Victoria

Rigby Cooke promotes 8

Victoria-based firm Rigby Cooke Lawyers has promoted eight lawyers to more senior roles, including two to its...

11 July 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Legalite, Victoria University partner on ‘industry-leading’ First Nations pathway

An award-winning commercial law firm has partnered with Victoria University to establish an initiative aimed at...

08 July 2024

By Grace Robbie

‘Diversion works,’ says new Sentencing Advisory Council report

The Sentencing Advisory Council in Victoria has released a new report analysing the utilisation of the Criminal Justice...

01 July 2024

By Grace Robbie

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