Build a Victorian personal injury timetable with no routine first directions
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the orders and Practice Note SC CL 3 or the County Court note, list the next date, the mediation, and the deadline for consent minutes. The tool does not write the minutes.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides which orders to seek and writes any minutes that are filed.
- Do not assume a routine first directions hearing. The Supreme Court does not routinely hold one in these lists.
- State, in County Court short-form orders, judge alone or jury, and the estimated duration.
- A practitioner who attends must be briefed on the whole timetable.
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. Supreme Court of Victoria personal injury lists, or the County Court General List
Produce. A directions agenda. Proposed minutes are left for the lawyer.
Have ready. The current orders; The court and list; The next listing date.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: The file has a notice of appearance and no directions date. The agenda lists the standard timetable. It does not invent a first directions hearing.
Stop and hand it back when
- The court is not identified.
- The tool is asked to file consent minutes.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the orders and Practice Note SC CL 3 or the County Court note, list the next date, the mediation, and the deadline for consent minutes. The tool does not write the minutes. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Practice Note SC CL 3: other than an expedited case, expect a trial within 12 to 14 months of the notices of appearance, and a mediation about two to three months before trial.
- A trial management directions hearing is listed shortly after the mediation date. Participation is compulsory. For a hearing on the papers, file the form by 4 pm on the Wednesday of that week.
- Consent minutes to vacate a Friday directions date are submitted by 10 am on the Thursday. Later minutes will not be dealt with before the hearing.
- County Court General List short-form consent orders state whether the trial is by judge alone or by jury, and the estimated duration. The Court allocates a date, usually 12 months from the order.
Sources
- Supreme Court of Victoria, Practice Note SC CL 3, sections 6 and 9 · 2026-10-23
- County Court of Victoria, Common Law Division Practice Note, paragraphs 22.4 and 22.5 · 2026-10-23
- Supreme Court of Victoria, Practice Note SC GEN 25 · 2026-10-23
Practice Note SC GEN 25, issued on 14 May 2026, covers Supreme Court documents, including pleadings, submissions and expert reports. Do not put confidential or sensitive material into a public AI tool.
Do not prepare a first-directions agenda for a Supreme Court list proceeding unless an order has listed one. The Court makes standard orders on the notice of appearance.