File a New South Wales statement of claim that is ready for the General List
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- From the lawyer's facts sheet, list the readiness warning, the proposed consent orders that go with the statement of claim, and the directions date. The tool does not write the statement of claim.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer writes the statement of claim and the proposed orders served with it.
- Do not file until trial preparation is well advanced, except in special circumstances.
- Do not apply Practice Note SC CL 1 to the professional negligence or institutional abuse list.
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. District Court General List, or the Supreme Court Common Law Division General Civil List under Practice Note SC CL 1
Produce. A filing checklist. The lawyer writes the statement of claim and the proposed orders.
Have ready. The court and list; Whether preparation is advanced enough to file; The proposed consent orders.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: The statement of claim is ready but no proposed orders are with it. The checklist marks the Practice Note 16 requirement. The lawyer writes the orders before service.
Stop and hand it back when
- The list is the professional negligence list or the institutional abuse list and SC CL 1 is being used.
- The tool is asked to write the statement of claim.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Supporting preparation only. From the lawyer's facts sheet, list the readiness warning, the proposed consent orders that go with the statement of claim, and the directions date. The tool does not write the statement of claim. The tool writes nothing into the document. Substantive advice, judgement and any restricted content remain with the responsible human. |
| Lawyer | Perform the substantive analysis and decisions. Independently check any permitted supporting work and approve the exact output for its intended use. |
Checklist
- Under District Court Civil Practice Note 16, do not commence until the plaintiff can comply with the rules and the note. Serve proposed consent orders with the statement of claim.
- Under Supreme Court Practice Note SC CL 1, a statement of claim commenced on or after 10 September 2026 in the General Civil List has a directions date three months from commencement, and the statement of claim should have been served by then. An existing matter, filed before that day, is not given that date. A proceeding that may go to default judgment is not given a directions date on filing.
- SC CL 1 does not apply to professional negligence, possession, administrative law, institutional abuse, defamation or representative proceedings.
Sources
- District Court of NSW, Civil Practice Note 16 (commenced 21 July 2025) · 2026-10-23
- Supreme Court of NSW, Practice Note SC CL 1 (commenced 10 September 2026) · 2026-10-23
- Supreme Court of NSW, Practice Note SC GEN 23 (commenced 3 February 2025) · 2026-10-23
Supreme Court Practice Note SC GEN 23, commenced on 3 February 2025, prohibits generative AI from generating evidentiary content, and requires prior leave before it is used to draft an expert report.
SC GEN 23 allows a chronology, an index or a witness list. No District Court generative AI practice note was opened. Practice Note 16 governs the General List.