The Supreme Court of Victoria
WEB23 August 2024. The Supreme Court of Victoria will host three ceremonies to admit new lawyers to practise on Tuesday 27 August 2024.
Case summaries - The Supreme Court of Victoria
WEBListen to the content on this page. The Supreme Court of Victoria provides access to case summaries, judgments, and sentences for the public and Court users. In this section, you can: Learn about Court decisions. Read summaries of judgments. Read summaries of recent sentences. The summaries provide a short overview of a judgment and are not ...
Recent sentences | The Supreme Court of Victoria
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Lachlan Belmore pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court of Victoria to the manslaughter of Griffin Harris. On 3 May 2024, Justice Incerti sentenced Mr Belmore to 9 years’ imprisonment with a non-parole period of 5 years and 6 months. Justice Incerti declared that Mr Belmore had served 571 days of the …
Judgment summaries | The Supreme Court of Victoria
WEBAug 30, 2024 · Judgment summaries are shortened versions of the Court's full judgment. The Court prepares judgment summaries for some cases. They are made available on our website, and are removed and archived 12 months after their date of publication. The judgment summaries are for general information proposes only. They provide an overview of a judgment and ...
Daily Hearing List - The Supreme Court of Victoria
WEBThe 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 sitting day with updates every 15 minutes until 6:30pm. It is updated again at 8:30am, 9:00am and 9:30am on the day of the list.
Public live streams of Court hearings
WEBLocation: OHC 1, 450 Little Bourke Street. Watch. To watch recordings of past proceedings, judgments and sentences, visit the multimedia on demand page. Follow the Court on X and Facebook to stay updated when new live streams become available. For further information about access to Court proceedings at this time, read accessing virtual hearings.
How the Court works - The Supreme Court of Victoria
WEBThe Supreme Court hears among the most serious criminal, and complex civil, cases in the state, as well as some appeals from Victorian courts and tribunals. As the Supreme Court is the highest court in Victoria only the High Court of Australia can review its decisions. The Supreme Court has two divisions - the Trial Division and the Court of ...
About the Court - The Supreme Court of Victoria
WEBThe Supreme Court is the highest court in Victoria. It deals with the state’s most serious criminal and civil cases. While most cases are heard in Melbourne, the Supreme Court is a ‘court for all Victorians’ we hear matters in their region of origin where possible. The Court’s Trial Division administers and hears cases.
About decisions | The Supreme Court of Victoria
WEBAccess Court of Appeal and Trial Division unreported judgments, sentencing remarks, and judgment summaries dating from the 1950s to the present via the Law Library Victoria catalogue. You can search for judgments by party name, judge name, and Medium Neutral Citation. For assistance using the catalogue contact the Law Library.
List of civil cases | The Supreme Court of Victoria
WEBDetails of new civil cases lodged in the Supreme Court each business day. The list includes civil cases filed two weeks preceding the previous business day. The list is updated each day at approximately 12:00 pm. View the list of new civil cases. For further information, please contact the Supreme Court Registry on 03 8600 2004.