In recent years and following various law reforms as a result of
the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional
Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, the rapidly evolving legal and
social landscape of institutional abuse claims in Victoria has
prompted a significant increase of litigation. This has led to the
creation of Institutional Liability Lists in both the Victorian
Supreme Court and, more recently, the Victorian County Court.
Supreme Court of Victoria – Institutional Liability
List
The Supreme Court of Victoria's Institutional Liability List
(the Supreme Court List) commenced on 10 February
2020 as a specialist list within the Supreme Court's Common Law
Division. It was established to provide a specific case management
list for civil claims relating to institutional abuse and is now
one of the largest lists within the Supreme Court of Victoria.
