The Court of Appeal has made history while on circuit in Bendigo. President of the Court of Appeal Justice Karin Emerton, Justice Maree Kennedy and Justice Rowena Orr sat in Bendigo this week – the ...

The Honourable Justice Melinda Richards was appointed a judge of the Court of Appeal on 13 May 2025. Justice Richards was ...

Practice Note SC CR 3 will be reissued on 1 June 2025. The Chief Justice has authorised an amended version of the Practice Note on expert evidence in criminal trials. The Practice Note should be read ...

The Supreme Court of Victoria will host three ceremonies on Tuesday 29 April 2025. The Court will host three admission ceremonies on Tuesday 29 April to admit new lawyers to practice and welcome them ...

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 ...

The Attorney-General announced the appointment on 17 December 2024. The Attorney-General, Jaclyn Symes, today announced that Justice Richard Niall will be the next Chief Justice of the Supreme 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 set out the Court’s practice in relation to requests for access to recordings ...

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.

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 ...

Today, the Court of Appeal (Kennedy, Macaulay and Lyons JJA) dismissed an appeal by the applicant against a decision of a Vice President of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the ...