The Victoria Police website says that Summary Case Conferencing is now going on at sittings of the Magistrates' Court across the state.This Summary Case Conference Service Charter commits the police to the following pledges:At all main metropolitan courts an ‘at court’ service will be available between 9.00am and 1.00pm.Between 2.00pm and 4.00pm the Summary Case …
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'As soon as practicable'
It's a useful phrase. It doesn't mean I'll do it now and it doesn't mean I'm never going to do it. The beauty (and vice) lies in nobody knowing exactly what it means.In Legal Services Board v Werden [2011] VSC 74 the defendant, a solicitor who had ripped off his clients, successfully resisted an application …
‘As soon as practicable’
It's a useful phrase. It doesn't mean I'll do it now and it doesn't mean I'm never going to do it. The beauty (and vice) lies in nobody knowing exactly what it means.In Legal Services Board v Werden [2011] VSC 74 the defendant, a solicitor who had ripped off his clients, successfully resisted an application …
PILCH
Infringement enforcement in Victoria is hopelessly complex and almost impossible to navigate. There's no question that the complexity of the system drives many people to pay their tickets rather than challenge them. Unfortunately, that's not an option for everyone.I've mentioned before that the VLA's Workers' Guide to Fines is a useful reference when trying to …
Going postal
The NSW Supreme Court discussed the operation of s 160 of the Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) in Gabriel Hotels Pty Ltd v Corlita Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 826.That section is the same as our own s 160, and reads,160. Postal articles(1) It is presumed (unless evidence sufficient to raise doubt about the presumption is adduced) …