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The Council of Australasian Tribunals (COAT) has recently published the Fifth Edition of its Practice Manual for Tribunals, and it is now available as part of our library of resources. 

The Judicial College of Victoria offers our condolences to the family of Colin Lovitt QC, following his passing on Sunday, 10 January.

The Sentencing Advisory Council has announced it will be researching possible changes in how sexual offences have been sentenced in Victoria over the last 10 years.

The National Judicial College in the United States has re-published an article by the Honourable David J Dreyer on the currency of character in the legal profession.

The Victorian Government has announced the appointment of Katherine Lorenz and Kate Despot to the Coroners Court – who together, bring extensive public health and workplace safety expertise to the Court.

The Victorian Government has announced that Jaclyn Symes will be Victoria’s new Attorney-General following the resignation of Jill Hennessy.

Emeritus Professor Arie Freiberg AM has been reappointed to the College Board.

The Commonwealth Government has announced the appointment of the Hon Mark Weinberg AO QC as the Special Investigator into the Afghanistan war crime allegations.

We have reviewed and refreshed our brand to guide how we approach all our communications. 

The Victorian Government has announced the appointment of four new judicial officers to the Supreme Court of Victoria commencing today.

The Victorian Government has today announced the appointment of Magistrate Jack Vandersteen as the next President of the Children’s Court and as a Judge of the County Court.

The Chief Justice, the Hon. Anne Ferguson, has released a special video message to acknowledge the lawyers who were admitted to practise ‘on the papers’ in 2020.