Judgment handed down in Matheas v The Queen
… Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by a violent offender against his sentence on a charge of rape. President … 10 years' imprisonment for three charges of rape, was not manifestly excessive. The Court also did not find the sentence … was more severe than necessary for the protection of the community. The offender, Christos Matheas, is serving a …
New cross-divisional specialist list for commercial and retail lease matters
… The Commercial and Retail Leases List seeks to provide an efficient approach to the management of commercial and … proceedings, within the Court’s jurisdiction, concerning commercial and retail lease disputes appeals under …
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Welcome ceremony for Justice Cosgrave
… Justice Paul Cosgrave commenced as a judge in the Trial Division on 8 December 2023. A welcome ceremony will be held at 9.15am … throughout the event proceedings and, along with hand sanitiser, are available to visitors to the Court. Please do …
Security Upgrades at the Court
… The work begins on Monday 13 December and is expected to finish in May 2022. The existing … While the pavers are lifted there will also be some work undertaken to improve drainage and other services. Temporary …
Arbitration List
… The Arbitration List is suitable for commercial arbitration proceedings conducted under the … process, enforcement of awards and orders, determining discrete questions of law, and hearing appeals where … notes Practice Note SC CC 3 Commercial Arbitration Business (First Revision) Guides The following documents …
Commercial Court joins LinkedIn
… Follow the Supreme Court Commercial Court page . The page will promote updates to: … to the profession recent judgments Court and Registry initiatives events for the legal profession judicial … to keep up to date with a forum critical to the Victorian business community. “For those new to the Commercial Court, it …
Respect and sexual harassment
… from Chief Justice in Response to Survey Findings We are committed to building safe, respectful, fair workplaces that … the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria jointly initiated a review of sexual harassment across the Victorian … and outside the Courts and VCAT. Preventing and addressing sexual harassment is complex. But that won’t deter us …
Media centre
… media policy our policy on photographing and filming outside Court the latest Court news updates. If you're a member … the media and you wish to cover a Court matter we can provide you with some general guidance. Our guide Reporting on the Court provides information about …
Announcement of the retirement of the Chief Justice of Victoria
… served as Chair of the Courts Council, which is the governing body of Court Services Victoria, the independent statutory body providing services and facilities … Chair of the Judicial College of Victoria and the Judicial Commission of Victoria. “It has been a privilege to have …
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Costs Rule Changes from 1 January 2025
… I Costs Amendment) Rules 2024 can be found here and will come into operation on 1 January 2025. A Practice Note … the change will follow shortly. The Court is liaising with professional bodies regarding information sessions … The timing of a sunset provision on the use of six minute units. The timing remains under consideration but it will not …
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