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 The body of the practice note will contain its new operative date and a history of amendments and a copy of the superseded version will be retained in the Practice Notes Archive.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| This Practice Note relates to the process for approval of members' schemes of arrangement. | Commercial Court | SC CC 9 Schemes of arrangement (pdf 415.09KB) | |
| This Practice Note sets out the practice followed in Court of Appeal criminal applications for leave to appeal against conviction or sentence, and Crown appeals against sentence. | Court of Appeal | SC CA 1 Criminal Appeals (Third revision) (docx 84.22KB) SC CA 1 Criminal Appeals (Third revision) (pdf 391.36KB) | |
SC CL 12 Confiscation and Proceeds of Crime List (Second revision) The purpose of this Practice Note is to provide guidance on the operation of the Confiscation and Proceeds of Crime List, a case management list within the Common Law Division of the Court. This… |
Common Law Division | SC CL 12 Confiscation and Proceeds of Crime List (Second revision) (docx 63.46KB) SC CL 12 Confiscation and Proceeds of Crime List (Second revision) (pdf 252.12KB) | |
| General | Notice to the Profession New SCV Mediation Centre (pdf 165.74KB) | ||
| The purpose of this Practice Note is to clarify how parties and/or lawyers can advise the Court of their forms of address and pronunciation. | Criminal Division | Practice Note SC Gen 21 - Appearing in Court (pdf 199.64KB) Practice Note SC Gen 21 - Appearing in Court (docx 56.04KB) | |
Notice to the Profession - The passing of Queen Elizabeth II |
Notice to the Profession | Notice to the Profession - Passing of the Queen (pdf 192.65KB) | |
| This Notice to the Profession relates to criminal trials by judge alone pursuant to Chapter 9 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009. | Criminal Division, Notice to the Profession | Notice to the Profession - Trial by judge alone (pdf 236.94KB) | |
| The purpose of this Practice Note is to set out the procedure for applications for a sentence indication. | Criminal Division | SC CR 11 - Applications for sentence indications (pdf 246.25KB) | |
Notice to the Profession - Establishment of Commercial and Retail Leases List This Notice to the Profession relates to a new cross-divisional specialist list for the management of commercial and retail lease matters. |
Common Law Division, Commercial Court, Notice to the Profession | Notice to the Profession - Establishment of Commercial and Retail Leases List (pdf 128.98KB) | |
| This Practice Note sets out the practice followed in Court of Appeal criminal interlocutory appeals and reserved questions of law. | Court of Appeal | SC CA 2 - Interlocutory Appeals and Reserved Questions of Law in Criminal Proceedings (pdf 241.36KB) |