as an aid to understanding the present state of the law. By way of illustration, the lecture will highlight key aspects of criminal justice in colonial Victoria: jury trials; the role of the trial judge; and early ideas about proof and punishment; drawing on Paul Mullaly’s foundational work Crime in the Port Phillip District 1835-51.
This event will both be in person at the RHSV Gallery Downstairs, and on Zoom.
Tuesday, 16 May, 5:30pm for 6:00pm
Bookings: Link
Royal Historical Society of Victoria,
239 A'Beckett St
Melbourne
(03) 9326 9288, office@historyvictoria.org.au
On Friday, 19 May 2023, from 5:30pm to 7:00pm, Colin Rimington’s new book, “History of the Criminal Justice System in Victoria”, which will be launched by The Honourable Frank Vincent AO KC.
The launch will occur in the John Phillips Room, Victoria University, Level 2, 295 Queen Street, Melbourne (enter from Little Lonsdale Street).
RSVP: crimojustice@yahoo.com by 15 May 2023.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase at $40 per copy, with all proceeds going to Victoria Police Legacy.
Sisters in Crime’s 17th Law Week event: Boys behaving badly (and what to do about it). An expert panel, Elena Campbell, Ahona Guha, and Sherele Moody, chaired by Bronwyn Naylor will debate how to combat toxic masculinity and the violence perpetrated against women. Sir Zelman Cowen Centre, Victoria University, Queen Street Campus, Lecture Theatre G02, 295 Queen Street, Melbourne. Please book here by Friday, 19 May, 2:00pm.
More info here.
Corporate Governance – Big Ideas and Debates?
Date & time: Wednesday, 24 May, 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: Melbourne Law School, G08 Theatre, 185 Pelham St, Carlton & Online
Presenter: The Hon. Justice Michelle Gordon AC
Recent events and debates in and outside Australia about corporate governance may be seen as suggesting that company directors, and the laws which govern their work, are facing new and different challenges. Many of those debates have been framed by reference to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues and arguably challenge traditional conceptions of corporate governance. What can Australia learn from these debates legally, practically, and commercially?
This lecture is named in honour of distinguished Melbourne Law School alumnus Professor Harold Ford, who passed away in September 2012. Professor Ford spent almost his entire career at Melbourne Law School following his appointment to the Law School in 1949. He served as Dean of the Law School in 1964 and again from 1967 to 1973. He is remembered as a gifted teacher by several generations of law students. Professor Ford also made many important contributions to law reform and co-authored a leading text titled Principles of the Law of Trusts as well as other influential books. The Harold Ford Memorial Lecture celebrates the many contributions of Professor Ford to Melbourne Law School, the legal profession, and to the development of corporate law and trusts law.
We hope you can join us for this opportunity to hear The Hon. Justice Michelle Gordon AC speak. Light refreshments will be served from 5:00pm with the lecture starting at 6:00pm.
For those unable to attend in person, a livestream option will be available when you register.
Monash University's Transnational Criminal Law Group in conjunction with the Victorian Juries Commissioner's Office and the Court of the Future Network warmly invite you to a conference to be held at the Monash Law Chambers, in the Melbourne CBD, on Friday 9 June 2023.
Register here. The Eventbrite registration page contains the full day conference program and other useful information. Speakers include;
- Deputy Chief Judge Meryl Sexton, County Court of Victoria
- Detective Sergeant Katrina Carr (Specialist Investigations Training, Queensland)
- Professor Andres Harfuch, University of Argentina
- Nina Funnell, journalist and victim advocate
- Dr Danny Sullivan, Forensic Psychiatrist
- Matt Weatherson, Judicial College of Victoria
Continuing Professional Development; The conference content offers registrants topics that cover: Substantive Law, Practice & Procedure; Barrister/Litigator Skills; and Ethics & Professional Responsibility in the context of sexual assault.
Registration is now open for the International Bar Association Annual Conference 2023. Taking place at the Palais des Congrès de Paris from 29 October - 3 November 2023, this conference offers the opportunity to experience over 200 sessions on a wide range of legal topics, along with an abundance of business and networking opportunities on offer attended by some of the world’s leading lawyers.
More information about the conference programme is available on the following social media feeds:
The Common Law Division of the Supreme Court of Victoria is seeking a legally qualified individual to join a specialised team of lawyers and registry officers providing end-to-end case management support to the Division's specialist lists and the judicial officers charged with their management.
This is a specialist role in which the successful applicant will have the opportunity to gain invaluable experience in the Court's civil jurisdiction and a unique insight into the operation of the Court.
Working principally with proceedings in the Trusts, Equity and Probate List, and Testators Family Maintenance List (‘Lists'), the successful applicant will manage matters under the supervision of judicial officers, Registrar and Senior Registry Lawyers responsible for the Lists. The role includes a range of legal and operational responsibilities centred mainly around the preparation of matters listed for directions and interlocutory applications including processing requests for consent orders, substantive and procedural legal analysis, case monitoring, liaising with practitioners, litigants and judicial officers, policy work and clerking in court (as required). It requires excellent legal research, teamwork and organisational skills, a practical understanding of litigation, and a high degree of initiative and self-direction.
Click here for more information and to apply.
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