Media Release - Court approves distribution of almost $700M in 2009 Black Saturday bushfire class actions
… million. Resolution of these thousands of individual claims comes almost eight years after catastrophic fires swept … 173 people. In the Kilmore East-Kinglake fires, 119 people died, more than 1,000 suffered serious injuries and more … lasted years. The Court acknowledges the considerable work done in these class actions by Justice Zammit, and Associate …
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International Women's Day - Women in law
… towards uniform divorce law in Australia and, as early as 1926, lobbying the Victorian Attorney-General for the … the Court being entirely male. From 1992, successive Attoneys-General made concerted efforts to appoint women to the … Bar. Further, of 309 silks listed on the Victorian Bar’s website, just 38 are women. In 2017, five women were …
Legal reference material
… Registrar's Notes in the Law and Practice section of this website. Legislation Commonwealth legislation If you know … website . Victoria Legal Aid’s Public Law Library This is one of the only specialist law libraries open to members of … tribunals), secondary legal materials created by public bodies (e.g. law reform and Royal Commission reports) and a …
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Our history
… punishment. Willis and his successors, Judges William Jeffcott and Roger Therry, also heard many commercial matters, including cases of insolvency, contract … New South Wales and the Colony of Victoria was established. One of the colony’s earliest legislative acts was to …
Videos
… new efiling system. Start off by navigating to RedCrest’s website and selecting the ‘register here’ hyperlink. Enter your email address and select ‘next’. You must then complete some personal information. The mandatory fields … red. Please note that your password must contain at least one special character in it. Select ‘finish’ when done. You …
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Supreme Court publishes Annual Report 2021-22
… from across the Court included: Matters finalised by the Common Law Division increased by 20.5 per cent with … has built on the lessons and technological improvements pioneered during the pandemic. In 2021-22, the Court delivered … streams webpage or on request. Visits to the Supreme Court website increased almost 20 per cent to more than 4.2 …
Video: complete and pay for your RedCrest-Probate application
… Complete and pay for an application This video explains how … and submit option. You will now be redirected to the PayPal website. Log into your PayPal account if you have one, or check out as a guest by entering your credit card …
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Judgment handed down in Akoka v The Queen
… The Court of Appeal (Chief Justice Warren, Justice Kyrou and Justice Redlich) today allowed an … applicant pleaded guilty to 10 charges on two indictments, one arising from an armed robbery in June 2015 and the other … involved the applicant, armed with a hammer, and two accomplices, one armed with a knife, entering a house through …
The dos and don'ts of virtual hearings webinar
… a busy Friday directions list or queues at security as everyone starts their hearings at 10.30, pools of 200 jurors … Clayton JR: I know that the court – our court – on its website has said robing is not necessary and I think that … we've had a question come through from the audience, and I encourage all participants to use the question …
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VCE students learn about the Court
… late last year and is already booked out for much of terms one, two and three. The program attracts school groups from … where an informal discussion on a wide range of legal studies topics is had. The team also run a mock role-play, … in their surroundings. Whenever possible, a judge will come along and speak with the students. Feedback from …
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