5 November 2024 Court registry operating hours Tuesday, 24 December 2024 to Thursday, 2 January 2025 Supreme, District and Environment, Resources and Development Court Registry The court registry located in the Sir Samuel Way building will close at 4:30pm on Tuesday, 24 December 2024 and reopen on Thursday, 2 January 2025. Probate Registry The Probate Registry will [...]
25 June 2024 Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General’s Portfolio) Bill 2024 The Honourable Chris Kourakis, Chief Justice of South Australia, has received correspondence from the South Australian Bar Association (“the Association”) requesting that he retract public comments relating to legislation to abolish the title of King’s Counsel and replace it with the title of Senior [...]
6 November 2023 Statement from the Honourable Chris Kourakis in relation to a Practice Note about pronunciation of names and gender pronouns: “Unfortunately, Ms Rowling has misunderstood the protocol. It does no more than allow lawyers and others to inform the court of the correct pronunciation of their name and their preferred gender [...]
1 November 2023 Courts issue a Practice Note about pronunciation of names and gender pronouns The Honourable Chris Kourakis, Chief Justice of South Australia, has today issued a Practice Note about pronunciation of names and gender pronouns. The Supreme Court, District Court, Environment, Resources and Development Court, Magistrates Court, Youth Court and Coroners Court [...]
1 November 2023 Supreme, District and Environment, Resources and Development Court Registry The registry in the Sir Samuel Way building will close at 4.30pm on Friday, 22 December 2023. The registry will re-open on Tuesday, 2 January 2024. Supreme Court Probate Registry The Probate Registry will close at 12pm on Friday, 22 December 2023 [...]