Two Worlds of Law: Public Experience of Contentious and Non-Contentious Justiciable Issues

This paper draws on data from the pilot V-LULU survey to summarise and contrast public experience of contentious and non-contentious justiciable issues.
10 March 2026
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The pilot V-LULU survey explores how the Victorian public interact with law, experience legal issues and use legal services. It is a legal needs survey, but not a typical one. It reimagines how we capture people's efforts to address everyday legal issues, broadens the scope of issues considered, and builds on advanced approaches to measuring legal capability. It reveals significant opportunities to better tailor services to needs, improve accessibility, and resolve more problems justly – with legal regulation playing a pivotal role in this shared challenge.

This report is authored by Prof Pascoe Pleasence and Prof Nigel Balmer.

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