Practice notes provide information about particular aspects of the Court's practice, procedure and organisation. They sit alongside the Rules of Court to provide guidance in relation to the conduct of proceedings. Lawyers are expected to be familiar with their content and act according to the guidance, unless directed otherwise.
Each practice note is designated with the letter "SC" followed by an abbreviation denoting the Division of the Court to which it applies or the general designation followed by a number.
| Code | Division |
| SC CA | Court of Appeal |
| SC CC | Commercial Court |
| SC CL | Common Law Division |
| SC CR | Criminal Division |
| SC GEN | General |
Where changes are made to a practice note, it will retain its designation. The body of the practice note will contain its new operative date and a history of amendments and a copy of the superseded version will be retained in the Practice Notes Archive.
Notices to the Profession share matters of a more temporal nature, including:
- advising judges responsible for specialist lists for the year
- reminders to practitioners about certain rules and practices if it appears there is confusion or non-compliance
- notices from the Prothonotary or a registrar about a matter of registry practice.
| Practice note | Division | Date of publication | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| The purpose of this Practice Note is to describe and provide guidance on the procedures to be followed in the Arbitration List. This revised Practice Note was issued on 22 March 2021 and replaced the… | Commercial Court | SC CC 3 - Commercial Arbitration Business (pdf 274.07KB) | |
| The purpose of this Practice Note is to confirm and clarify the circumstances in which an ‘Entry to List fee’ is payable in the Commercial Court. This Practice Note was reissued on 21 December 2017… | Commercial Court | SC CC 7 Imposition of fees (First revision) (docx 53.01KB) SC CC 7 Imposition of fees (First revision) (pdf 156.32KB) | |
| The purpose of this Practice Note is to describe the procedure to be followed in respect of applications to enter judgments and issue debt certificates pursuant to the Building and Construction… | Commercial Court | SC CC 2 TEC List Security for Payments (doc 92.00KB) |