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Responsible for:

The jurisdiction of Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division) includes:

  • Criminal:
    unlimited jurisdiction in all criminal matters bestowed upon it by the Criminal Code and relevant statutes;

  • Civil:
    jurisdiction over all civil actions. However, cases involving financial disputes are generally above the small claims limit of $5000;

  • Family:
    jurisdiction over nullity, judicial separation, corollary relief, divorce, matrimonial property, custody, access, guardianship and interspousal Criminal Code offences, except in St. John's and parts of the Avalon and Bonavista Peninsulas where these matters fall under the jurisdiction of the Unified Family Court; and

  • Appeals:
    the Court hears criminal appeals from summary convictions in Provincial Court and civil appeals from Provincial Court (Family Division) and (Small Claims Division).

Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division) Offices: 

St. John's
Court House
P.O. Box 937
Duckworth Street
St. John's, NL A1C 5M3
Telephone: (709) 729-1137
Facsimile:  (709) 729-6623

St. John's
Unified Family Court
21 King's Bridge Road
St. John's, NL A1C 3K4
Telephone: (709) 729-2258
Facsimile:  (709) 729-0784

Corner Brook
Sir Richard Squires Building
Box 2006
Mount Bernard Avenue
Corner Brook, NL A2H 6J8
Telephone: (709) 637-2236
Facsimile:  (709) 637-2569

Grand Bank
T. Alex Hickman Court House
Box 910
Grand Bank/Fortune Highway
Grand Bank, NL A0E 1W0
Telephone: (709) 832-1720
Facsimile:  (709) 832-2755

Gander
Law Courts Building
P.O. Box 2222
98 Airport Boulevard
Gander, NL  A1V 2N9
Telephone: (709) 256-1116
Facsimile:  (709) 256-1121

Grand Falls-Windsor
The Law Courts
3 Cromer Avenue
Grand Falls-Windsor, NL  A2A 1W9
Telephone: (709) 292-4262
Facsimile:  (709) 292-4224

Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Supreme Court
Box 1139, Stn. B
6 Markland Road
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL  A0P 1E0
Telephone: (709) 896-7892
Facsimile:  (709) 896-9212

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