Statement from the Chief Justice of Victoria
… cleaning, installation of hand sanitiser dispensers in common areas, cancelling non-essential meetings, suspending … and criminal jury trials, suspending Admissions Ceremonies for new lawyers, suspending the VCE Education Program, … morning crowds at entrance points, increasing the capacity for video conferencing and hearings, evaluating and …
Speeches
… Hon. Justice Ferguson (2 October 2017 – 2 February 2025), former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Speeches by the … by the Hon. Justice Maxwell (18 July 2005 – 15 July 2022), former President of the Court of Appeal Speeches by the Hon. … and papers are copyright works. Permission is given for fair dealing with these speeches and papers as permitted …
AB, EF v CD proceedings
… Court has made documents contained within the court files for these matters available via the web portal, below. The … and other participants in the proceedings are: AB - Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police CD - Victorian Director of Public Prosecutions EF - Former barrister, Nicola Gobbo CDPP - Commonwealth Director …
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Supreme Court publishes 2024-25 annual report
… increased by 9.6 per cent. Notably, civil cases brought before the Court of Appeal increased by 17.1 per cent. The … delivered a clearance rate of 168 per cent. Fast-track committals continue to reduce overall case duration, with an … of 4.1 months saved from date of charge to finalisation for fast-tracked committals. In the Civil Division, …
Supreme Court publishes 2022-23 annual report
… case backlog, with a clearance rate of 148 per cent. The Commercial Court experienced a 20 per cent increase in the … acknowledged with an Office of the Public Advocate Award for its outstanding contribution to improving the lives of, and outcomes for, people with a disability. The past few years have seen …
Record number of regional circuit days
… As part of the court’s commitment to serving the state, the 2020 Supreme Court calendar allows for up to 670 sitting days in regional courts – the highest … technology that can bridge distance, but we should never forget that the Court is a court for all Victorians and it …
Court of Appeal dismisses appeals against sentence
… offenders, the judge incorrectly stated the maximum penalty for causing injury intentionally as 15 years. In fact the maximum penalty for this offence was only ten years. The judge was led into this error by counsel who appeared before him on the plea. The issues on the appeal were whether …
Judgment handed down in Dieu Chol v The Queen
… Redlich and Justice Weinberg) today refused an application for leave to appeal by Dieu Chol against his sentence on one … was sentenced to four years and nine months' imprisonment for an unprovoked attack on another man in a shopping mall … indeed. The Court of Appeal examined Mr Chol's sentence in comparison to other decisions for similar offending. The …
National Reconciliation Week
… saw more than 90 per cent of Australians vote to give the Commonwealth the power to make laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and … the Murray Islands in the Torres Strait, and paved the way for Native Title. Throughout the year judges and staff have …
New rules relating to court file inspections and affidavits
… outlines of argument and chronologies, are not available for inspection until they have been read or relied on in open court, or for an application determined without a hearing. Prior to a … Affidavits) detail the changes and how they apply in the Common Law Division and Commercial Court. … Read more news …
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