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 The body of the Practice Note will contain its new operative date and a history of amendments and a copy of the superseded version will be retained in the Practice Notes Archive.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
SC CL 7 Testators Family Maintenance List (First revision) The purpose of this Practice Note is to describe the procedures to be followed in the Testators Family Maintenance List. The List is a case management list within the Common Law Division of the Court.Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Common Law Division | CL 7 - Testators Family Maintenance (docx 61.03KB) CL 7 - Testators Family Maintenance (pdf 170.76KB) | |
Notice to practitioners - Probate online The Supreme Court will be introducing a new online system that will enable all applications for grants of Representation to be filed online.Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Notice to Practitioners 2019 - Probate Online (docx 38.59KB) Notice to Practitioners 2019 - Probate Online (pdf 120.42KB) | |
SC CA 1 Criminal Appeals (Second revision) 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.Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Court of Appeal | SC CA 1 Criminal Appeals (Second revision) (docx 81.83KB) SC CA 1 Criminal Appeals (Second revision) (pdf 313.01KB) | |
SC GEN 19 Redcrest Electronic Case Management System (First revision) This Practice Note makes provision for certain aspects of filing documents through RedCrest, the Court’s electronic filing system.Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | SC GEN 19 RedCrest Electronic Case Management System (docx 57.79KB) SC GEN 19 RedCrest Electronic Case Management System (pdf 155.21KB) | |
| This Court of Appeal notice concerns a trial period of granting automatic time extensions of up to 14 days under rule 64.08. That trial period ends on 29 September 2019. Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Court of Appeal, Notice to the Profession | Applications for extension of time under rule 64.08 of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015 (docx 43.01KB) Applications for extension of time under rule 64.08 of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015 (pdf 243.80KB) | |
SC CA 1 Criminal Appeals (First revision) 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.Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Court of Appeal | SC CA 1 Criminal Appeals (docx 84.59KB) SC CA 1 Criminal Appeals (pdf 449.72KB) | |
SC CA 2 Criminal Interlocutory Appeals (First revision) This Practice Note sets out the practice followed in Court of Appeal criminal interlocutory appeals and reserved questions of law.Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Court of Appeal | SC CA 2 Criminal Interlocutory Appeals (pdf 320.96KB) SC CA 2 Criminal Interlocutory Appeals (docx 80.13KB) | |
SC CL 12 Confiscation and Proceeds of Crime List (First 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…Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Common Law Division | SC CL 12 Confiscation and Proceeds of Crime List (First revision) (docx 60.42KB) SC CL 12 Confiscation and Proceeds of Crime List (First revision) (pdf 165.72KB) | |
SC CL 11 Employment and Industrial List (First revision) The purpose of this Practice Note is to provide guidance on the operation of the Employment and Industrial List, a case management list within the Common Law Division of the Court. This version of…Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Common Law Division | SC CL 11 Employment and Industrial List (First revision) (docx 61.77KB) SC CL 11 Employment and Industrial List (First revision) (pdf 181.00KB) | |
SC CL 4 Major Torts List (First revision) The purpose of this Practice Note is to describe the procedures to be followed in the Major Torts List. The List is a case management list within the Common Law Division of the Court. This version…Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Common Law Division | SC CL 4 Major Torts List (First revision) (docx 68.04KB) SC CL 4 Major Torts List (First revision) (pdf 203.76KB) |