Admission ceremonies on 26 August 2025
… host four admission ceremonies on Tuesday 26 August 2025 to formally welcome new lawyers to the legal profession. Each applicant may … Further details, including ceremony times and instructions for applicants, will be available closer to the date. Watch …
Justice Karin Emerton appointed as new President of the Court of Appeal
… Justice Emerton will commence in the role on 16 July 2022, succeeding Justice … time, her Honour was also a member of the Victorian Law Reform Commission (in 2010 and 2011). Before being appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court, …
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Motor Vehicle Accident Damages Proceedings
… Earlier this year, the Common Law Division invited representatives of the Transport … that might improve the management of proceedings for damages in respect of death or personal injury related … to conduct a pilot ‘Fast Track’ case management procedure for certain types of motor vehicle damages proceedings and …
New public notaries appointed by the Court
… documents that will be recognised by both Australian and foreign courts and authorities. This is as distinct from a … is recognised within Australia only. In order to become a public notary, candidates must have practised law for more than five years and satisfied the admission …
Justice Edward Woodward - Supreme Court Appointment
… has been appointed as a justice of the Supreme Court, commencing 5 June 2023. From 1 July 2023 his Honour will … of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal for a five-year term. Prior to joining the Court, his Honour … litigation. Judge Woodward’s career is also distinguished for his contribution to ethical improvements in the justice …
New public notaries appointed
… documents that will be recognised by both Australian and foreign courts and authorities. This is as distinct from a … governed by the Public Notaries Act 2001 . In order to become a public notary, candidates must have practised law for more than five years and satisfied the admission …
The Honourable Justice Dixon retires
… in September 2010 serving as a judge in the Trial Division for 13 years. His Honour was the judge in charge of the Major Torts list in the Common Law Division which included defamation and media law … Following the creation of a joint Group Proceedings List for both Commercial and Common Law Division matters, his …
Judgment in Hand v Morris and Anor
… has awarded a plaintiff damages of $717,000 in a claim for personal injury damages in respect of sexual abuse … the proceedings in a block and had listed them to proceed for trial consecutively before a Judge alone to avoid a doubling up of evidence and …
Judicial Registrar Steffensen appointed as associate judge
… Efthim. Her Honour brings over 19 years of experience in commercial law as a judicial officer and legal practitioner. … was a principal at boutique litigation firm, Lipman Karas, for nine years. Her practice focused on large cross-border … this area in both jurisdictions. Her Honour also practised for nine years as a solicitor and then partner at Kelly & Co …
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Oswal proceedings settle
… applications involving multiple parties, the trial before Justice Dodds-Streeton commenced in May 2016 in the state's largest court facility, … referred the proceedings to Associate Justice Efthim for mediation, which resulted in settlement between the …
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