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 The body of the Practice Note will contain its new operative date and a history of amendments and a copy of the superseded version will be retained in the Practice Notes Archive.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

The purpose of this Practice Note is to describe the procedures to be followed in sentencing hearings. This version (the third revision) replaces the previous version (the second revision) and…
Criminal Division SC CR 4 Sentencing Hearings (Third Revision).pdf (pdf 240.56KB) SC CR 4 Sentencing Hearings (Third Revision).docx (docx 61.10KB)

SC CC 1 Commercial Court (Second revision)

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. It takes effect…
Commercial Court SC CC 1 Commercial Court (Second Revision) (docx 81.95KB) SC CC 1 Commercial Court (Second Revision) (pdf 336.97KB)

Notice to the Profession - New Scale of Costs

Costs Court Notice to the Profession - New Scale of Costs (pdf 146.69KB)

SC CC 9 schemes of arrangement

This Practice Note relates to the process for approval of members' schemes of arrangement.
Commercial Court SC CC 9 Schemes of arrangement (pdf 415.09KB)

SC CA 1 Criminal Appeals (Third 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.
Court of Appeal SC CA 1 Criminal Appeals (Third revision) (docx 84.22KB) SC CA 1 Criminal Appeals (Third revision) (pdf 391.36KB)

SC CL 12 Confiscation and Proceeds of Crime List (Second 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…
Common Law Division SC CL 12 Confiscation and Proceeds of Crime List (Second revision) (docx 63.46KB) SC CL 12 Confiscation and Proceeds of Crime List (Second revision) (pdf 252.12KB)

Notice to the Profession - New SCV Mediation Centre

Notice to the Profession Notice to the Profession New SCV Mediation Centre (pdf 165.74KB)

SC Gen 21 - Appearing in Court

The purpose of this Practice Note is to clarify how parties and/or lawyers can advise the Court of their forms of address and pronunciation.
Criminal Law Division, Civil Division, Common Law Division, Commercial Court, Court of Appeal, General Practice Note SC Gen 21 - Appearing in Court (pdf 199.64KB) Practice Note SC Gen 21 - Appearing in Court (docx 56.04KB)

Notice to the Profession - DX Service Ceasing

Notice to the Profession Notice to the Profession - DX Service Ceasing - 28 October 2022 (pdf 145.00KB)

Notice to the Profession - The passing of Queen Elizabeth II

Notice to the Profession Notice to the Profession - Passing of the Queen (pdf 192.65KB)