The Court welcomes the appointment of Dr Stephen Donaghue KC to the Court of Appeal. Dr Donaghue’s appointment is effective 27 January 2026.

When calculating time limits set by the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2025 (the Rules) the days from 24 December to 9 January are not counted. This also applies to orders made in ...

The annual report was published after being tabled in Parliament last week. The Supreme Court of Victoria’s 2024-25 annual report was tabled in Parliament on 4 December 2025. Read the report here .

The Supreme Court will host a farewell ceremony for Justice Phillip Priest on Thursday, 11 December 2025 at 5pm.

Summary of judgment in the matter of Lynn v The King [2025] VSCA 315.

The Supreme Court of Victoria will host four admission ceremonies on Tuesday 9 December 2025, to formally welcome new lawyers into the legal profession. Each applicant may attend with one mover and up ...

The Daily Hearing List includes all matters scheduled to be heard in the Supreme Court of Victoria each day with times and courtrooms. It is available from 3:40pm, Monday to Friday, for the next ...

Read the Notice to the Profession on changes to the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2025 and Practice Note SC GEN 11 Costs Court.

The Supreme Court welcomes Justice Richard Niall to the Bench. Chief Justice Anne Ferguson warmly congratulates Richard Niall QC, formerly the Solicitor-General for the State of Victoria, on his ...

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 ...

The Oaths and Affirmations Act 2018 (“the Act”) comes into effect on 1 March 2019. This new stand-alone Act contains provisions relating to oaths, affirmations, affidavits and statutory declarations, ...