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Launch of the Bendigo Legal Assistance Forum
Date: 16 November 2009
A new legal assistance forum makes its mark in Bendigo
VLA amongst LIV award winners
Date: 16 November 2009
Several VLA staff and Board member Mary Anne Noone were honoured at the Law Institute of Victoria's annual awards.
New edition of Briefcase calls for more family funding
Date: 16 November 2009
The December edition of Briefcase includes a call from Attorney-General Rob Hulls for more Commonwealth funding for family law matters.
New summary criminal justice procedures
Date: 22 October 2009
Feedback is invited from anyone affected by pilots currently underway of the new processes in summary procedure.
2008-09 annual report released
Date: 15 October 2009
Victoria Legal Aid's fourteenth statutory annual report was tabled in State Parliament this morning.
Membership on the Family Law, Summary Crime & Children's Court (Family Division) panels to expire
Date: 13 October 2009
Membership to the these section 29A panels expires on 31 October 2009.
New Victoria Legal Aid booklet 'A workers’ guide to fines' is now available
Date: 21 September 2009
The 2009 edition of On the spot, now rewritten and updated to become A workers’ guide to fines has just been printed.
September 2009 edition of 29A newsletter
Date: 10 September 2009
Victoria Legal Aid's newsletter for Section 29A panel practitioners
African report addresses legal barriers
Date: 07 September 2009
The 'Out of Africa and Into Court' report calls for more help for African migrants.
Helping youth with the law
Date: 03 September 2009
A new edition of What's the deal?, our youth legal education resource kit for teachers and community workers, is now available.
New family violence intervention order publications
Date: 19 August 2009
Our new plain language intervention order booklets and updated factsheets are now available.
August edition of Briefcase out now
Date: 31 July 2009
In this issue Briefcase looks at VLA's latest law reform papers, Bushfire Legal Help online resources, and a seminar on legal issues for an ageing population
New edition 'Securing their future' now available
Date: 15 July 2009
Victoria Legal Aid’s publication for parents of a child with a decision-making disability been re-printed and is now available.
VLA supports national Human Rights Act
Date: 07 July 2009
Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) has made a submission to the National Human Rights Consultation Committee supporting the implementation of a national Human Rights Act.
Bushfire legal help handbook now available
Date: 03 July 2009
A guide to the law for people affected by the February 2009 Victorian bushfires is now available online.
Evidence and criminal procedure reforms
Free training will be available to VLA's Section 29A panel member lawyers on upcoming reforms to the Evidence Act 2008 and Criminal Procedure Act 2009. Training includes an open invitation to lectures, and limited places at workshops and a conference.
For more information, contact the Professional Legal Education team at ple@vla.vic.gov.au.
Briefcase newsletter
Briefcase is VLA's newsletter for lawyers and the legal sector. It includes information about changes at VLA that could affect the legal profession, comments on law reform issues and profiles VLA services.