Supreme Court publishes 2024-25 annual report
… of Appeal increased by 17.1 per cent. The Criminal Division delivered a clearance rate of 168 per cent. Fast-track committals continue to reduce overall case duration, with an … Chambers Applications List and Specialist Lists grew by 26.4 per cent to 10,747 hearings since last year. During …
Court hours over Christmas and New Year’s Day
… following public holidays: Wednesday 25 December 2024 (Christmas Day) Thursday 26 December 2024 (Boxing Day) Wednesday 1 January 2025 (New Year’s Day). Except during public holidays, all registries will remain open. Services supporting urgent matters …
Court opening hours over Christmas and New Years
… following public holidays: Thursday 25 December 2025 (Christmas Day) Friday 26 December 2025 (Boxing Day) Thursday 1 January 2026 (New Year’s Day). Except during public holidays, the Registry remains open. Services supporting urgent matters and …
Funds in Court Inspire Awards 2017
… The 2017 Funds in Court Inspire Awards were held on 26 April 2017 at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Southbank. The … celebrate the outstanding achievements of human right activists, lawyers, community volunteers, artists, performers, writers, …
Recent sentences
… the sentence and links to full sentencing remarks. … MAY 2026 Sentence summaries: DPP v Mark Ludbrook - 7 May 2026 … 2026, Justice Gorton sentenced Mr Ludbrook to 19 years’ imprisonment with a non-parole period of 14 years. Justice … doing so again.” --- NOTE: This summary is necessarily incomplete. It is not intended as a substitute for the Court’s …
Appeal against sentence dismissed
… The Court of Appeal today dismissed an appeal against sentence in Whiteford v The Queen [2016] VSCA 26. The offender had committed a number of offences against his former domestic …
Kilmore East Kinglake Black Saturday bushfire class action
… on 30 March 2017 to monitor the progress of the settlement distribution in relation to the Kilmore East Kinglake Black … of approximately $418.5 million will be paid by way of compensation to group members, comprising of personal injury … for this category of claim will total approximately $260 million. The next Case Management Conference is …
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Senior Counsel appointment ceremonies
… the appointment of new Senior Counsel for Victoria. This is marked by a ceremony held in Banco Court and streamed … 2020 - 9.30am - Banco Court 2019 appointment ceremony 26 November 2019 - 9.30am - Banco Court 2018 appointment …
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Associate judges
… judges are appointed by the Governor of Victoria and exercise judicial powers in civil matters as specified under the … the Trial Division. This empowers associate judges to hear complex matters outside of their original jurisdiction and … Goulden 02 November 2023 - The Hon. Peter Fary 3 February 2026 – * Date appointed as Judicial Registrar Reserve …
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