Full Record

A regular column on advocacy which is to represent the interests of members and the wider community, for which the Law Institute actively seeks to influence policy and legislation through lobbying and submissions to government, the courts and other bodies. The column has a LIV and the media column, which lists all instances of note in the media for the preceeding months > Some entries in this months column include:- ; Legal aid - Discussion between LIV and VLA re extra government funding in 2003 ; Meeting with Chief Magistrate - Increase the limit of the Magistrates Courtss from $40,000 to $100,000 ; Part-time Magistrates ; Sentencing review ; Swearing of affidavits - Amendment to the rule that prohibits the use of affidavits sworn before partners in a firm who are party to legal proceedings or an employee of that party ; Free trade agreement - LIV submission ; Appellant judgments - LIV push to replace tradional system of individual judgments from appellate judges with a single judgment of the court ; Meeting with Chief Justice - on the future of court services