Forensic testing delays dog justice system
Victoria's Chief Magistrate has cited an increase in violent crime as one of the reasons for a massive delay in forensic testing. Chief Magistrate Ian Gray's comments come less than a week before the...
View ArticleKristen Hilton, Sue Hendy and Samiro Douglas
A discussion on older Victorians and women this morning with Executive Director of the Council of the Aging, Sue Hendy and Kristen Hilton, Executive Director of the Public Interest Law Clearing House...
View ArticleMagistrate to resign over neighbourhood dispute
A Melbourne court has been told that Victorian Magistrate Raffaele Barberio will resign and plead guilty to charges of assault and criminal damage.
View ArticleVictorian magistrates under spotlight
A new Melbourne magistrate was charged with drink driving in 2003, while another magistrate will resign over criminal charges.
View ArticleBoss defends drink drive magistrate
Victoria's Chief Magistrate has come to the defence of a newly appointed magistrate who lost his licence for drink driving in 2003.
View ArticleWilderness Society leadership dispute goes to Supreme Court
A meeting aimed at overthrowing the national leadership of the Wilderness Society has been delayed by court action in Hobart.
View ArticleMark Danner, Robert Stary and Martin Purslow
An exploration of war, terrorism and history
View ArticleFormer magistrate snapped over neighbourhood dispute
A former Victorian magistrate has pleaded guilty to assault and causing criminal damage over a neighbourhood dispute.
View ArticleFormer magistrates spared jail but not criminal conviction
Former Melbourne magistrate Raffaele Barberio has pleaded guilty to assaulting his neighbour and wilfully damaging the man's car.
View ArticleFormer magistrate spared jail
Former Melbourne magistrate Raffaele Barberio has pleaded guilty to assaulting his neighbour and wilfully damaging the man's car.
View ArticleEx-magistrate fined over dog poo dispute
Former Victorian magistrate Raffaele Barberio has been spared jail but has not escaped a criminal conviction and a fine following a neighbourhood dispute.
View ArticleBudget promises more judges, legal aid funding
Next week's state budget will include more than $60 million in funding for new judges and magistrates. It will also include more funding for legal aid. VCOSS has welcomed the news, saying a well-funded...
View ArticleLawyers rally over legal aid funding crisis
Hundreds of lawyers rallied outside the Victorian Country Court this morning demanding an urgent increase in legal aid funding.
View ArticleVictoria sued over 'breached' protection deal
A former criminal lawyer under police protection is taking the state of Victoria to court over claims it breached its duty of care.
View ArticleFleur Bitcon, Chief Judge Michael Rozenes and Professor Philip Alston
Local and International Law
View ArticleJail for blowing bubblegum at magistrate
A high profile Melbourne lawyer has questioned the jail sentence given to a man who blew a bubble with his gum in court.
View ArticleLawyer Jim Kennan dies at 64
Prominent lawyer and former Victorian Deputy Premier, Jim Kennan, has died after a fight with cancer.
View ArticleTributes for former Deputy Premier, Jim Kennan
The Prime Minister Julia Gillard has paid tribute to the former Victorian Labor politician Jim Kennan who died on Wednesday.
View ArticleDealer aware of dodgy boat sale: coroner
A boat dealer has dismissed the findings of a Victorian coroner who stated that he knowingly sold a faulty boat which subsequently exploded and killed its occupants.
View ArticleKirby opens centre for human rights and health
A new centre named after former High Court judge Justice Michael Kirby will focus on how human rights affect health.
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