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Civil Practice Directions are issued by the Chief Judge and supplement the procedures set out in the Rules of Court. They impose obligations on the parties and their lawyers. Circulars to Practitioners are issued by the Principal Registrar and provide guidance about the practice of the court.


Civil Practice DirectionsCirculars to Practitioners continued
CIV 2007/2Deletion of "Case(s) also cited" from Judgments (pdf - 47kB)CIV 2006/1Finalisation of actions requiring Court approval or settled by deed (pdf - 44kB) (doc - 73.5kB)
CIV 2005/1Consolidated Practice Direction - Civil Jurisdiction (pdf - 43 kB)  - (doc - 99kB) CIV 2005/11Early Mediation Superseded by 2012/2
General Practice DirectionsCIV 2005/10Commercial List
GEN 2011/1Use of Video Link Facilities (pdf - 17kB) (doc - 56kB)  CIV 2005/9Communication with the Court by Email - Civil Jurisdiction (pdf - 106kB)
GEN 2010/1Taking of evidence by video link (Superseded by 2011/1)CIV 2005/8Extraction of Orders (doc - 45kB)
GEN 2009/1Court Attire (pdf - 18kB)CIV 2005/7Chambers attendances and Directions hearings by telephone (pdf - 74kB)
GEN 2008/1Late filed documents (pdf- 22kB) - (doc - 57kB)CIV 2005/6Determination of Interlocutory matters on the Papers - Pilot (Superseded by 2006/3)
Circulars to PractitionersCIV 2005/5Payment of Trial Listing Fees (pdf - 100kB)
CIV 2012/3Catastrophic Personal Injuries (pdf - 12KB) (doc - 49 KB) CIV 2005/4Dispensation of attendance at Pre-Trial Conferences (Superseded by 2007/5)
CIV 2012/2Mediation Conferences (pdf - 650kB) (doc - 105kB)  CIV 2005/3Case Management (Superseded by 2007/1)
CIV 2012/1Pre Trial Conferences(pdf - 408kB) (doc - 95kB)  CIV 2005/2Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 (pdf - 74kB)
CIV 2009/2
Registrar Appeals (pdf - 20kB) - (doc -72kB)CIV 2005/1Inspection and copying of documents or things subpoenaed (Superseded by 2006/3)
CIV 2009/1Limited Discovery (pdf - 24kB)
CIV 2008/3Subpoenas (Revised) (pdf - 48kB) - (doc - 77kB)  General Circulars to Practitioners
CIV 2008/2Commercial List (Revised) (pdf - 37kB) - (doc - 91kB)GEN 2011/2Interpreters (pdf - 100kB) (doc - 166kB) Guidelines (pdf - 34kB)  
CIV 2008/1Country Registries (pdf - 29kB)GEN 2011/1Media Access to Court Records (pdf - 49kB) 
CIV 2007/6Trials (pdf - 75kB) (doc - 159kB) GEN 2010/2Use of Technology (pdf - 80kB) (doc - 45kB) 
CIV 2007/5Pre Trial Conferences Superseded by 2012/1GEN 2009/2Presentation of Evidence - Technical Standards - Superseded by GEN 2010/2
CIV 2007/4Listing of Special Appointments and Appeals from Registrars' Decisions (pdf - 23kB)GEN 2009/1Maintaining Transcript Quality (pdf - 26kB)
CIV 2007/3Scott Schedules (pdf - 41kB)GEN 2008/3Transcript - Last portion of the day (pdf - 17kB) - (doc - 35kB) 
CIV 2007/2Expert Evidence (pdf - 32kB) - (doc - 69kB)GEN 2008/2Obtaining Documents from the WA Police Service under Court Order (pdf - 17kB)
CIV 2007/1Case Management (Revised) (pdf - 58kB) - (doc - 195kB)GEN 2008/1Retention and Disposal of Court Records (pdf - 26kB)
CIV 2006/3Subpoenas (Revised) (Superseded by 2008/3)  
CIV 2006/2Applications under the Civil Judgments Enforcement Act (pdf - 40kB)  
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