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Speeches by date

This page is an index of all Supreme Court of Victoria speeches sorted by date.

The Chief Justice, the President and the Judges of the Court of Appeal and Trial Division are called upon to speak from time to time upon various legal or associated topics. The following speeches and papers are made available to the legal profession and the general public.

These speeches and papers are copyright works. Permission is given for fair dealing with these speeches and papers as permitted under copyright legislation, including for the purpose of private study and research. Apart from those uses, no part may be reproduced without prior written permission.

  1. Rededication of the plaque ceremony

    Remarks by the Honourable Justice Greg Garde at the commemoration ceremony in Bendigo to honour four lawyers from that city who gave their lives in service of their country on the battlefields of Anzac and France during the Great War.

  2. Commentary - United Nations Day Lecture 2017

    Commentary by the Honourable Justice Croft on Tim Castle’s draft United Nations Day Lecture 2017 paper delivered at the UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee for Australia’s UN Day event, Melbourne.

  3. Recent developments in Arbitration: at home and abroad

    A paper presented by the Hon. Justice Clyde Croft to the Arbitration Special Interest Group at the Resolution Institute, Melbourne, on Monday 16 October 2017.

  4. Remarks of the Hon. Anne Ferguson, Chief Justice of Victoria
  5. Speech for the Honourable Marilyn Warren AC, Chief Justice of Victoria

    Remarks by the Hon. Justice Tate at the Farewell Breakfast for the Hon. Marilyn Warren AC, Chief Justice of Victoria, hosted by the Women Barristers’ Association and Victorian Women Lawyers, Melbourne.

  6. Federal Indictable offences: Has the 'Autochthonous Expedient' run its course?
    A paper delivered by the Hon. Justice Mark Weinberg at the 40th anniversary of the Federal Court of Australia conference, Sydney.
  7. Eulogy for the Hon. Rosemary Balmford AM

    Eulogy for the Hon. Rosemary Balmford AM delivered by the Hon. Justice Pamela Tate, on behalf of the Supreme Court of Victoria, on the occasion of her funeral service, Trinity College Chapel, The University of Melbourne.

  8. Preventing miscarriages of justice: the reliability of forensic evidence and the role of the trial judge as gatekeeper
  9. New horizons for the Bar in the age of technology
    Remarks by the Hon. Justice Vickery at the 2017 Australian Bar Association Conference, Dublin, Ireland.
  10. What A Judge Wants: Documentary Advocacy

    Remarks of the Honourable Justice Hargrave, Principal Judge of the Commercial Court, Supreme Court of Victoria, at Leo Cussen Centre for Law, Melbourne, 30 March 2017.

  11. Launch of King and Wood Mallesons' Equitable Briefing Policy
    Remarks by the Honourable Justice Chris Maxwell AC, President of the Victorian Court of Appeal at the launch of King and Wood Mallesons' Equitable Briefing Policy, Melbourne.
  12. The 50th anniversary of the Ryan hanging
    Remarks by Dr Mike Richards on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Ronald Ryan's hanging, Supreme Court Library, Friday 3 February 2017.
  13. Ronald Ryan

    Remarks by the Hon. Dr Barry Jones AC on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Ronald Ryan's hanging, Supreme Court Library, Friday 3 February 2017.

  14. Interlocutory Applications and Directions Hearings in the Employment & Industrial List, Supreme Court of Victoria

    Speech given by the Hon. Associate Justice Ierodiaconou to the Annual Employment Law Update 2016, CPD and Networking Seminar, Victorian Bar.

  15. Sentencing, Politics and the Media
    Remarks by the Hon. Justice Lex Lasry to the Criminal Law Congress, South Australia, 14 October 2016.
  16. Ethics and Cultural Diversity in the Legal Profession

    A speech by the Honourable Associate Justice Ierodiaconou at the New Barristers' CPD Event, Victorian Bar.

  17. Victorian Reports launch 2016

    A speech by the Honourable Justice Macaulay at the launch of the Victorian Reports 2016, Melbourne (17 August) and Sydney (18 August).

  18. Of Mozart, Modern Drafting and the Criminal Lawyers' Lament
    A speech by the Honourable Justice Mark Weinberg to the Victoria Law Foundation Law Oration, Banco Court, Supreme Court of Victoria.
  19. Health and Wellbeing in the Legal Profession
    Speech by the Honourable Associate Justice Mary-Jane Ierodiaconou at the Deakin Law School Alumni Lecture.
  20. Remarks at celebration of 20 years of AustLII

    Remarks of the Honourable Justice Cameron Macaulay at the celebration of 20 years of AustLII in the Law Library of Victoria, 30 November 2015.

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