Gowning Requirements for Counsel
Unless a Region-specific Practice Direction states otherwise, counsel are not required to gown for the following court attendances:
- Trial scheduling court (also known as assignment court, “speak to” court or “purge court”) in family, criminal or civil proceedings;
- Case conferences, settlement conferences, trial management conferences, or pre-trials; and
- Small Claims Court proceedings.
Counsel must be gowned for all other in-person or virtual proceedings.