In Conversation
Victoria’s public legal figures share their experiences and discuss hot-button issues.
What are the Conversations?
Every year until 2019 we invited a leading legal mind to discuss critical issues facing our justice system for the VLF Law Oration.
In 2022, we revised this model, and it became a conversation - exploring current matters, but also getting the speaker’s perspectives and experience in the law
The Conversations offer Victorians an insight into the critical issues and the people who lead our justice system. You can subscribe to our newsletter to hear about for future public events and booking details.
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Sentencing and related issues frequently make news headlines and can be politically controversial. In particular there is often a perception that some sentences handed down by judges are lenient and are not representative of community views.
2017: The Honourable Robert French AC, High Court of Australia
Latest event news
Learn how Westjustice strategically leverages social media to deliver legal information in our most recent Enhancing Engagement webinar.
Thank you to everyone who watched our latest In Conversation event with the Victorian Information Commissioner, Sean Morrison
Staff from the Victorian Ombudsman and the Young Workers centre spent an afternoon discussing local legal needs at our recent Community Law Talks.
A New Perspective on Legal Need and Legal Capability is now available
The third report from the Public Understanding of Law Survey explores how attitudes, skills and confidence matter in satisfactorily resolving justiciable issues.