Victoria

Is a wave of small business claims coming?

A recent decision by the NSW Court of Appeal may have “opened the floodgates” for small business claims,...

26 March 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Green light for wills, POA documents to be executed electronically in Victoria

Wills and power of attorney documents are now permitted to be executed electronically in Victoria, after the state...

25 March 2021

By Emma Musgrave

Victorian law school gets new home 

Future lawyers attending a Victorian university will be headquartered in a new law school building designed to foster...

25 March 2021

By Naomi Neilson

Funding agreement to bolster housing affordability in Victoria

Australian law firm Hall & Wilcox has advised HousingFirst on an innovative funding agreement that aims to deliver...

23 March 2021

By Emma Musgrave

Criminal trials set to resume in Victoria

The Victorian government has allocated almost $6 million to expand and to modify regional courtrooms and ensure that...

23 March 2021

By Naomi Neilson

Vic Bar withdraws financial support from peak legal body

Talks between the Victorian Bar Association and the Law Council of Australia negotiating a $230,000 capitation fee have...

19 March 2021

By Naomi Neilson

Temporary COVID measures made permanent in Victorian courts

A number of temporary COVID-19 measures put in place to ensure the administration of justice would operate smoothly...

18 March 2021

By Naomi Neilson

New Tribunal opens in Victoria to clear COVID backlogs

Victoria has opened a new Civil and Administrative Tribunal facility in a Melbourne shopping and business district to...

15 March 2021

By Naomi Neilson

Victorian Big Battery project one step closer

White & Case has advised Neoen on the development and project financing of the Victorian Big Battery project.

08 March 2021

By Emma Musgrave

Victorian mental health commission gives ‘new hope’ to profession

The release of the final report into the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System has been welcomed by...

04 March 2021

By Naomi Neilson