Talks between the Victorian Bar Association and the Law Council of Australia negotiating a $230,000 capitation fee have broken down, leading the former to withdraw its monetary support for the next financial year.
Members with the Victorian Bar were alerted on Wednesday, 17 March via an email obtained by Lawyers Weekly that the council would no longer fall under the Law Council of Australia’s (LCA) scope from 30 June. It means that it will now be the only legal association body across Australia to operate separately.
Victorian Bar president Christopher Blanden QC explained that the membership had been terminated for the next financial year after it had paid an outstanding fee for the current financial year that had been discounted for COVID-19 but not waived.
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