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The Chief Justice has authorised the second revision of the Court of Appeal Practice Note on civil applications and appeals. This replaces the first revision published on 30 September 2019. There will ...
This Practice Note sets out the practice followed in Court of Appeal civil applications (including for leave to appeal) and appeals. This Practice Note was reissued on 14 April 2025, replacing the ...
Applications for the appointment of Senior Counsel are now open. The appointment of Senior Counsel (SC) recognises a legal practitioner’s skill, integrity, independence and standing in the profession.
Learn more about the planned system upgrade. The Supreme Court of Victoria will be upgrading its case management system and electronic filing systems – RedCrest and RedCrest-Probate – from 6pm on ...
The Daily Hearing List includes all matters scheduled to be heard in the Supreme Court of Victoria each day with times and courtrooms. It is available from 3:40pm, Monday to Friday, for the next ...
The Court acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of the land and acknowledges and pays respect to their Elders, past and present.
When a person dies leaving assets in Victoria, usually the executor of a person's will or the closest next of kin (where there is no will) has to finalise the deceased's affairs. Generally this ...
The Supreme Court (Chapter I Email Service Amendment) Rules 2017 SR No 32/2017 came into effect on 1 August 2017. Access the amending rules here. The amendments require parties in civil matters to ...
The Court of Appeal hears appeals from criminal and civil cases decided in the Supreme Court Trial Division and County Court, and some appeals from the Magistrates' Court (when constituted by the ...
These Guidelines have been developed to assist those conducting litigation in the Supreme Court of Victoria. They are designed to assist both legal practitioners and self-represented litigants. An ...
It is mandatory to enter a last name or part of a last name to search the application index. You can also enter either the year of death or the date of death to narrow your results (do not enter both) ...