As well as protecting and empowering consumers, and improving legal practice and ethics, the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner has a third area of responsibility: to improve access to justice.
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Commissioner Update - July 2023
In this issue: our new Access to Justice Policy Statement | Cybersecurity and trust accounts | Guidance on professional boundaries | Owning up to your mistakes and more.
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Renew your practising certificate – only one week remaining!
Time is running out to renew your practising certificate.
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New lawyer members for the Victorian Legal Services Board
Two new lawyer members have been appointed to the Victorian Legal Services Board, along with the reappointment of an existing lawyer member.
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Commissioner Update - May 2023
The May Commissioner Update features our first ever Risk Outlook, a statement on the Human Source Management Act 2023 and more.
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Statement on the Human Source Management Act 2023
While the Human Source Management Act 2023 permits police to register lawyers as human sources and use privileged information in specific circumstances, it does not change lawyers’ regulatory and professional obligat
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Public statement on Alexander Stuart Pinnock (aka Alec Stuart; Alec Anton Stuart)
Alexander Pinnock is not a registered legal practitioner and can’t engage in any type of legal practice
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External Examiner Newsletter - April 2023
Updates and advice for external examiners. In this issue: Upcoming deadlines | Canaries in the Coal Mine 2023 | A new way to contact us | Important reminders for EE reporting | VLSB+C Risk Outlook and more.
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Notice to clients and all other parties dealing with lawyer Roland Voon and the law practice Lloyd Meridian Legal
The law practice Lloyd Meridian Legal, formerly operated by the lawyer Roland Voon, is under external intervention and its affairs are being wound up.
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Risk Outlook 2023
The VLSBC’s Risk Outlook 2023 highlights five risks for the Victorian profession that will be areas of regulatory focus for us in the coming year, including issues associated with each risk and our planned response to them.