Protocol: Principles for managing children in the custody of the Supreme Court
… Statement of Purpose This protocol applies to matters heard by the Supreme Court … the same purpose built facilities as the Children's Court. This protocol is strictly confined to matters heard in the …
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Case management in Common Law Specialist Lists in the Supreme Court of Victoria
… law Fairness Impartiality Independence of decision-making Competence Integrity Transparency Accessibility Timeliness … Court has taken a targeted approach to case management, focusing initially on personal injury cases and extending that … highly qualified in-house lawyers, who had real practical experience in personal injury litigation, to provide …
Supreme Court changes in response to COVID-19
… more than 6,000 matters a year across the Trial Division (comprising the Common Law and Criminal Divisions and the … the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The means of achieving this will be considered on a case by case basis. The first … a judge adjourns the proceeding. Trials will be heard using remote telephone or videoconferencing facilities for …
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Jury trials recommencement delayed
… were underway for some criminal jury trials to recommence in Melbourne from 20 July 2020. In light of the … recent developments, the Courts have decided to postpone this recommencement. Those summonsed for jury service will be …
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Kalala v The Queen [2017] VSCA 223
… the Chief Justice to nine years' imprisonment. He appealed this sentence on the basis that it was manifestly excessive. … and sentences imposed for such offences should reflect the community disquiet over violence towards partners or former … not be justified. --- NOTE : This summary is necessarily incomplete. It is not intended as a substitute for the Court's …
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Supreme Court introduces all new Practice Notes for litigation
… affecting litigation in the Supreme Court of Victoria will come into effect from 30 January 2017. Consolidation and … kept up to date as practice develops over time. The Court's website has also been updated to support the improved … Practice Notes for 2017 . Download a Word or PDF version of this media release below. … New Practice Notes affecting …
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Court of Appeal sitting at Monash University
… Court has a long history of sitting in regional centres, this will be the first time it has sat at a university. … what the Court hopes to demonstrate when it sits out in the community,” Justice Maxwell said. “By sitting at Monash …
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Closing address for the Melbourne Arbitration Symposium 2025
… topic but not one to be addressed today. The focus of this symposium has been the management of mega disputes. I … ’). In that role I am responsible for managing a number of complex construction disputes, some which I believe properly … parties’ nationality, privacy and choice of panel based on experience, expertise and availability. Maybe you just want …
Opening address by the Chief Justice at the ‘Binding Authority: 150 Years of the Victorian Reports’ symposium
… and the Victorian Reports, to hear from contributors to the commemorative volume of the Victorian Reports, and of course … reports needs no explanation’, and he cited Windeyer J’s comment that ‘Ever since the time of the Year Books law … and sustains public trust in the administration of justice. This is critically important today, when trust in …
DPP v Luke Merryfull & Shaun Bloomfield [2023] VSCA 244
… charge of sexual assault. The offending concerned a single complainant who was a friend of the respondents and had … (reckoned as time already served) and a two-year community correction order (‘CCO’), whereas Bloomfield was … judge to apply a small degree of mercy. --- NOTE : This summary is necessarily incomplete. It is not intended …
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