The Supreme Court of Victoria will host three admission ceremonies on Tuesday 29 July 2025 to formally welcome new lawyers to the legal profession.

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.

Victoria’s leading legal graduates for 2024 have been honoured with Supreme Court Prize and Exhibition Prize awards.

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 ...

On Tuesday 27 May 2025 Justice Chambers was appointed to both the Supreme Court, and as Chief Judge of the County Court of Victoria.

Justice Richards has more than 30 years of experience in the law. She became a solicitor in 1993, and joined the Victorian Bar in 1996. Prior to her Honour’s appointment to the Supreme Court in 2018, ...

This Practice Note sets out the practice followed in Court of Appeal civil applications (including for leave to appeal) and appeals.

A welcome ceremony for the Honourable Justice Adrian John Finanzio will be held on 17 March 2025 at 9:15 am.

Adrian John Finanzio SC has been appointed as a judge in the Common Law Division of the Supreme Court, effective 25 February 2025.

The Attorney-General, Jaclyn Symes, today announced that Justice Richard Niall will be the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, following the retirement of Chief Justice Anne Ferguson ...

From 11 November 2024, RedCrest-Probate replaces the Probate Online Advertising System (POAS) for advertising a notice of intention to apply and searching published advertisements.

As part of the Court’s commitment to continuous improvement, we are streamlining the probate systems used for advertisements and applications.