New Commercial Court Practice Note – Supreme Court of Victoria

Do you have carriage of proceedings in the Supreme Court of Victoria’s Commercial Court?  

If yes, this post is for you.

The Commercial Court has released an updated Practice Note SC CC 1 (second revision) which came into effect on 26 February 2024. It replaces the previous version from 21 December 2017.

The new Practice Note is refreshingly minimal, at only 11 main paragraphs. Read on for the main takeaways.

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New County Court Commercial Division Practice Note

The County Court has released a new Commercial Division Practice Note ‘Operation and Management of the Commercial Division’ PNCO 1 – 2019 (updated as at 26 March 2019) which supercedes eight previous practice notes. It deals with most issues concerning the running of commercial matters.  

The new practice note puts the County Court Commercial Division on a competitive footing with the Supreme Court’s commercial court, offering faster trial dates (within 6 months for standard matters), an Expedited Matters List (trial dates within 4 months), trial date certainty, unlimited jurisdiction regarding quantum, and efficient disposition of interlocutory steps. 

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