Victoria

Arnold Thomas & Becker promotes 25 staff, including 1 principal
Following another year of strong financial performance, personal injury firm Arnold Thomas & Becker has promoted 25...
10 July 2026
By Grace Robbie
VCAT to be hit hard under Victoria’s WFH laws
The Allan Labor government’s codification of work-from-home (WFH) rights for two days per week will be an enormous...
24 June 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
4-month ban for Victorian lawyer who played both sides in unwanted legal battle
In a bizarre chain of events, a Victorian solicitor had his firm push ahead with a case against his client’s advice,...
01 June 2026
By Naomi Neilson
County Court of Victoria appoints 4 new judges
The Victorian government has appointed four new judges to the County Court of Victoria, marking a significant expansion...
18 May 2026
By Grace Robbie
Victorian Attorney-General plans to strengthen sexual assault testimony laws
Sexual assault victims will have the option to pre-record testimony under law reforms promised by the Victorian...
30 April 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Prominent criminal law firm and defence lawyer unite under new partnership
Victorian criminal law firm Stary Norton Halphen has joined forces with a partner from Galbally & O’Bryan, with...
12 March 2026
By Grace Robbie
Chief Justice, Victorian legal leaders reject suppression order crisis claims
Victoria’s Chief Justice and the top legal bodies have hit back at claims that the state’s courts are in a crisis...
09 March 2026
By Grace Robbie
Increased enforcement, litigation risks for workplaces that ignore psychosocial hazards
Victorian and Queensland workplaces must consider their employees’ psychological health as an enforceable safety risk...
02 March 2026
By Naomi Neilson
‘Long-awaited breakthrough’: Lawyers welcome Victoria’s new vicarious liability laws
New Victorian laws will expand the definition of vicarious liability for child abuse, which will effectively overturn...
26 February 2026
By Carlos Tse
Fake lawyer allegedly paid $1.4m by ‘number of firms’
Firms across Victoria employed and paid a woman $1.4 million despite her allegedly not holding a practising...
10 February 2026
By Naomi Neilson