Judgment handed down in DPP v Browning
… and stabbed her 15 times to her chest, neck and throat. One of the couple's adult daughters was in the house, and … had the on-going support of his two daughters. The Court found that given the nature of the offence and the various … period of 16 years. NOTE: This summary is necessarily incomplete. It is not intended as a substitute for the Court's …
Visiting Court: Advice for school groups
… hearings because you may not all be able to get into one courtroom. When visiting a courtroom students should … Eating is not permitted in the courtrooms Turn off mobile phones and other electronic equipment Most hearings are open … Did you know the Court Education Program gives VCE Legal Studies students the opportunity to hear from a judge? If you’d …
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The Honourable Justice Macaulay retires
… the Trial Division, Justice Macaulay primarily sat in the Common Law Division. There, he presided in trials ranging … the value of hard-working and well-prepared legal practitioners, as well as the weight litigants bear in confronting … them.” While at the Court, His Honour chaired several bodies including the Supreme Court Library committee, Law …
Supreme Court Judgment in 'Skyrail'
… ('LOTI'), challenged the Minister's exercise of discretion under s 20(4) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 on three grounds: unreasonableness, irrationality or illogicality; … and the Parliament, who are subject to review by the community at elections. That is the structure of our …
New Practice Note and Judicial Guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence
… the steps they should take to ensure that information is complete, accurate, and relevant to the case. “Court users … of AI tools and the potential sanctions for legal practitioners who rely on unverified AI outputs. The Judicial … provide reasons for that decision.” In 2024, the Court was one of the first jurisdictions in Australia to develop AI …
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Judgment handed down in Facade Treatment Engineering Pty Ltd v Brookfield Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd
… an important insolvency decision today. It decided that companies in liquidation cannot use the progress payment regime under the Building and Construction Industry Security of … on the 25th day of each month in respect of work done in that month. Within 14 days of receiving the payment …
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Supreme Court Prize
… Supreme Court Prize is a prestigious honour in the legal community. Established in 1864, it was originally awarded to … the past winners are a great number of people who have gone on to lead distinguished careers as judges, lawyers, and … AK, GCMG, GCVO, QC, Governor-General 1977-82. He was also one of Melbourne Law School's longest serving deans Justice …
First e-Trial in the Commercial Court
… Sifris presided over this trial, the first electronic Commercial Court trial run in an e-Court, throughout August. … a pilot program trialling internally run e-Trials. Practitioners had a positive response and thought the process and … was projected in the courtroom for the witnesses, practitioners, judge and public gallery by the Court’s e-Litigation …
Lawyers of the future
… has affirmed my drive towards working with and around the law,” she said. “While still a student, I think … those from either culturally diverse backgrounds, those who come from families with no prior connection to the law, or … As part of the three-week program, students spent one week at the Victorian Bar, as well as two weeks in …
Judgment handed down in ASIC v Flugge and Geary
… of their duties as a director and an officer, respectively, under sections 180(1) (to exercise reasonable care and … to a scandal that engulfed AWB, leading to the Cole Royal Commission and the ultimate demise of AWB. ASIC alleges that … in which he was informed by an Australian trade commissioner that the UN were making inquiries into whether AWB was …
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