Opening of the 2016 legal year
… begun with a range of events held around the State commemorating the opening of the 2016 legal year. Justice … Justice Croft was also pleased to welcome to the Bench for the Ceremonial Sitting Uncle David Tournier, a Senior … live on the Government House website, and can be viewed by visiting LiveSteam . Among the many events held this week, …
Antonios Mokbel v The King [2023] VSCA 40
… a drug of dependence in an amount not less than a large commercial quantity, one charge of incitement to import a … (‘CDPP’) conceded that, as a result of the activities of a former barrister, Nicola Gobbo, there had been a substantial … a notice of discontinuance of that proceeding. Section 326E(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 provides for the …
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Yat v The King [2024] VSCA 93
… on 5 September 2023. The Court of Appeal published reasons for its decision on 13 May 2024. Dung Yat pleaded guilty in … disorder; his guilty plea; and the restriction on prison visits during the Covid-19 pandemic. The judge also had … of 6 months. --- NOTE : This summary is necessarily incomplete. It is not intended as a substitute for the Court’s …
Launch of the Victorian Women Lawyers' Professional Mentoring Program 2022
… she was being paid the same amount as me. I then gathered information from my peers. I spoke to another lawyer in my … forward. Breekveldt writes: Great mentees are driven to become mentors themselves, passing on the gifts and benefits … over 70 law firms and legal bodies across Australia. The latest figures show that the gender pay gap in the legal …
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DPP v Thomas Sewell & Jacob Hersant [2024] VSCA 70
… each pleaded guilty to a charge of violent disorder. On 26 September 2023, Sewell also pleaded guilty to committing an indictable offence whilst on bail. The … the offending. The Court of Appeal considered it was open for the judge to find that, although serious, the offending …
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Appeals to the Supreme Court from the Children’s Court
… Before appealing any decision of the Family Division of the … ordered to pay another party’s legal costs. You should only commence an appeal that has a real prospect of success. In … and can be heard and determined within 48 hours please, visit Urgent applications – Practice Court . … Appeals from …
Launch of the Victorian Chapter of Pride in Law
… Public Prosecutions, Kerri Judd KC Victorian Legal Services Commissioner, Fiona McLeay Dr Matt Collins AM KC Pride in Law Founder and National Director, Dean Clifford Jones, and National Director Julie Paino Pride in Law’s … of so many people in the face of that intolerance. Creating safe spaces We do not know whether the LGBTQIA+ communities …
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National Reconciliation Week 2017
… on the courts' role in honouring reconciliation efforts. His Honour stated 'it is imperative in today's world that the common law should neither be nor be seen to be frozen in an … and history. Included in the program this year was a visit to Wurdi Youang, an important cultural area for the …
Oliver Hume Property Funds (Broad Gully Rd) Diamond Creek Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue [2024] VSCA 175
… Property Funds (Broad Gully Rd) Diamond Creek Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue 8 August 2024 Today, the Court … to uphold the respondent’s assessment of the applicant for duty. The applicant is a special purpose vehicle … that the target of 1.8 million shares be achieved by 26 June 2014. In the result, on 2 July 2014, the applicant …
The Origin of 'Mentor'
… Penelope, and his young son Telemachus have been waiting for his return for more than a decade. Unfortunately, Queen … reunite with his family. So, Athena disguises herself to visit Telemachus. She counsels him to take a ship and go … in establishing it. In particular, the Work Practices Committee, who have worked tirelessly over the difficult …
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