Supreme Court of New South Wales

Court sittings

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General information

Court vacation begins on Monday, 18 December 2023 and concludes on Friday, 26 January 2024.

​2024 Court term will commence on Monday 29 January 2024 and will conclude on Friday, 20 December 2024.

​Civil and Criminal trials will be held in places other than Sydney as and when the need arises.

Court of Appeal


Particulars Sittings
Motions generally Monday 9:00 AM
​Summ​​​ons for leave to appeal (directions) Monday 2:30 PM
Notice of Appeal (directions) callovers Wednesday 9:00 AM
Summons (directions)

​Monday 9:45 AM


Court of Criminal Appeal

Particulars Sitting
Hearings

​Sits every week.

Generally hears matters Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Check current Court of Criminal Appeal hearing and callover dates.

Common Law Division


​Urgent applications before the Duty Judge

​Every day by arrangement with the Duty Judge's Associate

​Applications by summons or motion, Associate Judge (called over by a Registrar)

​Monday to Friday 9:00 AM

​Applications by summons or motion, Registrar

​Monday to Friday 9:00 AM

​Subpoenas, all Lists

​Monday to Friday 9.00 AM

​Administrative and Industrial Law List​

​Directions, Registrar

​​Monday to Friday 9:00 AM

​​Urgent applications before the Administrative and Industrial Law List Judge Justice Wright or,if not available, to the Common Law Duty Judge

Every day by arrangement with the Judge's Associate​



Arraignment List Dates:

Note: There is no List conducted in January.

​NOV
0​3.11.2023


​DEC
​08.12.2023*

​FEB

09.02.2024​

MAR ​01.03.2024

APR 05.04.2024

MAY 03.05.2024


​Bails List

​Bails Judge

​Monday to Friday 10:00 AM



​Criminal List


Arraignment List Dates:




The Arraignment List is conducted before the the Honourable Justice Wilson.


The Arraignment List is heard via audio-visual link (AVL) only. Please note that the dial-in details will be issued to the parties by Justice Wilson's Tipstaff by COB the day prior to the list date.

​Defamation List

​Motions and Arguments:

Justice Rothman



The following Friday dates at 9:30 AM



​27 OCT 2023

24 ​NOV 2023

15 ​DEC 2023




* Practitioners and litigants should check the Court List after 3.30 PM each Thurs before the List as listing times may change.

​General Case Management List

​Directions hearings, Registrar

​Monday to Friday 9:00 AM

​Possession List

​Notices of motion, directions hearings & show cause conferences, Registrar

​Monday to Friday 9:00 AM

​Directions, Judge:
Justice Davies

​By arrangement with the Registrar

​Professional Negligence List

Directions Hearings /​Motions

Justice Cavanagh

except for those dates marked* where Registrar Jones will sit


​The following Friday dates at 9:30AM



03 ​NOV 2023

01 ​DEC 2023



​Equity Division

Court/List ​​Particulars ​​Sittings

​General List

​Urgent applications before the Duty Judge

​Every day by arrangement with the Duty Judge's Associate



​Referrals to the Duty Judge (called over by the Registrar)

​Monday to Thursday* 10:00 AM

*Urgent matters may be listed on Friday after consultation with the registrar


​Other directions and motions, Registrar

​Monday to Thursday* 9:30am

*Urgent matters may be listed on Friday after consultation with the registrar


​Subpoenas, all Lists

​Monday to Friday 9:00 AM


​Admiralty List

​Applications for directions
Justice Slattery

​Thursday 9:30 AM


​Applications for motions
Justice Slattery

​Thursday 9:30 AM


​Adoptions List

​Applications before the Court
Justice Stevenson

​By arrangements with the Adoptions List Judge's Associate


​Commercial List

​Urgent applications before the Commercial List Duty Judge

​Every day by arrangement with the Duty Judge's Associate


​Applications for directions
Justice Ball

​Friday 10:00 AM


​Applications for motions
Justice Ball

​Friday 9:15 AM


​Commercial Arbitration List

​Callover by the List Judge of all applications
Justice Ball

​2nd Tuesday of the month at 9:30 AM, or such earlier time as the nature of the case requires


​Corporations List

​Urgent applications before the Corporations List Judge Justice Black

​Every day by arrangement with the List Judge's Associate


​Corporations matters, Judge​
​Justice Black

​Monday 10:00 AM


​Corporations List interlocutory matters, Judge
Justice Black

​Monday 9:15 AM


​Proceedings relating to corporations, Registrar

Monday to Thursday* 9:00 AM

*Urgent matters may be listed on Friday after consultation with the registrar​



​Available dates for examinations in the Corporations List

​See examination dates before a registrar below
​Expedition List (Equity)
Motion before the Expedition Judge:
Justice Parker

Friday 9:30 AM



Succession & Probate List (Family Provision)

​Before the Succession & Probate List Judge
Justice Meek

Friday- Motions 9.30 AM

Friday- Directions at 10.00 AM

Practitioners and litigants should check the Court List after 3:30 PM each Thursday before the List as listing times are subject to change.



Succession & Probate List (Probate)

​Applications and directions before Justice Lindsay


​Monday - 09.00 AM

Practitioners and litigants should check the Court List after 3.30 PM each Friday before the List as listing times are subject to change.

​Protective List

​Applications before the Judge
Justice Lindsay

​Monday 10:00 AM


​Applications before the Registrar (all Protected Estates Act applications)

​Monday:

10:00 AM​


​Real Property List

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​​Before the Real Property List Judge
Justice Peden

​*Friday 9.15 AM - Applications and Directions are generally listed commencing at 9.15 AM every Friday.

Practitioners and litigants should check the Court List after 3:30 PM each Thursday before the List as listing times are subject to change.

No Lists on:

  • 15/12/23
  • 15/03/24

​Revenue List

​Applications before
Justice Richmond

Thursday 9:30 AM​

Contact Associate


​Technology & Construction List

​Applications for directions:

Justice Ball

​Friday 10:00 AM


​Applications for motions

Justice Ball

​Friday 9:15 AM


2023*






​SEP
​29


​OCT
​27


​NOV
​24


​DEC
​15



EXAMINATION DATES BEFORE A REGISTRAR
Examinations will commence at 11.00 AM and conclude at 4.00 PM. The total time for each listing is four hours per day.

Includes examinations conducted under:

·       Corporations Act 2001

·       Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime Act 1989

·       Evidence on Commission Act 1995

·       Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (Parts 24 and 38)








Available dates at 04.12.23

  • Jan. 2024: 29,30
  • Feb. 2024: 1,2,5,7-9,12-16,20-23,27-29
  • Mar. 2024: 4-8,12-15,18-22,25-28


Last updated:

01 Dec 2023

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