It seems that the challenges to VCAT’s jurisdiction are never-ending. Recently, in Casualife Australia Pty Ltd v ANI Commercial Storage Pty Ltd [2023] VSC 576, Tsalamandris J held that a dispute about a particular lot of goods was exclusively within VCAT’s jurisdiction, notwithstanding the prosecution in the County Court of a dispute between the same …
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Removal from the roll for professional misconduct: a uniform law?
Does the application of uniform legislation in two different jurisdictions obtain uniform outcomes between the two jurisdictions? In a system under legislation starting with the word “Uniform”, in the one common law of Australia, this would be expected. But for lawyers who engage in professional misconduct, it might just be better (for them) to engage …
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Lionel Wirth 