Year 12 students met with Chief Justice Richard Niall as part of the Court Education Program. The students asked the Chief Justice questions during an Education Program session held in the Banco ...

The Supreme Court of Victoria will host four admission ceremonies on Tuesday 18 November 2025 to formally welcome new lawyers to the legal profession. Each applicant may be accompanied by one mover ...

It is mandatory to enter a last name or part of a last name to search the application index. You can also enter either the year of death or the date of death to narrow your results (do not enter both) ...

These Guidelines have been developed to assist those conducting litigation in the Supreme Court of Victoria. They are designed to assist both legal practitioners and self-represented litigants. An ...

The Court encourages the active participation of junior counsel in cases where two or more counsel are briefed for a party. The Court recognizes that junior counsel will typically have made 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 ...

The Governor in Council has appointed Adrian John Finanzio SC as a judge of the Supreme Court. Adrian John Finanzio SC has been appointed as a judge in the Common Law Division of the Supreme Court, ...

The Court has put in place measures to minimise disruption to hearings and services. COVID-safe criminal jury trials are not affected The Supreme Court was required to close its offices at 436 ...

Chief Justice Ferguson said the 2024 Silks were chosen from 90 applicants (64 men and 26 women) after a thorough consultation with the Victorian Bar, the broader profession, the Legal Services ...

A speech delivered at the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration’s Melbourne Arbitration Symposium 2025.

The Court welcomes the appointments of Justice Lisa Hannon and Justice Robert Craig. The Supreme Court welcomes the appointments of Justice Lisa Hannon and Justice Robert Craig as judges of the Court, ...

1.1 The Chief Justice has authorised the issue of the following Practice Note. 1.2 The purpose of this Practice Note is to describe the procedures to be followed in the Judicial Review and Appeals ...