VGSO lawyers to speak at Leo Cussen FOI Conference

Managing Principal Solicitor Jo Kummrow and Senior Solicitors Elsie Loh and Daniel Perkins will be speaking at the FOI Conference to be held at Leo Cussen Centre for Law on 2 December. The conference will concentrate on FOI requests made under the Victorian Freedom of Information Act 1982, as well as examining recent developments in FOI, access to health records, what constitutes a valid FOI request, statutory exemptions and available appeal avenues in Victoria.  The VGSO team will facilitate a workshop on processing an FOI request.

November Client Newsletter

Please find attached the VGSO November Client Newsletter Affidavits and Statutory Declarations.For further information or legal advice on any issues raised in this client newsletter please contact Stephen Lee, Assistant Victorian Government Solicitor, Litigation and Dispute Resolution03 8684 0410 or Shaun Le Grand, Assistant Victorian Government Solicitor, Police Branch 03 9247 3053. 

Social Media Guidance for LIV

As the growth of social media continues, the need for clarification on a range of Web 2.0 benefits and issues has also increased. Isabel Parsons, Special Counsel, Commercial, Property & Technology Branch, VGSO will be co-presenting a seminar for young lawyers with Georgette Apostolopoulos, Senior Manager, Government IP Policy, DTF Legal Corporate Strategy and Services, Department of Treasury and Finance on 30 November at the Law Institute of Victoria.It's a busy month for Isabel, an intellectual property and social media expert, who will also be presenting on social media at the Victoria Police Centre Branch Legal Network Forum on 18 November.

VGSO Seminar: Charter Update

In our final VGSO seminar for the year on 17 November, we are delighted to welcome the Solicitor-General, Stephen McLeish SC and VGSO Special Counsel Joanna Davidson, discussing the recent case of Momcilovic and updates on the Charter. Places are still available. Please register online in the Events section.