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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 The body of the Practice Note will contain its new operative date and a history of amendments and a copy of the superseded version will be retained in the Practice Notes Archive.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.

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SC CR 4 Sentencing hearings

This Practice Note commenced on 30 January 2017 and was replaced with a revised version on 14 June 2017. The revised version takes effect from 1 July 2017.

Note: This practice note has been archived.

Criminal Division SC CR 4 Sentencing hearings (doc 78.50KB) SC CR 4 Sentencing hearings (pdf 144.80KB)

Practice Note SC GEN 11 Costs Court

This Practice Note commenced on 30 January 2017 and was replaced with a revised version on 27 June 2017. The revised version takes effect from 1 July 2017.

Note: This practice note has been archived.

General Practice Note SC GEN 11 Costs Court (docx 65.48KB) Practice Note SC GEN 11 Costs Court (pdf 388.35KB)

SC CC 1 Commercial Court

The purpose of this Practice Note is to describe and provide guidance on the procedures to be followed by practitioners and parties conducting litigation in the Commercial Court. This version was…

Note: This practice note has been archived.

Commercial Court SC CC 1 Commercial Court (doc 766.00KB) SC CC 1 Commercial Court (pdf 498.12KB)

SC CC 7 Imposition of fees

The purpose of this Practice Note is to confirm and clarify the circumstances in which an ‘Entry to List fee’ is payable in the Commercial Court. This version was replaced by a revised version issued…

Note: This practice note has been archived.

Commercial Court SC CC 7 Imposition of fees (docx 51.98KB) SC CC 7 Imposition of fees (pdf 156.16KB)

SC CA 1 Criminal Appeals

The purpose of this Practice Note is to set out the practice to be followed in the Court of Appeal in dealing with applications for leave to appeal against conviction or sentence.

Note: This practice note has been archived.

Court of Appeal SC CA 1 Criminal Appeals (docx 79.84KB) SC CA 1 Criminal Appeals (pdf 313.65KB)

SC CA 2 Interlocutory Criminal Applications

The purpose of this Practice Note is to outline the procedure to be followed in relation to interlocutory appeals and the reservation of questions of law pursuant to Divisions 4 and 5 of Part 6.3 of…

Note: This practice note has been archived.

Court of Appeal SC CA 2 Interlocutory Criminal Applications (docx 168.06KB) SC CA 2 Interlocutory Criminal Applications (pdf 320.90KB)

SC CA 3 Civil Appeals

The purpose of this Practice Note is to set out the practice to be followed in the Court of Appeal in civil applications (including applications for leave to appeal or cross-appeal, appeals and cross…

Note: This practice note has been archived.

Court of Appeal SC CA 3 Civil Appeals (docx 196.34KB) SC CA 3 Civil Appeals (pdf 674.36KB)

SC CL 9 Judicial Review and Appeals List

The purpose of this Practice Note is to describe the procedures to be followed in the Judicial Review and Appeals 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 SC CL 9 Judicial Review and Appeals List (docx 215.65KB) SC CL 9 Judicial Review and Appeals List (pdf 209.11KB)

SC CL 1 Civil Circuit List

The purpose of this Practice Note is to describe the procedures to be followed in the Civil Circuit 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 1 Civil Circuit List (docx 59.15KB) SC CL 1 Civil Circuit List (pdf 139.51KB)

SC CL 2 Dust Diseases List

The purpose of this Practice Note is to describe the procedure to be followed in the Dust Diseases List. This version was replaced by an amended version (First revision) which came into effect on 1…

Note: This practice note has been archived.

Common Law Division SC CL 2 Dust Diseases List (docx 62.04KB) SC CL 2 Dust Diseases List (pdf 148.56KB)