The Justice Department has been formally established and today launches its official website at justice.gov.vin, where guidance on the Network Court, dispute resolution and enforcement will be published.
The Network Court
The Justice Department of the Velocity Interoperability Network administers the Network Court, provides for the resolution of disputes between member organisations, and is responsible for the enforcement of the rules and standards of the Velocity Interoperability Network.
The Court sits in four divisions and is supported by five tribunals that decide defined classes of matter at first instance. Its decisions bind the members and departments of the Network, and members are expected to attempt mediation before any matter is lodged.
Services
- Courts
The Network Court: what it hears, how matters are lodged and the types of matter it decides.
- Courts and tribunals
The four divisions of the Network Court, the five tribunals, their sitting days and the matters they handle.
- Disputes
Resolution of disputes between members, from direct negotiation to mediation before any court matter.
- Enforcement
Compliance notices, applications to the Enforcement Division and the orders the Court may make.
- Rules of procedure
The Rules of the Network Court 2026, the practice directions and the time limits that apply to a matter.
- Decisions and the register
How decisions are published, the reference scheme and the determinations carried into the register.
Latest announcements
All news- Network Court to Sit in Four Divisions from 14 September
The Network Court will sit in a General, Standards, Enforcement and Appeals Division. The first sittings are on Monday 14 September 2026 and the Registry accepts lodgements from today.
- Five Tribunals of the Network Constituted
Certification, Licensing, Data Protection, Procurement and Staff Tribunals are constituted with effect from today and begin sitting between 15 and 24 September 2026.
- Dispute Resolution Service Opens with a Panel of Twenty-Four Mediators
The Service begins accepting referrals today. Twenty-four mediators have been appointed to five panel sections, and mediation will normally conclude within 60 days of referral.
Key figures
- 9
- Divisions and tribunals sitting from September 2026
- 24
- Mediators appointed to the panel of the Dispute Resolution Service
- 30
- Days of direct negotiation before a dispute may be referred
- 5
- Working days for the Registry to acknowledge a lodgement
Milestones
10 August to 5 September 2026
The transition period
Member organisations transferred 168 open matters from their interim panels to the Department, and a draft of the rules of procedure was circulated for comment.
6 September 2026
Department established
The Justice Department was established, the Network Court was constituted in four divisions and the five tribunals of the Network were brought into being.
6 September 2026
Rules made and the register opened
The Rules of the Network Court 2026 were made, five practice directions were issued, and the register of decisions opened with the determinations of the interim panels.
14 September 2026
First sittings
The four divisions of the Court sit for the first time; the tribunals follow between 15 and 24 September 2026.
The Department
- About the Department
What the Department does and how it is organised.
- History
The establishment of the Department and the Network Court.
- Frequently asked questions
Common questions about the Court and dispute resolution.
- Contact Us
How to reach the Registry and the Dispute Resolution Service.