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 The body of the Practice Note will contain its new operative date and a history of amendments and a copy of the superseded version will be retained in the Practice Notes Archive.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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This note details changes to the process from appeals from Associate Judges to a Judge of the Trial Division. Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Practice Note No 4 of 2012 (pdf 127.23KB) Practice Note No 4 of 2012 (doc 501.50KB) | |
Practice Note No 10 - Personal Injuries List The practices and procedures set out in this Practice Note will apply from 1January 2011 to relevant proceedings commenced in the Personal injuries List on or after that dateNote: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Practice Note No 10 - Personal Injuries List (pdf 95.10KB) | |
Professional Liability List Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Practice Note 3 of 2012 (pdf 95.26KB) | |
Notice to the Profession 2012 - Civil Circuits This Notice is issued by the Judge in Charge of Circuit and clarifies various procedures relating to civil circuits.Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Notice to the Profession 2012 - Civil Circuits (pdf 19.07KB) | |
This Notice is issued by the Judges in Charge of the Judicial Review and Appeals List and amends the standard directions contained in Practice Note 4 of 2009 Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Notice to the Profession 2012 (pdf 17.57KB) | |
Judicial Mediation Guidelines Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Practice Note No 2 of 2012 (pdf 30.65KB) | |
Major Torts List Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Practice Note No.1 of 2012 (pdf 25.22KB) | |
Applications to Masters Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Practice Note No.2 of 1993 (pdf 56.16KB) | |
This Practice Note deals with the appointment of Judicial registrars to the Supreme Court.
Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Supreme Court Practice Note 1 of 2011 - Judicial Registars (pdf 21.91KB) | |
The Green Book, edition 3 Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Practice Note No 10 of 2011 (pdf 304.59KB) |