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Briefcase August 2011 - PDF, 766.0kb This edition looks at our efforts to reduce court delays, the Talented Junior Counsel Program, changes to whole of job fees, a legal education package for new arrivals and our new Strategic Plan.
Briefcase April 2011 - PDF, 776.0kb This edition looks at changes to family law, celebrating 30 years, closing the last Black Saturday insurance file, new specialist criminal law teams, and young asylum seekers.
Briefcase December 2010 - PDF, 439.0kb This edition looks at the DPP campaign to increase sentencing, the increase in VLA criminal law fees, law reform, unlawful arrest and child protection.
Briefcase August 2010 - PDF, 817.0kb This edition looks at child protection, law reform, our Insight series and Public Defenders Unit.
Briefcase April 2010 - PDF, 1.4mb This edition looks at our law reform submissions, community education and consumer law.
Briefcase December 2009 - PDF, 1.2mb This edition looks at Commonwealth funding, our annual report, African migrants and the law, and national security legislation.
Briefcase August 2009 - PDF, 1.1mb This edition looks at our latest law reform papers, Bushfire Legal Help online resources, and a seminar on legal issues for an ageing population.
Briefcase April 2009 - PDF, 2.0mb This edition looks at Bushfire Legal Help, the Victorian Legal Assistance Forum and our latest law reform papers.
Briefcase December 2008 - PDF, 1.2mb This edition looks at Justice Statement 2, a national call for fairer detention laws, and a new legal service for senior Victorians.
Briefcase August 2008 - PDF, 1.5mb This edition looks at criminal law funding and at mental impairment defence, and announces the appointment of our new managing director.
Briefcase June 2008 - PDF, 706.0kb This edition looks at our family law services, our response to the review of the Equal Opportunity Act, and trial allocation by the Judiciary.