Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, the Honourable Richard Niall, today announced the appointment of 21 new Senior Counsel: The 2025 Silks were chosen from 94 applicants (65 men and 29 ...

The Supreme Court of Victoria will host three admission ceremonies on Tuesday 28 October 2025 to formally welcome new lawyers to the legal profession. Each applicant may be accompanied by one mover, ...

The Supreme Court of Victoria will host three ceremonies on Tuesday 30 September 2025. The Supreme Court of Victoria will host three admission ceremonies on Tuesday 30 September 2025 to formally ...

Justice Christopher Beale’s sentence of Erin Patterson was livestreamed and televised on Monday September 8. Following a jury trial which ran from April to July this year, Ms Patterson was found ...

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. On the 2 of July, the top legal graduates from eight Victorian universities ...

The Chief Justice has authorised the issue of the following notice in relation to the Scale of Costs. 1. In December 2022, the Supreme Court of Victoria and the County Court of Victoria published a ...

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 ...

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. Before joining the Supreme ...

This Practice Note sets out the practice followed in Court of Appeal civil applications (including for leave to appeal) and appeals. This Practice Note was reissued on 14 April 2025, replacing the ...

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. Justice Kidd was appointed Chief Judge of the County Court ...