Membership of the Medico-Legal Society of Victoria Inc. is open to Australian Lawyers within the meaning of the Legal Profession Uniform Law and Medical Practitioners holding General or Specialist registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law.
NOTE: Tickets are only available to members.
Speakers for 2025 will be updated shortly. Please check back soon.
Location: General Meeting to be held at the Melbourne Club.
Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025
Time: 6.30 pm – 11.30 pm
Dress: Black tie
Acceptances close July 18, 2025
Further Information Coming Soon
Location: General Meeting to be held at the Alexandra Club.
Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025
Time: 6.30 pm – 11.30 pm
Dress: Black tie
Acceptances close October 3, 2025
Further Information Coming Soon
Location: General Meeting to be held at the Melbourne Club.
Date: September 6, 2025
Time: 6.30 pm – 11.30 pm
Dress: Black tie
Acceptances close August 29, 2025
Further Information Coming Soon
Location: Annual General Meeting to be held at the Melbourne Club.
Date: Saturday, November 22, 2025
Time: 6.30 pm – 11.30 pm
Dress: Black tie
Acceptances close November 13, 2025
Further Information Coming Soon
Location: General Meeting to be held at the Melbourne Club.
Date: April 4, 2025
Time: 6.30 pm – 11.30 pm
Dress: Lounge suit
Acceptances close March 28, 2025
“On this occasion the committee has determined for this meeting that the Society will run this event as a promotion and accordingly the dinner fees will be the same Rate for Members and their spouses or partners. Guests will be charged at the Guest rate.”
Geoffrey Blainey learned to read and spell at impressive “state schools” in Leongatha and Newtown (Geelong) before continuing his formal education at Ballarat High, Wesley College, and the University of Melbourne. He has made a career of writing history. Geoffrey began to research his first book in 1951 and it was published three years later by Melbourne University Press under the title of “The Peaks of Lyell”. He went on to become Professor of Economic History and then of History at the University of Melbourne, and he also held a chair at Harvard.
In New York in 1988 – along with the celebrated economist Professor JKL Galbraith – he was awarded the Encyclopedia Britannica’s gold medal for ‘excellence in the dissemination of knowledge for the benefit of mankind.’ He is a Companion of the Order of Australia, and The National Trust lists Geoffrey Blainey as a ‘National Living Treasure’. His better- known works include “The Tyranny of Distance”, “The Rush That Never Ended”, and such international best-sellers as “A Short History of the World” and “A Short History of the 20th Century”. Geoffrey has just revised and updated “The Causes of War” which awaits republication with international anticipation. He has written more than forty books and is said to have published more words in the form of books than any other Australian academic. His wife Ann, an award-winning biographer, also writes books.
Warmest Christmas wishes to our prodigious members.
As another year comes to a close, I’m thrilled to have completed my role as President of the Medico Legal Society of Victoria, but I’m even more excited to announce that I’ve been re-elected for another term.
Reflecting on the past year fills myself and the MLSV committee with a sense of pride and accomplishment, which wouldn’t have been possible without the invaluable contributions from our members and their guests.
This year, we demonstrated our resilience in the face of unexpected challenges, including a last-minute speaker cancellation and my own impromptu presentation on Advances in Breast Care, demonstrating a changing epidemiology and the importance of risk profiling, gene testing and oncoplastic surgery.
We then had the privilege of learning from renowned global speaker Steve Van Aperen, who shared expert insights on detecting deception and building stronger relationships.
The take home message on how to read and address people both within work situations and personally was invaluable.
Prof Meng Law, Director of radiology at Alfred Health spoke on The rapid rise of AI in Health care and its potential impact on patient outcomes, was also well attended by concerned and curious parties. We are still waiting to see if the “machines” will take over humankind!
We then shifted from the Melbourne Club venue to the Alexander club, who welcomed us despite a slight delay in proceedings due to Qantas setting down Ms Helen Bird an hour late. Helen is a law and corporate governance expert who gave us insight into these issues with recent examples.
This was followed by the exceptional insight by Prof Dan Lubman into drug law reform. He is the Director of Turning Point, Australia’s leading national addiction treatment, research and education centre. With this background he discussed what is working with our reforms and how to potentially improve them.
Our AGM at the Melbourne Club was a resounding success, with 100 attendees and a thought-provoking address by Gavin Silbert KC on the disappearing rule of law.
Lively discussions ensued bringing a sense of colleagial engagement to the room.
This concluded our series of events and the committee is working tirelessly to curate an engaging lineup of speakers for 2025.
Please refer to the website in 2025, which we have slowly managed to repair for upcoming seminars.
We welcome with great enthusiasm new members and they can also be nominated on the website .
The committee and I are now taking a well-deserved break, and we wish you all a joyous, safe, and healthy festive season, followed by a New Year filled with endless possibilities for growth and positive change.
Dr Nicole Yap
FRACS MBBS A MusA
President:
Dr Nicole Yap
Vice-Presidents:
Ms Melissa Iskov (Legal)
Dr Nicole Woodrow (Medical)
Legal Secretary:
Mr Ian Rose
Medical Secretary:
Dr Craig Barnett
Treasurer:
Ms Mary Ann Morgan
Legal:
Mr Patrick Tehan OAM KC
Mr Stephen Bunce
Mr Morgan McLay
Mr Chris Lees
vacant
Medical:
Dr Maggie Wong
Dr Jeremy Couper
Mr Will Edwards
Prof Chris Bladin
Dr Leslie Fisher
Dr Susie Sritharan (supernumerary)
Secretariat:
Ms Lee Evans
