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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. Documentary Advocacy - Court Book Preparation and Related Issues

    A paper presented by The Honourable Justice Hargrave at the Commercial CPD Seminar Series, Melbourne, 2 April 2014.

  2. Adequate, sufficient and excessive reasons
    The speech 'Adequate, sufficient and excessive reasons' was presented by the Hon. Justice Weinberg at the Judicial College of Victoria on 4 March 2014.
  3. Changing the Culture of Civil Litigation: A Practitioner's Duties under the Civil Procedure Act

    Speech by The Hon. Justice Croft presented at the Law Institute of Victoria Costs Conference, 14 February 2014, Melbourne.

  4. Judicial Intervention in the Asia-Pacific Region

    Speech by The Hon. Justice Croft presented at the UNCITRAL-MOJ-KCAB Joint Conference: Arbitration Reform in the Asia Pacific Region: Opportunities and Challenges, 11-12 November 2013, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

  5. How the Judiciary can support domestic and international Arbitration

    Speech by The Hon. Justice Croft presented at the Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of New Zealand Annual Conference, 25 - 27 July 2013 (Auckland).

  6. A Woman's Place is at the Bar
    A Woman's Place is at the Bar - Speech
  7. Judges and Human Rights

    The speech 'Judges and Human Rights' was presented by the Hon Justice Maxwell, President of the Court of Appeal, on 4 May 2012, to the Queen's Inn Dinner, Queen's College, University of Melbourne.

  8. The Labyrinthine Nature of Federal Sentencing
    The speech 'The Labyrinthine Nature of Federal Sentencing' was presented by the Hon. Justice Weinberg at the National Judicial College of Australia and ANU College of Law, in Canberra on 11 February 2012
  9. Keeping an open mind: The importance of informed public debate about sentencing

    The speech 'Keeping an open mind: The importance of informed public debate about sentencing' was presented by the Hon Justice Maxwell, President of the Court of Appeal, to the ICJ Victoria Sentencing Forum on 7 December 2011.

  10. Keynote Address, Victoria's Human Rights Charter
    The Keynote Address, Victoria's Human Rights Charter was presented by the Hon Justice Bell at the Human Rights and Administrative law Conference on 28 October 2011
  11. The Role of Courts Under Asset Confiscation Legislation

    The speech 'The Role of Courts Under Asset Confiscation Legislation' was presented by the Hon Justice Maxwell, President of the Court of Appeal, at the OPP Proceeds of Crime Conference at Langham Hotel at Southbank, on 6 October 2011.

  12. The Criminal Law - A 'Mildly Vituperative' Critique
    The speech 'The Criminal Law - A "Mildly Vituperative" Critique' was presented by the Hon Justice Weinberg at the Peter Brett Memorial Lecture at Melbourne Law School on 10 August 2011
  13. The management of costs in Australian litigation - reforms and trends

    A paper presented by the Hon. Justice Clyde Croft to the Judges of the Supreme Court of Singapore, Singapore.

  14. Commercial Arbitration in Australia: The Past, the Present and the Future

    Remarks by the Hon. Justice Clyde Croft to the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London.

  15. The Future of International Arbitration in Australia ' a Victorian Supreme Court Perspective
    The speech 'The Future of International Arbitration in Australia ' a Victorian Supreme Court Perspective' was presented by the Hon Justice Croft at the Law Institute of Victoria seminar ' 'The Future of International Arbitration in Australia' ' 6 June 2011. It is adapted from a paper presented at the ICCA 50th Anniversary Conference -19 to 20 May 2011 ' Geneva
  16. Monash University Graduation Address
    Monash University Graduation Address given by Justice Pamela Tate on 5 May 2011.
  17. Developments in the constitutional protection of property rights

    Speech by Justice Pamela Tate given as part of an administrative law intensive in Wellington, New Zealand on developments in the constitutional protection of property rights.

  18. In Charity we trust: Charities as potential beneficiaries of failed commercial trusts

    A paper presented by the Hon. Justice Clyde Croft at the Trusts Symposium hosted by the Adelaide branch of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and the Law Society of South Australia.

  19. The Civil Procedure Act and Case Management

    Presentation given by the Hon. Justice Clyde Croft at a seminar hosted by the Geelong Law Association.

  20. Speech Opening of the Legal Year - Geelong - 2011
    The speech 'Speech Opening of the Legal Year - Geelong - 2011' was given by The Hon. Justice Clyde Croft on Monday 17 January 2011
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