Supreme Court of Victoria Common Law Division Practice Note No. 10 of 2015 Conduct of Group Proceedings (Common Law Division) 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 This Practice Note replaces and and Practice Notes No. 8 No. 9 of 2010, provides guidance on the management and conduct of Group Proceedings managed within the Common Law Division of the Supreme Court of Victoria (Court). The procedures set out in this Practice Note will apply from 1 January 2015 to relevant proceedings commenced in the Trial Division of the Court. 1.2 The aim of this Practice Note is to clarify arrangements for the management of group proceedings in the Common Law Division. 1.3 Group proceedings in the Common Law Division will be initially managed by Justice J Forrest and thereafter by the allocated trial judge, with the assistance of an Associate Judge as necessary, to ensure that matters are dealt with expeditiously and efficiently. References in this Practice Note to case are to be read as references to the allocated trial judge, if management judge one has been allocated, or otherwise to Justice J Forrest. 1.4 Group proceedings in the Commercial Court will be managed by the list judge to whom the proceeding is allocated and may follow this Practice Note as considered appropriate.
Supreme Court of Victoria Common Law Division Practice Note No. 10 of 2015 Conduct of Group Proceedings (Common Law Division) 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 This Practice Note replaces Practice Notes No. 8 and No. 9 of 2010, and provides guidance on the management and conduct of Group Proceedings managed within the Common Law Division of the Supreme Court of Victoria (Court). The procedures set out in this Practice Note will apply from 1 January 2015 to relevant proceedings commenced in the Trial Division of the Court. 1.2 The aim of this Practice Note is to clarify arrangements for the management of group proceedings in the Common Law Division. 1.3 Group proceedings in the Common Law Division will be initially managed by Justice J Forrest and thereafter by the allocated trial judge, with the assistance of an Associate Judge as necessary, to ensure that matters are dealt with expeditiously and efficiently. References in this Practice Note to case management judge are to be read as references to the allocated trial judge, if one has been allocated, or otherwise to Justice J Forrest. 1.4 Group proceedings in the Commercial Court will be managed by the list judge to whom the proceeding is allocated and may follow this Practice Note as considered appropriate.
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