Victoria

Vic Bar withdraws financial support from peak legal body

Talks between the Victorian Bar Association and the Law Council of Australia negotiating a $230,000 capitation fee have...

19 March 2021

By Naomi Neilson

Temporary COVID measures made permanent in Victorian courts

A number of temporary COVID-19 measures put in place to ensure the administration of justice would operate smoothly...

18 March 2021

By Naomi Neilson

New Tribunal opens in Victoria to clear COVID backlogs

Victoria has opened a new Civil and Administrative Tribunal facility in a Melbourne shopping and business district to...

15 March 2021

By Naomi Neilson

Victorian Big Battery project one step closer

White & Case has advised Neoen on the development and project financing of the Victorian Big Battery...

08 March 2021

By Emma Musgrave

Victorian mental health commission gives ‘new hope’ to profession

The release of the final report into the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System has been welcomed by...

04 March 2021

By Naomi Neilson

Mick Gatto loses defamation case over Lawyer X article

Victoria’s Supreme Court has sided with the ABC in defamation proceedings brought by underworld figure Mick Gatto who...

01 March 2021

By Naomi Neilson

Victorian Bar launches online health and wellbeing portal

Victorian barristers can now access information and resources for mental health and wellbeing via a new portal designed...

25 February 2021

By Naomi Neilson

McInnes Wilson names new principal

Australian law firm McInnes Wilson Lawyers has recruited a new principal to its national disputes and insolvency...

24 February 2021

By Emma Musgrave

Green light for royal commission into Crown Melbourne

The future of Melbourne’s Crown Casino hangs in the balance following the Victorian government confirming a highly...

24 February 2021

By Emma Musgrave

Keypoint recruits family law expert

Australian law firm Keypoint Law has expanded its family law team with the appointment of a new consulting...

23 February 2021

By Emma Musgrave