Victoria

Former Victorian Liberal leader impersonated in fake GoFundMe page
A fake GoFundMe campaign was set up claiming to support former Victorian Liberal Party leader John Pesutto in raising...
26 May 2025
By David Hollingworth
‘Repugnant’: Lawyer forced into sharing bed, ‘bizarre’ movie watch
A rookie solicitor endured marathon shifts, was forced to share a bed with her director, and was made to sit through an...
08 May 2025
By Kace O'Neill
Self-reporting solicitor reprimanded for affidavit bungle
A Victorian solicitor who self-reported an affidavit mishap to the legal disciplinary board has been...
02 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Employer not liable after armed robbery sparks psychiatric injury claim
A 22-second armed robbery blitz on a Victoria-based district sports club allegedly caused an employee psychiatric...
24 April 2025
By Kace O'Neill
Victoria Legal Aid fee policy is ‘unlawful’, law firms says
A Victorian law firm has publicly challenged Victoria Legal Aid’s funding policy for criminal mention hearings,...
14 April 2025
By Grace Robbie
‘Deeply shameful’: Victoria’s new bail laws spark fierce backlash from legal bodies
In response to the Victorian Parliament’s passing of what has been described as “the toughest bail laws in the...
24 March 2025
By Grace Robbie
‘Dangerous and discriminatory’: Lawyers slam proposed bail laws in Victoria
In light of the Victorian government introducing what it calls the “toughest bail laws in Australia”, legal...
14 March 2025
By Grace Robbie
Victorian County Court Chief Judge elevated to state’s Court of Appeal
Peter Kidd SC, the Chief Judge of the County Court and a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria, has been appointed as...
14 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Chief Justice Richard Niall welcomed to Victorian Supreme Court
Chief Justice Richard Niall, the 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, has been welcomed in a ceremony...
19 February 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Don’t undersell yourself in law firm interviews
Avoiding common pitfalls: In my time interviewing lawyers over nearly 15 years, I have seen many candidates unknowingly...
17 February 2025
By Emma Turnbull