Victoria

Private and public sectors unite for gender equality

A recent panel held by Russell Kennedy Lawyers brought government representatives and business people together to...

11 July 2017

By Tom Lodewyke

Trio welcomed into national partnership

Corrs Chambers Westgarth has welcomed two new partners in Melbourne and one in Perth to its team of

06 July 2017

By Melissa Coade

Legal professionals need more economic awareness, academics say

Australian and US universities have partnered to educate legal professionals about the application of competition...

05 July 2017

By Tom Lodewyke

Ministers court controversy over terrorism sentencing

Three Liberal ministers have dodged contempt of court charges by apologising for their recent attack on the integrity...

27 June 2017

By Tom Lodewyke

Judge takes on cartels

Melbourne Law School has held its annual Baxt Lecture where a US judge addressed the issue of cartel

23 June 2017

By Tom Lodewyke

Legal bodies reject ‘unwarranted attack’ on courts

Legal bodies have criticised claims by several government ministers that Victoria’s courts are handing down lenient...

15 June 2017

By Tom Lodewyke

Alumnus gives major gift to old law school

A legal research centre dedicated to the problem of statelessness has been established by Melbourne Law School, thanks...

08 June 2017

By Melissa Coade

Melbourne lawyers act out

A group of Victorian lawyers are set to star in a thought-provoking

07 June 2017

By Tom Lodewyke

Uluru summit delivers clear message to Australian lawmakers

Lawyers and legal academics have weighed in on new calls for constitutional reform to empower Australia’s first...

02 June 2017

By Melissa Coade

Lawyer’s threat to sue client ‘unjustified’, tribunal finds

A Melbourne lawyer has been barred from applying for a legal practising certificate for 18 months, after a tribunal...

29 May 2017

By Melissa Coade