Dress Code

Take Note

While you are in court the following are prohibited:  

• Cellular phones
• Talking
• Knives, ice pricks, guns, corrosive liquid or any form of weapon
• Chewing gum, food or drink
• Dark glasses or cosmetically tinted glasses
• Shorts, slippers, caps or hats
• Luggage except handbags, briefcase

Male Attorneys

• Business or lounge suits.
• Blazers and trousers of sober colour.
• Shirt buttoned at the neck with tie of  sober colour.
• Shoes and socks are to be worn, not including sandals or slippers.

Female Attorneys

• Dress pant or skirt suit, skirts and blouse with soberly cut neckline at the front and the back. The skirt should end not higher than one inch above the knee.
• Shoes, not including sandals or slippers.

General Public

Women

• Moderate dress is expected
• chest, stomach or thigh must not be exposed
• Tight clothing - eg. blouse, pants or mini skirt are not allowed

Men

• Earrings should not be worn
• Shirts must be tucked inside pants
• Chest or chest hair must not be exposed
• Pants should be secured to the waistline
• Hipsters pants are not allowed