The Law and You Forum

A panel of experts discuss hot-topic legal issues.

A panel of experts discuss hot-topic legal issues.

The Law and You Forum is a free, public event exploring different areas of the law that affect Victorians. Each year, we bring together a diverse panel of experts discuss hot-topic legal issues, moderated by our Executive Director.

First hosted in 2017, past topics have included sport and the law, and voluntary assisted dying.

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In 2022, legislation to establish an Indigenous Treaty Authority was passed in Victoria. But what is the impact of the structures behind the treaty process, and the path to broader national reconciliation?

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Kids in grade 5 can be charged, convicted and sentenced with crimes under Victorian law.

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What are your human rights? Where do they come from? And what happens when they are constrained?

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Suppression orders imposed by courts have been big in the news in 2019. George Pell and barrister Nicola Gobbo, known during the suppression period as Lawyer X, are key examples.

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