Old Law, New Law - a podcast by the VLRC

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• Legal privilege and integrated legal assistance services

  July 9, 2026 · 23 min

  Integrated legal assistance services can provide great support to people experiencing complex disadvantage, distress or trauma, but keeping legal information private in these circumstances can be complicated. In this episode of ‘Old Law…

• Artificial Intelligence and the courts

  October 30, 2024 · 28 min

  How can courts and the justice system use AI safely? The VLRC team discuss whether AI can help courts become more efficient and accessible, without losing the human element, and bearing in mind the dangers of deepfakes, hallucinations and…

• Episode 13: Interview with Juries Commissioner Paul Dore

  July 11, 2023 · 32 min

  Some 5,000 – 6,000 people serve on juries in Victoria every year. In this episode we talk to Victorian Juries Commissioner Paul Dore about his role in bringing jurors into the courtroom and what happen when they get there. This…

• Episode 12: Inclusive Juries

  June 25, 2023 · 20 min

  You may be surprised to learn that people who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or have low vision are unable to serve on juries in Victoria. In May 2023 the VLRC published recommendations for reform that would enable more people to serve…

• Old Law, New Law episode 11: Recklessness

  February 13, 2023 · 16 min

  If someone kicks a person in the head and they are badly hurt, the perpetrator might be charged with recklessly causing serious injury. But what does 'reckless' mean in a legal sense?  The meaning in the law is not the same as in everyday…

• Law Reform in Victoria: a discussion with Tony North QC and Fiona Patten MP

  June 14, 2022 · 57 min

  A conversation between Tony North QC, Chair of the VLRC, and Fiona Patten MP, leader of the Reason Party and Chair of the Victorian Parliament’s legal and social issues committee, on why law reform matters and the different ways that the…

• The Justice System and Sexual Offences - recommendations for change

  December 15, 2021 · 28 min

  In November the VLRC published an eagerly awaited report with 91 recommendations to reform how the justice system responds to sexual offences in Victoria. Gemma and Nick talk to the Chair of the VLRC, Tony North QC and team leader Jacinth…

• Stalking

  August 9, 2021 · 23 min

  Most of us have a rough idea of what stalking involves - the stereotype of a creepy guy following you around - but in the era of social media and lockdowns, cyberstalking is also a growing problem. Some 14,000 cases of stalking occurred in…