Victoria

Does Australia need a specialised Infant Court?

A Victorian Churchill Fellow urgently calls for the establishment of a specialist Infant Court in Australia as a...

01 July 2024

By Grace Robbie

Victoria must raise age of criminal responsibility higher than 12 years

The Victorian government has proposed legislation to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 12 by the end of the...

24 June 2024

By Grace Robbie

Sex worker wins ‘decade-long battle’ against debanking discrimination

A recent legal victory in Victoria has provided protection for those in the sex work industry from being unfairly...

03 June 2024

By Grace Robbie

Local lawyer gets kicked out of profession for 2 years after ‘serious’ misconduct

A regional lawyer was barred from practising for two years after a series of blunders in one matter, including...

28 May 2024

By Naomi Neilson

New ‘low-fee’ family law service set to open in Victoria

A new affordable family law service is launching in Victoria to improve individuals’ “access to justice” and...

17 May 2024

By Grace Robbie

Fired lawyer accuses boutique firm of kicking him out

A Melbourne lawyer alleged the owner of a boutique firm verbally abused him, locked him out of the office and then...

10 May 2024

By Naomi Neilson

7 new magistrates appointed in Victoria

Victorian Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes has named seven new magistrates for the state’s magistrates and children’s...

10 May 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Dismissed public housing class action could be restarted

A class action to prevent the demolition of Melbourne’s public housing towers was thrown out of the Supreme Court,...

08 May 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Victoria’s group costs order should be extended nationwide, researcher says

The Victorian model for awarding fees to law firms for successful class actions should be used nationwide, a research...

06 May 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Rowena Orr named as judge of the Victorian Court of Appeal

Victoria’s Solicitor-General Rowena Orr KC, who was the banking royal commission senior counsel, is joining the bench...

17 April 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy