Newsletter - Trimline - Victorian Bar

No. 450 2 29 October 2009
Special Offering to Victorian Bar Members – LexisNexis
LexisNexis has a new special offer for Bar members, which is up to 37% below (depending
on the package) the pricing members are currently paying for LexisNexis on-line research
tools. See the Member Benefits section of the website for details.
Legal/Court Notices
Commercial Court Specialist Taxation List
A specialist tax list has been created in the Commercial Court. Please see this document
for details.
Magistrates’ Court of Victoria Practice Direction No. 5 of 2009
Mediation Pilot Programme
The purpose of this Practice Direction is to extend the mediation pilot programme to the
Magistrates’ Court at Latrobe Valley.
Download the Practice Direction from the Victorian Bar website.
Supreme Court Daily List – No longer published in The Age
For many years, The Age newspaper has published the Daily Law List at no cost to courts
and tribunals. Earlier this month, The Age advised the CEOs of all courts and tribunals
(Federal & Victorian) that it has made changes to its business pages (effective Monday 26
October) that lead to a decision by the newspaper to seek a fee (from courts and tribunals)
to continue publishing the Law Lists.
The Supreme Court’s budgetary constraints prevent it from paying the proposed new
publishing costs. As of Monday 2 November, the Supreme Court Daily List will not appear
in The Age newspaper. The Court has been advised that most other jurisdictions will take
similar action, but members are advised to seek independent confirmation.
The Supreme Court of Victoria’s Daily List will continue to be available on the court’s
website. Members can also access the Supreme Court Daily List, as well as other Victorian
and Commonwealth court lists, on the Victorian Bar website.
Appointments, Welcomes and Farewells
Announcement of Appointments: The Honourable Justice Julie Dodds-Streeton and
Mr Mordy Bromberg S.C.
The Honourable Justice Julie Dodds-Streeton and Mr Mordecai (Mordy) Bromberg S.C. have
been appointed Judges of the Federal Court of Australia. Both appointments are to the
Melbourne Registry of the Court – Mr Bromberg’s appointment effective December 2009;
Justice Dodds-Streeton’s appointment effective February 2010. It has been announced by
the Commonwealth and Victorian Attorneys-General that Justice Dodds-Streeton is to be
the first Commonwealth-State dual appointment – that Her Honour is to hold commissions
in both the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Victoria.
See the appointment notices on the Victorian Bar website.