The Chief Justice visited Bendigo last week to meet local legal practitioners with the Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) and Victorian Legal Services Commissioner Fiona McLeay.

This Practice Note (the Third revision) was issued on 29 November 2024 commences on 1 January 2025. It replaces the previous version (the Second revision) which commenced on 1 October 2018.

Victoria’s leading legal graduates for 2024 have been honoured with Supreme Court Prize and Exhibition Prize awards.

This Practice Note was revised on 18 May 2018 and replaces the version issued on 30 January 2017, as revised on 19 July 2017. The Practice Note, as revised, will apply to all relevant proceedings in ...

Seven new courtrooms have opened at the William Cooper Justice Centre, providing additional facilities for a range of hearings.

Judicial Registrar Roberts was sworn in as a Judicial Registrar for the Court of Appeal on 11 June 2025. He previously served as Deputy Registrar of the Court of Appeal.

On Tuesday 27 May 2025 Justice Chambers was appointed to both the Supreme Court, and as Chief Judge of the County Court of Victoria.

This Practice Note sets out the practice followed in Court of Appeal civil applications (including for leave to appeal) and appeals.

The Chief Judge of the County Court of Victoria, Peter Kidd, has been appointed as a judge of the Court of Appeal, effective 28 April 2025.

“My job as Chief Justice is to foster an environment of excellence, both in this Court and through my work on Courts Council across the courts of the state,” Chief Justice Niall said.

1.1 The Chief Justice has authorised the issue of the following Practice Note. 1.2 The purpose of this Practice Note is to set out the Court’s practice in relation to requests for access to recordings ...

Summary of judgment in the matter of Andrianakis v Uber Technologies Inc and Others[2024] VSC 733 delivered on 2 December 2024.