Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR) Centre Consultation
… of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Court’s new Mediation Centre is being built in the William Cooper Justice Centre. When … onsite. However, some mediations may still need to be completed online or as a hybrid (onsite/online). The Court … allow interested parties to provide detailed feedback about their experiences of online and onsite mediations, the …
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Our judiciary
… Victoria are its judges, associate judges and judicial registrars. For a current list of our judiciary see our … of the facts and how the law applies to those facts. Their role is to interpret the law, assess the evidence and … judges are appointed by the Governor of Victoria upon recommendation by the Attorney-General after consultation with …
Notice to the Profession - New Scale of Costs
… Court of Victoria and the County Court of Victoria published a Consultation Paper containing a draft proposal for a … Kings, received and considered submissions from legal service providers concerning issues raised in the … will be allowed having regard to item 2; (ii) The commencement date of the new Scale is to be 1 January 2025 ; …
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Operational update - COVIDSAFE measures
… positive); do not attend at Court without first seeking permission. Please contact the chambers of the presiding judicial officer or the Registry Services team on principalregistry@supcourt.vic.gov.au or 03 … for some proceedings. When required, arrangements will be communicated to the parties in advance by Registry or …
Easing of restrictions: Message from the Chief Justice
… 19 November 2021 The Courts and VCAT will gradually adjust their operations in line with the removal of a number of … a considered approach to any adjustments, with an emphasis on drawing on the lessons learnt and considering what … for the way they have responded to the changes that have come about since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020. …
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Recent sentences
… of the sentence and links to full sentencing remarks. … 2026 … JANUARY 2026 Sentence summaries: DPP v Shaun Baensch - … factors, Justice Kidd said: “I am satisfied that you have come some way in developing real insight into your … to light the petrol but instead you poured the petrol on their mother while she was helpless and vulnerable on the …
Celebrating Law Week 2024
… Law Week is organised across Australia as a way to broaden understand … talk about her career path and her role as a criminal and common law judge. In 2015, her Honour made history as the … than 75 students visit the court across the week to bring their textbooks to life. Members of the public can learn …
Notice to practitioners - Probate online
… amended the Chapter III Rules and electronic filing will commence on 15 April 2020. See, Supreme Court (Probate … by answering a series of guided questions on a screen assisted by drop down boxes linked to explanatory notes on the … It is anticipated the guided questions will likely avoid commonly occurring errors and misdescriptions that would …
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About the Court
… While most cases are heard in Melbourne, the Supreme Court is a ‘court for all Victorians’ we hear matters in their region of origin where possible. The Court’s Trial Division administers and hears cases. If a party has cause to …
Supreme Court publishes 2022-23 annual report
… of new matters. The Criminal Division significantly reduced their pandemic case backlog, with a clearance rate of 148 per cent. The Commercial Court experienced a 20 per cent increase in the … largest single year-on-year increase in applications with 26,660 received. The new SCV Mediation Centre opened in the …
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