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 with the conduct of proceedings are expected to be familiar with their content and act in accordance with that guidance unless directed otherwise.
From 30 January 2017 the Court introduces a new system of publishing and organising its Practice Notes to make them easier to locate and navigate and ensure the information provided is up to date.
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.
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 The body of the Practice Note will contain its new operative date and a history of amendments and a copy of the superseded version will be retained in the Practice Notes Archive.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 provide information to practitioners about matters of a more temporal nature such as advising which judges are responsible for which specialist lists for the year; reminders to the profession about certain rules and practices if it appears there is confusion or non-compliance and notices from the Prothonotary or a Registrar about a matter of registry practice.
Practice note | Division | Date of publication | Documents |
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Notice to the Profession 2009 JRA List Judicial review and Appeals ListNote: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Notice to Profession 2009 (pdf 81.41KB) | |
Jurisdiction of Associate Judges Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Practice Note 3 of 2009 (pdf 39.25KB) | |
Technology, Engineering and Construction (TEC) List Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Practice Note No 2 of 2009 (pdf 118.83KB) | |
Communicating with Associates Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Notice to Profession 6/2009 (pdf 31.25KB) | |
Communicating with Associates Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Notice to the Profession 2009 (pdf 31.25KB) | |
Notice to the Profession 2009 - Valuation, Compensation & Planning List and the Commercial Court Changes to the Valuation, Compensation & Planning List and the Commercial CourtNote: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Notice to Profession 2009 (pdf 27.23KB) | |
Notice to Profession 2009 - Re Judicial Review Appeals List Changes to the Judicial Review and Appeals ListNote: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Notice to Profession 2009 (pdf 58.38KB) | |
Notice to the Profession 2009 - Commercial Court Commercial CourtNote: This practice note has been archived. |
Commercial Court | Notice to the Profession 2009 - Commercial Court (pdf 39.89KB) Notice to the Profession 2009 - Transfer of Cases to the Commercial Court (pdf 38.68KB) Notice to the Profession 2009 - Matters to be determined by Associate Judges in the Commercial Court (pdf 37.45KB) | |
Electronic Practice Court Diary Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Practice Note No 1 of 2009 (pdf 55.33KB) | |
Notice to Profession 2009 - Electronic Practice Court Diary Procedure Electronic Practice Court DiaryNote: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Notice to Profession 2009 (pdf 85.30KB) |