This week we welcome recently retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria - The Hon. Elizabeth Hollingworth. Like so many of our guests, Liz is a high achiever from way back. At school and University she excelled academically, at sport and in leadership, which culminated in her receiving a Rhodes Scholarship to study a Bachelor of Civil Law, and row in the blue boat for Oxford. Interestingly, Liz did not feel particularly challenged or inspired by her commercial practice at the bar. It was when she came to the Supreme Court of Victoria that Liz found her true legal passion in the criminal division, presiding over many dynamic and high-profile cases. It was a privilege and a pleasure to hear Liz’s frank and fascinating insights and experiences from her Life in the Law. 

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This week, we welcome County Court Judge Sara Hinchey. Sara has had a rich and dynamic career in the law. From her early days at the bar, working in huge cases and Junioring to iconic barristers, to her time as Victorian Coroner and Country Court Judge. 

A passion for travel and cooking almost drew Sarah away from a life in the law. Although the law won out in the end, she has worked hard to maintain a work-life balance that includes running cooking classes and bringing produce from her garden into the County Court! It’s a great conversation and a pleasure to welcome Sara to the show.

This week, we welcome Dr Carly Schrever, psychologist, lawyer and empirical researcher. Although Carly got her law degree, had wonderful articles at Allens and was associate to Justice David Habersberger, Carly always knew pure law would not be her path. Since 2015 her work has focussed specifically on judicial and lawyer wellbeing, conducting Australia’s first empirical and psychologically grounded research into the sources and nature of work-related stress among the Australian judiciary, publishing in peer-reviewed journals and textbooks and presenting around the globe. She is now a director at Human Ethos - a psychological consultancy directed to the wellbeing of judges and lawyers. It was an absolute pleasure to welcome Carly to the show and hear about her fascinating work.

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This episode we welcome lawyer Michael Dolan. Michael’s life in the law has taken him from city firms to country practices, two separate stints at the Law Institute Victoria and a decade in the UK working in the mobile phone industry at a time when the link between phone towers and cancer was a major public concern. Today, Michael is special counsel - ethics at the LIV, a role he thinks may be his most satisfying as it brings together his decades of experience in law, the power and mobile phone industries and more broadly in communications.

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This episode we welcome former Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass OBE. After completing her law degree at Monash, Deborah headed straight overseas to begin decades working in many interesting and varied roles - none of which were in the law! 

She worked in the financial services sector in Europe, was Senior Director of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and became Deputy Chair of the Independent Police Complaints Commission in the UK. Deborah returned to Australia and became the Victorian Ombudsman in 2014, and over her 10 years in the role, led many significant investigations & reform efforts, including, of course, the unprecedented issues the COVID-19 pandemic gave rise to.

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From everyone at Lives in the Law, and all the staff at Greens List Barristers, we wish you a happy and safe Festive Season.

Today we welcome Vincent Shin to Lives in the Law. Vincent is Program Manager of the Youth Law Program at West Justice, and notably, he was the first School Lawyer in the country. Vincent came to Australia with his family when he was one. He grew up with a violent father, struggled through school due to his trauma and failed year 12. How Vincent overcame these enormous obstacles to qualify as a lawyer is an amazing tale. We are thrilled to welcome him to the show, to hear about this incredible journey and the impactful work he does now. 

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This week, we welcome former Australian Government Solicitor Michael Kingston to the show. Michael has had a diverse and fascinating career. Beginning with articles at Mallesons, he went on to become a partner and spent over two decades there, primarily in commercial law. He also worked in London, Papua New Guinea, was the chief legal officer at ASIC and, most recently, the Australian Government Solicitor. It is a fantastic conversation and a pleasure to welcome Michael to the show. 

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This week we welcome The Hon Marcia Neave AO. Marcia began her legal career as an academic and is known to generations of law students as both an exceptional teacher and the co-author of the seminal textbook, “Sackville and Neave, Australian Property Law”, now in its 12th edition. She was also the first academic to become a Supreme Court Justice in Victoria, sitting on the bench from 2006 to 2015. But Marcia is perhaps best known for her work in law reform; In the 1980s, she led the inquiry that resulted in the decriminalisation of prostitution in Victoria, later, she was the Foundation Chair of the Victorian Law Reform Commission, which amongst other things, recommended substantial changes to criminal laws and procedures dealing with sexual assault. She was a commissioner in the Royal Commission into Family Violence and currently sits on the Australian Law Reform Commission. It was an honor and a pleasure to welcome Marcia to the show. 

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This week we revisit our wonderful conversation with barrister Michelle Britbart KC. Michelle practices primarily in common law, insurance law, public liability and personal injuries litigation, running trials in both the Supreme and County Courts. For many years Michelle grew her practice whilst also being a single mother to two young children. And on top of that, she managed to gain a Graduate Diploma of Genetic Counselling and a Masters in Health and Medical Law. 

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