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 The body of the practice note will contain its new operative date and a history of amendments and a copy of the superseded version will be retained in the Practice Notes Archive.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 establish a new Regulatory and Civil Penalties List and provide guidance on certain procedures to be followed for proceedings commenced in that list. | Commercial Court | SC CC 10 - Regulatory and Civil Penalties List (docx 61.72KB) SC CC 10 - Regulatory and Civil Penalties List (pdf 306.73KB) | |
| This Practice Note was revised on 23 December 2025 and replaces the version issued on 18 May 2018. | Commercial Court | SC CC 8 Oppressive conduct of the affairs of a company (docx 70.54KB) SC CC 8 Oppressive conduct of the affairs of a company (pdf 342.69KB) | |
Notice to the Profession - Commercial Court - schemes of arrangement This Notice to the Profession should be read in conjunction with Practice Note SC CC 9 Schemes of arrangement. |
Commercial Court | Notice to the Profession - Commercial Court - Schemes of Arrangement (pdf 627.92KB) | |
| Commercial Court | SC CC 1 Commercial Court (docx 81.66KB) SC CC 1 Commercial Court (pdf 512.04KB) | ||
Notice to the Profession — Commercial Court Short/Expedited cases list The main purpose of this Notice to the Profession is to provide information about a new list for the hearing and determination of urgent matters and shorter trials. |
Commercial Court | Notice to the Profession — Commercial Court Short/Expedited cases list (docx 197.66KB) Notice to the Profession — Commercial Court Short/Expedited cases list (pdf 427.25KB) | |
| 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) | |
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 Notice relates to changes to file inspections and affidavits for proceedings in the Common Law Division and Commercial Court. | Common Law Division, Commercial Court, Notice to the Profession | Notice to the Profession - Changes to File Inspections and Affidavits (pdf 241.50KB) Notice to the Profession - Changes to File Inspections and Affidavits (docx 105.04KB) | |
| The purpose of this Practice Note is to describe the procedures to be followed in the Admiralty List. | Commercial Court | SC CC 4 Admiralty (pdf 162.70KB) | |
| Commercial Court | Practice Note SC CC 6 - Cross Border Insolvency (pdf 290.89KB) |