John Cain is a lawyer and son and grandson of the
41st and
34th Premiers of Victoria, Australia.
Biography
Cain studied law and economics at
Monash University
Monash University () is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Named for prominent World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. The university has a ...
.
Cain started work at
Maurice Blackburn
Maurice McCrae Blackburn (19 November 1880 – 31 March 1944) was an Australian politician and socialist lawyer, noted for his protection of the interests of workers and the establishment of the legal firm known as Maurice Blackburn Lawyers.
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in 1982, becoming a partner in 1987 and Managing Partner in 1992, a position that he held until 2002 when he became CEO of the
Law Institute of Victoria
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vari ...
. He was in that position from 2002 to 2006 until he was appointed as Victorian Government Solicitor from 2006 to 2011 which included representing the Victorian Government at the
2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission
The 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission is a Victorian Royal Commission that concluded on 31 July 2010 that investigated the circumstances surrounding the Black Saturday bushfires on Saturday 7February 2009 which caused 173 fatalities.
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,
arguing in 2010 that the book ''Snouts In The Trough: A True Story Of The Underworld And The Brotherhood Behind The Badge'' by
Andrew Fraser breached suppression orders and identified several informers and, also in 2010, was briefed about
Nicola Goobo's role as a police informer ahead of the settlement of her civil claim.
In November 2015 Cain became Victoria's Solicitor for Public Prosecution before being appointed as State Coroner in October 2019.
See also
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John Cain (34th Premier of Victoria)
John Cain (19 January 1882 – 4 August 1957) was an Australian politician, who became the 34th premier of Victoria, and was the first Labor Party leader to win a majority in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He is the only premier of Vict ...
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John Cain (41st Premier of Victoria)
John Cain (26 April 1931 – 23 December 2019) was an Australian politician who was the 41st Premier of Victoria, in office from 1982 to 1990 as leader of the Labor Party. During his time as premier, reforms were introduced such as liberalis ...
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Living people
Monash Law School alumni
Australian barristers
Australian people of Irish descent
John Cain
20th-century Australian lawyers
21st-century Australian lawyers
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