From 2 November 2017 the time a response to related application must be filed and served in the Federal Circuit Court is extended from 14 days to 28 days: r 4.03(3). See Federal Circuit Rules 2001 for amendments to Schedule 1 – Costs.
Courts – NSW
New commentary discusses service of documents by the defendant.
References to Civil Procedure Regulations updated
VIC – Supreme and County Court service
The Supreme and County Court publications have been updated to reflect recent changes relating to ordinary service which may now be effected by email.
VIC – Emailing in the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court (Chapter I Email Service Amendment) Rules 2017 which come into effect on 1 August 2017 requires parties in civil matters to include an email address for service in documents filed with the Court and provide that ordinary service may be effected by email to that address.
Documents are to be served either as attachments to a covering email or by including in the email an operative hyperlink to the documents being served.