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The Supreme Court will host a retrospective welcome ceremony for Justice Stynes on Friday, 18 March 2022 at 9.15am.
Principles for use of AI by litigants Parties and practitioners who are using AI tools in the course of litigation should ensure they have an understanding of the manner in which those tools work, as ...
A party wishing to make an interlocutory application in a matter in the Institutional Liability List should complete the below form and email it to ...
Form 42B Subpoena to Produce is used to compel a person to produce documents at the trial of a proceeding.
Update in relation to the matter of Belinda Cetnar and Jack Cetnar v State of Victoria Ors.
This Practice Note was revised on 18 May 2018 and replaces the version issued on 30 January 2017, as revised on 19 July 2017. The Practice Note, as revised, will apply to all relevant proceedings in ...
Judicial Registrar Lorenz joins the Court from the Coroners Court following her appointment in 2021. She brings a wealth of experience as a former Chief Executive Officer of the Victorian Bar and from ...
This Practice Note (the Third revision) commenced on 29 July 2024. It replaces the previous version (the Second revision) which commenced on 12 September 2018. It applies to all proceedings in the ...
Justice Kevin Lyons, a Commercial Court judge in the Trial Division of the Supreme Court since 2018, has been appointed to the Court of Appeal effective from the 31 October.
The Oaths and Affirmations Act 2018 (“the Act”) comes into effect on 1 March 2019. This new stand-alone Act contains provisions relating to oaths, affirmations, affidavits and statutory declarations, ...
Dr Matthew Barrett has been appointed as an associate judge replacing Associate Justice Randall. Claire Gitsham has been appointed as a judicial registrar in the Commercial Court, filling the vacancy ...
The Court recognizes that junior counsel will typically have made a substantial contribution to the preparation of the case, and will best develop as advocates by being given opportunities to present ...