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 .

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

The Supreme Court will host a farewell ceremony for Justice Phillip Priest on Thursday, 11 December 2025 at 5pm. Justice Priest was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2012 where he served as a judge in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

Points of interest include: Overall case numbers across the Court increased by 9.6 per cent. Notably, civil cases brought before the Court of Appeal increased by 17.1 per cent. The Criminal Division ...

If the deceased had more than one surviving child: I am a surviving child of the deceased. The deceased left no spouse, domestic partner or registered caring partner that survived the deceased by 30 ...

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 ...