The Virtual Legal Clinic at Monash Law – providing online access to justice since 2017

In 2017, the virtual legal clinic (VLC) was established at Monash Law Clinics providing legal services to clients who cannot attend community services in person, because they live in regional or remote areas, or because of disadvantage and marginalisation. Additionally, the VLC provides opportunities for law students undertaking clinical placements to learn the skills needed […]

Have you appeared in an online or phone hearing? Please share your story!

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen our civil courts and tribunals rapidly shift to remote operations using online and phone conferencing. There is an urgent need for evidence about how these approaches are working in order to support the justice system as we navigate new ways of practising. We are particularly interested in interviewing barristers who […]

COVID-19 effects on injury compensation claim numbers

Australia’s work and transport crash compensation schemes deal with around 300,000 new claims every year. New claim numbers are often regarded as an important marker of injury prevention and scheme performance. COVID-19 is having a massive range of impacts on our work and health, and these will flow on to the nation’s compensation schemes. In […]

Telehealth treatment for compensation claimants in COVID-19 times

In this post, we discuss telehealth care for compensation claimants. The decree to stay at home to flatten the curve of COVID-19 has the potential to disrupt the recovery of people injured at work or in transport accidents. But how easy is it for compensation claimants to access telehealth care? And what are the limitations […]

LegalTech fighters

For the average lawyer the overwhelming influx of new technology can generate one of two responses: fight or flight. How will you respond?

Indigenous sentencing courts: Distinct from or derivative of Therapeutic Jurisprudence?

Alyssa Cabry shares her observations and experiences at the Swan Hill Koori Court.

NewLaw, legaltech and marshmallows

ACJI hosted a Law Week event on 17 May designed to unlock insights into the future of NewLaw.

Courts need friends too: Three amicus curiae case snapshots

Ellen Hays explains how amicus curiae help courts to make better decisions by sharing their expertise and research.

Government Bodies Just Need to Say “Sorry”

Zak Gaddie argues that Victorian apology laws should be reformed so that all parties can experience the therapeutic and dispute-resolving benefits of apologies.

Mapping a new path for self-represented litigants in VCAT: A commitment to conversation

Alicia Crossley considers how the experience of self-represented litigants at VCAT can be improved by imagining a conversation between key stakeholders.

ACJI Blog

By the Australian Centre for Justice Innovation at Monash University – monash.edu/acji