Victoria

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

Barrister sidelined for 4 years over extensive misconduct

A tribunal refused to permit a Victorian barrister with a laundry list of misconduct to hold a practising certificate...

23 January 2026

By Naomi Neilson

Divisive youth crime laws pass Victorian Parliament

Despite significant protests from key legal bodies and experts, the Victorian government’s controversial “adult...

08 December 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Why legal experts say Victoria’s youth sentencing reform is doomed to fail

Victoria’s youth justice plan has drawn unanimous condemnation across the legal profession. For this feature, Lawyers...

03 December 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Baker McKenzie appoints new head of project finance in Melbourne

BigLaw firm Baker McKenzie has welcomed a new head of project finance and partner, Miles Wadley, to its banking and...

01 December 2025

By Carlos Tse