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, ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Justice Kevin Lyons, a Commercial Court judge in the Trial Division of the Supreme Court since 2018, has been appointed to the Court of Appeal effective from the 31 October. Ms Caroline Goulden has ...

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 ...

The Court has put in place measures to minimise disruption to hearings and services. COVID-safe criminal jury trials are not affected The Supreme Court was required to close its offices at 436 ...

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.

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, ...