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, ...

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 ...

Chief Justice Ferguson said the 2023 Silks were chosen from 80 applicants (59 men and 21 women) after a thorough consultation with the Victorian Bar, the broader profession, the Legal Services ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

1.1 The Chief Justice has authorised the issue of this Practice Note. 1.2 The purpose of this Practice Note is to provide guidance on the conduct and management of group proceedings (commonly referred ...

Justice Elizabeth Hollingworth sentenced Codey Herrmann on 29 October 2019 to 36 years’ imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 30 years, for the murder and rape of Aiia Maasarwe.

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 ...