Victoria

Investors eye Cubic Mini Mix in 1st acquisition

Australian law firm Maddocks has advised a group of investors in the acquisition of concrete business Cubic Mini Mix.

15 September 2022

By Emma Musgrave

Victoria Police hit with capsicum spray class action

A class action has been filed in the Supreme Court against the Victorian state government and Victoria Police over the...

02 September 2022

By Lauren Croft

marshalls+dent+wilmoth promotes 4

Melbourne-based law firm marshalls+dent+wilmoth (MDW) has elevated four professionals, noting that such promotions...

02 September 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Victoria’s parties must commit to long-term reform of the criminal justice system’

The Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) has called on parties to commit to meaningful investment and reform in the...

02 September 2022

By Jess Feyder

Affirmative consent model passed in Victorian Parliament

The Andrews Labor government’s proposed sexual violence reforms have passed in Parliament, “sending a clear message...

01 September 2022

By Jess Feyder

Hotel quarantine class action given go-ahead in Victoria

A class action over the alleged mismanagement of Victoria’s hotel quarantine program, resulting in prolonged...

26 August 2022

By Lauren Croft

Victoria to reduce threat of defamation claims against victim-survivors

Victorians have been invited to contribute to a suite of nationwide reforms that seek to harmonise defamation laws and...

26 August 2022

By Jess Feyder

Victorian Parliament passes ‘historic’ treaty legislation

Indigenous authority will act as an independent umpire to oversee treaty negotiations with the Victorian government.

19 August 2022

By Jess Feyder

Victorian government agrees to local mRNA vaccine manufacturing for 2024

The state government of Victoria will be the first in the southern hemisphere to produce mRNA vaccines at a new Moderna...

19 August 2022

By Jessica Penny

‘No child belongs in prison’: 128,000 signatures to raise the age in NSW and Victoria

Pressure is mounting for state governments as large numbers from NSW and Victoria sign the petition to raise the age of...

18 August 2022

By Jess Feyder