Chief Justice's speech on young people offending
… On Tuesday 11 October, the Chief Justice delivered the Hon Austin Asche AC QC Oration in Law and Governance at Charles Darwin University on the topic … have evolved since the 1990s when the Australian Law Reform Commission and then Human Rights and Equal Opportunity …
Supreme Court publishes 2024-25 annual report
… Appeal increased by 17.1 per cent. The Criminal Division delivered a clearance rate of 168 per cent. Fast-track committals continue to reduce overall case duration, with an … mediation saved 1,484 trial days, and millions of dollars in legal costs for litigants. Mediations in the Costs …
Commercial Court joins LinkedIn
… Follow the Supreme Court Commercial Court page . The page will promote updates to: … legal profession judicial appointments and staff vacancies relating to Commercial Court matters. The new communication …
Associate Judges of the Supreme Court
… judges hear and resolve interlocutory applications in the Common Law Division and Commercial Court that arise before and … access the judicial support contacts , noting the guidelines about appropriate communications with chambers …
In-person admission ceremonies resume
… Each ceremony will be live streamed (see the links below) and recordings will be posted on the Court’s website to view or listen to later. In March 2020, the Supreme Court suspended in-person … by order of the Chief Justice. Since then, more than 4,000 lawyers have been admitted to practise on the papers. The …
Sentence handed down in R v Albert Ooi
… of 8 years imprisonment (6 years, non-parole) for offences relating to conspiracy to defraud, and receiving a secret commission contrary to s 176(1) of the Crimes Act 1958 . …
Institutional Liability List
… in the Institutional Liability List are those involving: Claims against an organisation founded on the death or … of the Limitation of Actions Act 1958 (Vic) prior to the commencement of a proceeding on an action referred to in s … papers’ ahead of the first directions hearing using the Request for consent orders first directions . Signed pdf and …
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Wellbeing for young practitioners: dealing with vicarious trauma
… Courts are co-hosting a free morning seminar entitled, ‘Wellbeing for young practitioners: dealing with vicarious trauma’. An experienced psychologist will explain why vicarious trauma is an issue for the legal … profession and a senior legal practitioner will discuss the landmark case of YZ v The Age Co Ltd [2018] VCC 148 (on …
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Court of Appeal ceremonial sitting, 5 April 2023
… the Supreme Court’s first appearance at the new Bendigo Law Courts, Chief Justice Anne Ferguson, President Karin … an application for leave to appeal against sentence related to crimes that were committed in the area. The ceremonial sitting will begin at …
Admission ceremonies on 5 December
… admission ceremonies on Tuesday 5 December to admit new lawyers to practise. Each applicant will have one mover and … of COVID-19 , or are a COVID contact. Applicants who develop symptoms of COVID-19 or who are notified as a contact … test prior to the ceremony. Physical distancing is recommended where possible (guests of an individual applicant …
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