Head to the Bar
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
The Supreme Court Civil Procedure Rules Part 4
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Supreme Court Civil Procedure Rules Part 3
18 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’ll finish the third of four instalments of our discussion of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure Rules) 2015 (Vic), looki...
The Supreme Court Civil Procedure Rules Part 2
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’ll finish the second of four instalments of our discussion of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure Rules) 2015 (Vic), look...
The Supreme Court Civil Procedure Rules Part 1
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Civil Procedure Act part 2
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we’ll finish discussing the Civil Procedure Act 2010 (Vic) provisions relating to the commencement and conduct of civil proceedings (Ch...
Sentencing wrap up, and the Civil Procedure Act 2010 part 1
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Sentencing Part 2
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Sentencing Part 1
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we’ll start chatting about the Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic) by looking at the introductory provisions, finishing up with provisions relati...
The Jury Directions Act part 2
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we’ll finish discussing the Jury Directions Act 2015 (Vic) by looking at the evidential directions, finishing up with general direction...
Bail part 2, and the Jury Directions Act Part 1
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Appeals from superior court decisions, and bail part 1
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we’ll continue discussing the Criminal Procedure Act, starting with appeals from superior court decisions, including interlocutory appe...
Committal proceedings, and trial procedure
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we’ll continue discussing the Criminal Procedure Act. We’ll start with committal proceedings, and then move onto Victorian Criminal t...
Summary criminal procedure, and appeals from the Magistrates' Court
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we’ll start looking at Victorian Criminal Procedure and the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Act. We start with commencing criminal...
Barristers' ethical rules part 2 of 2
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Unifo...
Barristers' ethical rules part 1 of 2
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
A brief review of Victorian evidence law
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 hearsay rule and its exceptions
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our very last substantive evidence discussion, we chat about the principles of admissibility, and exclusion, of hearsay evidence. In our next episo...
Admissions and improperly obtained evidence
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we chat about the principles of admissibility, and exclusion, of admissions and unlawfully or improperly obtained real evidence. In our next ep...
Identification evidence, and opinion evidence including expert evidence
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Tendency and coincidence evidence
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Often considered one of the trickier areas of evidence law, today we will look at the principles of admissibility and exclusion of tendency and coinci...
Client legal privilege, and the credibility rules
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we tackle the last of the evidentiary privileges - client legal privilege, before moving into the tricky rules of admissibility of credibility e...
Cross-examination, and evidentiary privileges
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Relevance, and witnesses part 1
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A warm welcome to our discussion of Victorian evidence law. We’ll start at the very beginning, and that is the principles of relevance, discretionar...
Wisdom from past passers
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Welcome to the Head to the Bar podcast
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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, wan...