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While the issues of unfair fines, scams and discrimination are serious, VALS have released a series of videos taking a light-hearted look at the common legal problems that Aboriginal people face.

Our first online Law Week was a great success. Thank you to everyone who attended a webinar, watched on-demand content, or signed up for a free legal consultation.

Law Week 2020 officially begins today, and we’re very proud to say for the first time in the festival’s 40 year history, more than 130 events by organisations across Victoria are being delivered entirely online.

We have remotely recorded the full session with Lynne Haultain and Mick Paskos, as they cover how to deal with media outlets and get your message across. The full video is available now.

To help meet the increased need for legal advice and support during the COVID-19 pandemic, Law Week - Victoria’s annual festival of the law - has moved completely online for the first time in its 40-year history.

We are thrilled to announce that the first release of Law Week 2020 events is now available.

Following the recent developments in Victoria’s COVID-19 response, we have decided to close our office in Hardware Lane until further notice.

We have made a number of changes to our program due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Today, the LGBTIQ Legal Service released a new Toolkit for Community Legal Centres to assist them support LGBTIQ+ communities in a respectful and inclusive way.

Over 500 members of the legal sector gathered in Hardware Lane this morning to celebrate the new legal year at the 17th annual Legal Laneway Breakfast.

We are delighted to hear that Victorian Law Foundation chair the Honourable Hartley Hansen AM QC has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in this year’s Australia Day Honours.

Support for people in bushfire affected regions of Victoria will be prioritised in this year’s grants for Law Week events.

If you’ve been affected by bushfires, free legal assistance is available through Disaster Legal Help Victoria.

We sat down with Chair, Professor Arie Freiberg, to hear about the work of the Sentencing Advisory Council and the factors that go into sentencing.

This funding will support community legal organisations to better understand their communities through improved data and information.

We're mapping the administrative data collected and used by Victoria’s civil justice sector. What data is being collected and does it capture or undersell their complex contribution?