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Head to the Bar
by LawLife
The Head to the Bar podcast provides a wealth of information for lawyers sitting the Victorian Bar entrance exam, or who just enjoy a deep dig into current law. Join the community where we'll discuss Victorian Evidence law, Criminal Procedure, Civil Procedure, Ethics, and exam strategy.
Episodes
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The Supreme Court Civil Procedure Rules Part 4
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...
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The Supreme Court Civil Procedure Rules Part 3
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,...
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The Supreme Court Civil Procedure Rules Part 2
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…
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The Supreme Court Civil Procedure Rules Part 1
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. We...
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The Civil Procedure Act part 2
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). As always, we’re helped out by the discussion published by the Judicial College of Victoria…
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Sentencing wrap up, and the Civil Procedure Act 2010 part 1
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. As always, we’re helped out by the discussion...
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Sentencing Part 2
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, No notes this episode for the last time, but you’ll just need the Act in front of you. As always, we’re helped out by the discussion published…
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Sentencing Part 1
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. No notes this episode or next, you’ll just need the Act in front of you. As always, we’re helped out by the discussion...
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The Jury Directions Act part 2
This episode we’ll finish discussing the Jury Directions Act 2015 (Vic) by looking at the evidential directions, finishing up with general directions. No notes this episode, you’ll just need the Act in front of you. As always, we’re helped out by the discussion published by the Judicial College…
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Bail part 2, and the Jury Directions Act Part 1
This episode we’ll finish discussing the Bail Act 1977 (Vic) and get started on the Jury Directions Act 2015 (Vic). As always, we’re helped out by the discussion published by the Judicial College of Victoria, starting here for bail, and there’s a great discussion of how the Jury Directions Act...
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Appeals from superior court decisions, and bail part 1
This episode we’ll continue discussing the Criminal Procedure Act, starting with appeals from superior court decisions, including interlocutory appeals, and cases stated. We then move onto an introduction to the Bail Act 1977 (Vic). As always, we’re helped out by the discussion published by the...
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Committal proceedings, and trial procedure
This episode we’ll continue discussing the Criminal Procedure Act. We’ll start with committal proceedings, and then move onto Victorian Criminal trial procedure. As always, we’re helped out by the discussion published by the Judicial College of Victoria, starting here for committal procedure, and...
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Summary criminal procedure, and appeals from the Magistrates' Court
This episode we’ll start looking at Victorian Criminal Procedure and the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Act. We start with commencing criminal proceedings, moving onto summary procedure, and then wrap up with the appeals available from decisions of the Magistrates’ Court. As always, we’re...
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Barristers' ethical rules part 2 of 2
This episode we’ll wrap up the relevant ethical principles that apply to barristers, looking at Part 5.4 of Schedule 1 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014, which relates to disciplinary matters, and the overarching obligations in the Civil Procedure Act 2010. In out next...
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Barristers' ethical rules part 1 of 2
With the law of evidence now done and dusted, it’s time to switch to a new topic. 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. In out next...
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A brief review of Victorian evidence law
It’s time to transition from looking at the evidentiary rules and principles, to considering how to attempt past exams. This episode we’ll review the rules of evidence that we’ve discussed, with a special emphasis on approaching legal problem solving. There is also a guest appearance by a very…
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The hearsay rule and its exceptions
In our very last substantive evidence discussion, we chat about the principles of admissibility, and exclusion, of hearsay evidence. In our next episode, we’ll revisit and review each of those evidentiary rules in readiness for past exam problem solving.You can find the notes, and other…
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Admissions and improperly obtained evidence
Today, we chat about the principles of admissibility, and exclusion, of admissions and unlawfully or improperly obtained real evidence. In our next episode, our very last deep dig into evidence, will look at the hearsay rule and its many exceptions. You can find the notes, and other resources,...
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Identification evidence, and opinion evidence including expert 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. In our next episode we'll be looking at admissions, and exclusion. You can...
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Tendency and coincidence evidence
Often considered one of the trickier areas of evidence law, today we will look at the principles of admissibility and exclusion of tendency and coincidence evidence. In our next episode, we'll turn to identification evidence, and opinion and expert evidence. You can find the notes, and other...
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Client legal privilege, and the credibility rules
Today we tackle the last of the evidentiary privileges - client legal privilege, before moving into the tricky rules of admissibility of credibility evidence. In our next episode, we'll grapple with tendency and coincidence evidence. You can find the notes, and other resources, here. The Judicial...
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Cross-examination, and evidentiary privileges
Now that we’ve managed the most difficult part of law studies (getting started), we’re well on our way. Today, we’ll look at the principles and procedures guiding cross-examination – don’t forget that those procedures are linked to the principles of credibility evidence, but let’s not get ahead…
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Relevance, and witnesses part 1
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. We travel through circumstantial evidence, particularly in criminal cases, before catching our first glimpse of the rules...
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Wisdom from past passers
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. Matt Murphy, and Sam Profitt, who have both recently signed the Bar Roll,...
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Welcome to the Head to the Bar podcast
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. You'll also be able to...
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The Head to the Bar podcast provides a wealth of information for lawyers sitting the Victorian Bar entrance exam, or who just enjoy a deep dig into current law. Join the community where we'll discuss Victorian Evidence law, Criminal Procedure, Civil Procedure, Ethics, and exam strategy.
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