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 The body of the Practice Note will contain its new operative date and a history of amendments and a copy of the superseded version will be retained in the Practice Notes Archive.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decisions marked 'No point of principle' not to be cited without leave Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Practice Note No 8 of 2011 COA - Decisions marked no point of principle (pdf 22.19KB) | |
| Citation and provision of copy judgments to the Court and opposing counsel Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Practice Note No 9 of 2011 (pdf 18.69KB) | |
| Issued in September 2011 - this outlines changes to Judges sitting in the Commercial Court. Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Notice to the Profession 2011 (pdf 47.08KB) | |
Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Practice Note No 6 of 2011 (pdf 75.00KB) | |
| This Practice Note is intended to establish a Probate List whereby matters will be allocated to a specialist judge at first instance. Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Practice Note No 5 of 2011 (pdf 67.57KB) | |
| This Practice Note replaces Practice Note 7 of 2010 and deals with the Cost Court. Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Practice Note No 4 of 2011 (pdf 16.91KB) | |
| This Practice Direction sets out the practice to be followed in the Court of Appeal in dealing with applications for leave to appeal against conviction or sentence filed on or after the commencement… Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Court of Appeal | Practice Note 2 of 2011 (pdf 170.50KB) | |
Supreme Court Practice Note 1 of 2011 - Judicial Registars 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) | |
| Costs Court Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Practice Note No 7 of 2010 (pdf 19.01KB) | |
Notice to the Profession 2010 - Specialist Lists 2011 Specialist Lists 2011Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Notice to the Profession 2010 - Specialist Lists 2011 (pdf 23.22KB) |