🇦🇺 Australia - Victoria - Civil Litigation - 2 plans
Victorian civil litigation follows the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015 (Vic) and the Civil Procedure Act 2010 (Vic). Our plans cover proceedings in the Magistrates Court, County Court, and Supreme Court.
Plans incorporate the overarching obligations under the Civil Procedure Act 2010 and Victoria-specific pre-action protocols.
Procedural rules governing civil proceedings in the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Establishes overarching obligations for parties and legal practitioners in civil litigation.
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Hears civil claims up to $100,000.
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Hears civil claims without an upper monetary limit and is the principal trial court.
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Hears complex civil disputes, judicial review, and appeals.
Every civil litigation matter plan on this page has been created and refined by verified legal practitioners. Our community-driven approach means plans reflect real-world practice, not theoretical frameworks.
Suggest improvements, flag outdated procedures, or contribute entirely new plans. All suggestions are peer-reviewed and voted on by the community before being incorporated.
Victoria civil litigation practitioners can access 2 free civil litigation matter plans, including 1 specialist derivative plan on the Open Matter Plans Network. Each plan is a structured checklist covering every stage of a civil litigation matter - from initial instructions through to completion - with estimated time units, key dates, and role assignments built in. Use them directly in your browser or export to CSV for your practice management system.
All plans are maintained by verified legal practitioners, version-controlled, and aligned to the SALI Alliance Legal Matter Standard Specification - making them compatible with legal AI workflows and direct PMS integration via the JSON API.
When a practice-management system opens a matter at this level, these are the canonical fields it receives - resolved through the field-set hierarchy (base → area of law → geography → plan). Fields added at this levelare shown below, with inherited tiers beneath; each set's page has the full resolved table. How this works.
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