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In this episode, we’ll finish the last instalment of our discussion of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure Rules) 2015 (Vic), looking at the provisions relating to subpoenas, affidavits, expert evidence, originating motions, applications, place and mode of trial, trial itself, and security for costs

In this episode, we’ll finish the third of four instalments of our discussion of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure Rules) 2015 (Vic), looking at the provisions relating to discovery and inspection of documents, preliminary discovery and discovery from non-party, amendment, inspection, detention and preservation of property, freezing orders, injunctions, and evidence generally.

In this episode, we’ll finish the second of four instalments of our discussion of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure Rules) 2015 (Vic), looking at the provisions relating to summary judgment, summary stay or dismissal of claim and striking out pleading, offers of compromise, and we’ll start discovery and inspection of documents.

This episode we’ll start the first of four instalments of our discussion of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure Rules) 2015 (Vic), looking at the provisions relating to process in the court, joinder of claims and parties, counterclaim, third party procedure, and the rules of pleadings.

This episode we’ll finish discussing the Civil Procedure Act 2010 (Vic) provisions relating to the commencement and conduct of civil proceedings (Chapter 4) and appropriate dispute resolution (Chapter 5).

This episode we’ll finish discussing sentencing and then start tackling civil procedure by looking at the parts of the Civil Procedure Act 2010 (Vic) relating to its overarching purpose, the overarching obligations, and sanctions for non-compliance.

This episode we’ll keep chatting about the Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic) by continuing to look at all of the detail of available dispositions under the Act,

This episode we’ll start chatting about the Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic) by looking at the introductory provisions, finishing up with provisions relating to custodial sentences.

This episode we’ll continue discussing the Criminal Procedure Act, starting with appeals from superior court decisions, including interlocutory appeals, and cases stated, before moving onto the Bail Act 1977.

This episode we’ll continue discussing the Criminal Procedure Act, starting with appeals from superior court decisions, including interlocutory appeals, and cases stated, before moving onto the Bail Act 1977.

This episode we’ll continue discussing the Criminal Procedure Act, starting with appeals from superior court decisions, including interlocutory appeals, and cases stated, before moving onto the Bail Act 1977.

This episode we’ll look at Victorian committal proceedings and trial procedure.

This episode we’ll start looking at Victorian Criminal Procedure and the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Act.

This episode we’ll start to discuss the the ethical principles that apply to barristers. In discussion one of two, let’s take a look at the Legal Profession Uniform Conduct (Barristers) Rules 2015.

This episode we’ll start to discuss the the ethical principles that apply to barristers. In discussion one of two, let’s take a look at the Legal Profession Uniform Conduct (Barristers) Rules 2015.

It’s time to transition from looking at the evidentiary rules and principles, to considering how to attempt past exams.

In our very last substantive evidence discussion, we chat about the principles of admissibility, and exclusion, of hearsay evidence.

Today, we chat about the principles of admissibility, and exclusion, of admissions and unlawfully or improperly obtained real evidence.

Let’s shift to topics that don’t require quite the same level of heavy lifting that we’ve become used to. Today, we’ll look at identification evidence and opinion evidence, including the related topic of expert evidence.

Today we tackle the last of our discussion of the accused’s character before looking at the tricky principles relating to tendency and coincidence reasoning..

Today we tackle the last of the evidentiary privileges - client legal privilege, before moving into the tricky rules of admissibility of credibility evidence.

Now that we’ve managed the most difficult part of law studies (getting started), we’re well on our way.

A warm welcome to our discussion of Victorian evidence law. We’ll start at the very beginning, and that is the principles of relevance, discretionary and mandatory exclusion.

Are you thinking of sitting the Victorian Bar Entrance exam in November? Welcome to the Head to the Bar podcast. We'll explore the examinable law, wandering leisurely through 30 hours of Victorian evidence law, criminal procedure, civil procedure, ethics, and exam strategy…

An enormous hurdle to getting started in self-led study is knowing where to begin. In this episode, we had the honour of being joined by three lawyers who faced the challenge of the Victorian Bar Entrance exam, and passed.