This Practice Note (the Third revision) was issued on 29 November 2024 commences on 1 January 2025. It replaces the previous version (the Second revision) which commenced on 1 October 2018.

Victoria’s leading legal graduates for 2024 have been honoured with Supreme Court Prize and Exhibition Prize awards.

The Chief Justice has authorised the issue of the following notice in relation to the Scale of Costs. 1. In December 2022, the Supreme Court of Victoria and the County Court of Victoria published a ...

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 Roberts was sworn in as a Judicial Registrar for the Court of Appeal on 11 June 2025. He previously served as Deputy Registrar of the Court of Appeal.

Justice Richards has more than 30 years of experience in the law. She became a solicitor in 1993, and joined the Victorian Bar in 1996. Prior to her Honour’s appointment to the Supreme Court in 2018, ...

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.

This Practice Note sets out the practice followed in Court of Appeal civil applications (including for leave to appeal) and appeals.

The Court of Appeal (Emerton P, Osborn JA and Jane Dixon AJA) today granted bail to Antonios Mokbel pending determination of his applications for leave to bring a second appeal to set aside ...

The Chief Judge of the County Court of Victoria, Peter Kidd, has been appointed as a judge of the Court of Appeal, effective 28 April 2025.

Adrian John Finanzio SC has been appointed as a judge in the Common Law Division of the Supreme Court, effective 25 February 2025.

“My job as Chief Justice is to foster an environment of excellence, both in this Court and through my work on Courts Council across the courts of the state,” Chief Justice Niall said.