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SNL1986 c42 Schedule D

Rules of the Supreme Court, 1986
under the
Judicature Act

Amended by:

 


197/87
209/87
133/88
157/88
6/89
123/89
279/90
68/91
69/91
70/91
100/92
141/92
142/92
198/92
150/93
151/93
3/94
150/94
165/94
228/94
239/94
240/94
40/95
151/95
152/95
153/95
CNR 1019/96
8/97
39/97
69/97
70/97
108/99
9/00
72/00
2/01
2001 c42 s45
18/02
21/02
26/02
60/02
93/02
2/03
9/03
10/03
12/03
31/03
130/03
28/04
139/04
149/04
2004 c36 s52
84/05
90/05
93/05
114/05
1/06
16/07
90/07
75/08
2009 c31 s11
10/10
30/10
108/10
111/10
1/11
15/11
29/11
33/11
45/11
10/12
48/12
88/12
21/13
43/13
2/14
25/14
26/14
36/14
90/14
91/14
95/14
18/15 [Rep. by 25/15]
26/15
35/15
43/15
73/16
2/17
11/17
47/17
89/17
97/17
111/17
9/18
17/18
2018 cC-12.3 s131
46/20
9/21
10/21
12/21
33/22
77/22
4/24


All Forms at the very end of the Rules

RULES

Analysis

              RULE 1
CITATION, APPLICATION AND INTERPRETATION


1.01   Citation

   
1.02   Application

   
1.03   Definitions

   
1.04   References to rules

   
1.05   Waiver of rule by agreement

   
1.06   Authority of solicitor to act for a party under rules

   
1.07   Duties of Registrar

              RULE 2
EFFECT OF NON-COMPLIANCE


2.01   Non-Compliance with rules

   
2.02   Application to set aside for irregularity

              RULE 3
TIME

   
3.01   Computation of time

   
3.02   Newfoundland Standard Time Act

   
3.03   Extension, etc., of time

   
3.04   Notice of intention to proceed after twelve months' delay

              RULE 4
RULES AND DOCUMENTS


4.01   Form

   
4.02   Documents requirements

   
4.02A   Filing documents

   
4.03   Copies of documents for other party

   
4.04   Practice Notes

   
4A.01   Confidentiality orders

 

              PART I

              RULE 5
COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS


5.01   Mode of commencing a proceeding

   
5.02   Commencing a proceeding (Application)

   
5.03   Commencing any other proceeding

   
5.04   Duty of Registrar on the filing of an originating document

   
5.05   Issue of concurrent originating document

   
5.06   Duration and renewal of originating document, etc.

   
5.07   Right to sue or defend in person or by a solicitor

   
5.08   Transfer of documents between judicial centres

              RULE 5A
COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS FOR ENTRY OF JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO STATUTE AND ELECTRONIC FILING OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS


5A.01   Interpretation

   
5A.02   Entry of judgment

   
5A.03   Filing fees

   
5A.04   Records

   
5A.05   Amendments

   
5A.06   Application to set aside judgment

              RULE 6
ORIGINATING AND OTHER DOCUMENTS: SERVICE


6.01   General provisions

   
6.02   Personal Service

   
6.03   Alternatives to personal service

   
6.04   Substituted service

   
6.05   Where notice not received

   
6.06   Validating service

   
6.07   Service of an originating document out of the province

   
6.08   Originating document: manner of service outside the province

   
6.09   Originating document: proof of service out of the province

   
6.10   Pleading: service

   
6.11   Service of non-originating documents

   
6.12   Service of certain documents on person under disability

   
6.13   Effect of service after certain hours

   
6.14   Affidavit of service

   
6.15   No service required in certain cases

   
6.16   Default under the Hague Convention

              RULE 6A
SERVICE BY TELECOPIER


6A.01   Service by telecopier

   
6A.02   Cover page

   
6A.03   Transmission of certain documents

   
6A.04   When service is effective

              RULE 7
CAUSES OF ACTION AND PARTIES

   
7.01   Joinder of causes of action

   
7.02   Joinder of parties

   
7.03   Court may order separate trials, etc.

   
7.04   Misjoinder and nonjoinder of parties

   
7.05   Intervenor becoming a party

   
7.06   Intervenor as amicus curiae

   
7.07   Change of parties

   
7.08   Provisions consequential on making of order under rule 7.04 or 7.07

   
7.09   Actions for possession of land

   
7.10   Relator actions

   
7.11   Representative proceeding

   
7.12   Representation of interested persons who cannot be ascertained, etc.

   
7.13   Representation of beneficiaries by trustees, etc.

   
7.14   Representation of deceased person interested in a proceeding

   
7.15   Parties to mortgage proceedings

   
7.16   Declaratory judgment

   
7.17   Conduct of a proceeding

   
7.18   Public Officers: Death or separation from Office

   
7.19   Waiver or reduction of fees

   
7.20   Exemption from costs

              RULE 7A
CLASS ACTIONS

   
7A.01   Interpretation

   
7A.02   Commencement of proceedings

   
7A.03   File administration

   
7A.04   Certification application

   
7A.05   Application for certification by defendant

   
7A.06   Subclass certification

   
7A.07   Class action plan

   
7A.08   Amendment to pleadings

   
7A.09   Pre-trial conference

   
7A.10   Settlementm, discontinuance and abandonment

   
7A.11   Representative proceedings

              RULE 8
MINORS AND MENTALLY INCOMPETENT PERSONS

   
8.01   Person under disability shall commence a proceeding by guardian ad litem

   
8.02   Appointment of guardian ad litem

   
8.03   Appointment of guardian where person under disability does not oppose proceeding

   
8.04   Application to discharge or vary certain orders

   
8.05   Discovery and interrogatories

   
8.06   Compromise, etc., by person under disability

   
8.07   Approval of settlement

   
8.07A   Application for approval of settlement sealed

   
8.08   Control of money received by person under disability

              RULE 9
PARTNERS

   
9.01   Proceeding by or against a firm or partners

   
9.02   Disclosure of partners' names

   
9.03   Where a partner opposes a proceeding or denies the partnership

   
9.04   Order against firm and partners

   
9.05   Enforcing order in a proceeding between partners, etc.

   
9.06   Application to person carrying on business in another name

              RULE 10
DEFENCES; FILING AND SERVICE; SETTING ASIDE ORIGINATING DOCUMENT

 
10.01   The defence

 
10.02   Filing a defence

 
10.03   Duty of Registrar on filing defence

 
10.04   Service of defence

 
10.05   Application to set aside originating document, etc.

              RULE 11
COUNTERCLAIMS

 
11.01   Counterclaim against a plaintiff

 
11.02   Counterclaim against plaintiff and other person

 
11.03   Jurisdiction of Court

 
11.04   Application of rules to counterclaim and defence to counterclaim

              RULE 12
THIRD PARTY PROCEEDINGS

 
12.01   Definition

 
12.02   Third party notice

 
12.03   Application for leave to issue third party notice

 
12.04   Issue and service of third party notice

 
12.05   Defence of third party

 
12.06   Third party directions

 
12.07   Default of third party

 
12.08   Third party proceeding set aside or heard separately

 
12.09   Third and subsequent parties

 
12.10   Counterclaim by defendant

 
12.11   Offer of contribution

 
12.12   Application of rules to Third Party Proceedings

              RULE 13
INTERPLEADER

 
13.01   Entitlement to relief by way of interpleader

 
13.02   Claim to property taken by sheriff

 
13.03   Mode of application

 
13.04   Powers of Court on hearing application

 
13.05   Summary determination of application by Court

 
13.06   Power to order sale of goods taken in execution

              RULE 14
PLEADINGS

              Service of Pleadings

 
14.01   Service of pleadings

              Form of Pleadings

 
14.02   Pleadings: formal requirements

              Rules Applicable to all Pleadings

 
14.03   Facts, not evidence to be pleaded

 
14.04   Law may be pleaded

 
14.05   Presumed facts need not be pleaded

 
14.06   Conditions precedent

 
14.07   Documents or conversations

 
14.08   Pleading in the alternative

 
14.09   Matter may be pleaded whenever arising

 
14.10   Departure

 
14.11   Particulars of pleading

              Additional Rules of Pleading Applicable to a Statement of Claim, Counterclaim and Third Party Notice

 
14.12   Claims for relief

              Additional Rules of Pleading Applicable to a Defence and Any Subsequent Pleading

 
14.13   Traverse and confession and avoidance

 
14.14   Specific denial of representative capacity, partnership or corporate existence

 
14.15   Denial of contract, promise or agreement

 
14.16   Denials in claims arising from debts, bills of exchange, etc.

 
14.17   Defence - claim for possession of land

 
14.18   Defence of tender

 
14.19   Defence of set-off

 
14.20   Costs of improper denials

              Rules of Pleading Applicable to Subsequent Pleadings and Close of Pleadings

 
14.21   Pleadings subsequent to the defence

 
14.22   Close of pleadings

              Demand for Particulars

 
14.23   Demand for particulars

              Striking Out Pleadings

 
14.24   Striking out pleadings, etc.

              RULE 15
AMENDMENT

 
15.01   Adding or amending a party to a proceeding

 
15.02   Amending the text of pleadings filed with the Court

 
15.03   Form and service of the amended document

 
15.04   Time limited for serving and filing an amended document

 
15.05   Filing defence to amended statement of claim, etc.

 
15.06   Application for disallowance of amendment made without leave

 
15.07   Amendment of decisions and orders

 
15.08   Reversal or variation of order

 
15.09   Power to amend on appeal

 
15.10   Costs of amendments

              RULE 16
DEFAULT OF DEFENCE

 
16.01   Default of defence: liquidated demands, damages, detention, etc.

 
16.02   Default of defence: mixed claims

 
16.03   Default of defence: other claims

 
16.04   Default of defence: in mortgage actions

 
16.05   Proof on default

 
16.06   Setting aside judgment entered by default

 
16.07   Right of defendant to notice

 
16.08   Default of defence: counterclaims and third party notice

              RULE 17
SUMMARY JUDGMENT

 
17.01   Application for entry of a summary judgment

 
17.02   Disposal of application

 
17.03   Right to continue with residue of proceeding

 
17.04   Judgment on admission of facts or documents

 
17.05   Application to a counterclaim or third party proceeding

 
17.06   Setting aside judgment

              RULE 17A
SUMMARY TRIAL AND EXPEDITED TRIAL

 
17A.01   Interpretation

 
17A.02   Evidence on application

 
17A.03   Disposition of application

 
17A.04   Granting of judgment

 
17A.05   Effect of dismisssal of application

 
17A.06   Bad faith

 
17A.07   Where trial is necessary

 
17A.08   Judge not to preside

 
17A.09   Expedited trial

              RULE 18
CONSOLIDATION OF A PROCEEDING

 
18.01   Consolidation, etc. proceeding

 
18.02   Separate trials or hearings in a proceeding

              RULE 18A
CASE MANAGEMENT

 
18A.01   Purpose

 
18A.02   Definitions

 
18A.03   Case management order

 
18A.04   Case management judge

 
18A.05   Form and Contents of Case Management Order and Subsequent Pleadings

 
18A.06   Case management meetings

 
18A.07   Case management hearings

 
18A.08   Multiple Proceedings Subject to One Case Management Order

 
18A.09   Miscellaneous

              RULE 19
DISCONTINUANCE AND WITHDRAWAL

 
19.01   Discontinuance of proceeding, etc., without leave

 
19.02   Discontinuance of proceeding, etc., with leave

 
19.03   Costs

 
19.04   Effect of discontinuance

 
19.05   Counterclaims and third party proceedings

              RULE 20
PAYMENT INTO AND OUT OF COURT AND TENDER

 
20.01   Payment into Court in satisfaction

 
20.02   Payment into Court of money tendered

 
20.03   Acceptance and payment out of money paid into Court in satisfaction

 
20.04   Costs on payment of money out of Court

 
20.05   Payment into Court by defendant with counterclaim

 
20.06   Payment of money out of Court to defendant

 
20.07   Non-disclosure of payment into Court

 
20.08   Counterclaims and third party proceedings

 
20.09   Payment into Court under The Trustee Act

 
20.10   Money of persons under disability

 
20.11   Method of payment of money into Court

 
20.12   Money paid into Court under order, etc.

 
20.13   Payment of money to estate of deceased person

 
20.14   Unclaimed balances paid to Consolidated Revenue Fund

              RULE 20A
OFFERS TO SETTLE

 
20A.01   Where available

 
20A.02   Time for making offer

 
20A.03   When offer to settle may be revoked

 
20A.04   Effect of offer

 
20A.05   Acceptance of offer

 
20A.06   Time for acceptance

 
20A.07   Effect of Acceptance

 
20A.08   Effect of failure to accept

 
20A.09   Multiple defendants

 
20A.10   Discretion of court

 
20A.11   Offer to contribute

 
20A.12   Application to Counterclaims, Cross-Claims or Third Party Claims

              RULE 21
SECURITY FOR COSTS

 
21.01   Security for costs

 
21.02   Manner of giving security

 
21.03   Release of security

 
21.04   Counterclaims and third party proceedings

              RULE 22
INJUNCTIONS, INTERIM PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY, SAMPLES, ETC.

 
22.01   Injunctions

 
22.02   Detention, preservation or inspection of property

 
22.03   Samples, experiments or photographs

 
22.04   Sale of perishable property, etc.

 
22.05   Recovery of personal property subject to lien, etc.

 
22.06   Allowance of income of property pendente lite

 
22.07   Order for early trial, etc.

              RULE 23
CHANGE OF SOLICITOR

 
23.01   Notice of change of solicitor

 
23.02   Notice of change of agent of solicitor

 
23.03   Notice of appointment of solicitor

 
23.04   Notice of intention to act in person

 
23.05   Removal of solicitor from record at instance of another party

 
23.06   Withdrawal of solicitor who has ceased to act for party

 
23.07   Advising the presiding judge

              RULE 24
ACCOUNTS

 
24.01   Summary order for account

 
24.02   Order of the Court

 
24.03   Accounts to be made, verified, etc.

 
24.04   Notice of alleged omissions or errors

 
24.05   Allowances

              RULE 25
RECEIVERS

 
25.01   Application for receiver and injunction

 
25.02   Giving of security by receiver

 
25.03   Remuneration of receiver

 
25.04   Receiver's accounts

 
25.05   Default by receiver

              RULE 26
SALES BY THE COURT

              I. Sales in Mortgage Proceedings

 
26.01   Sale of mortgaged property on default

 
26.02   Order for amount due on mortgage

 
26.03   Order for deficiency

 
26.04   Order for distribution of surplus

 
26.05   Foreclosure of subsequent mortgagee

 
26.06   Payment of amount due on mortgagee

              II. Sales: General

 
26.07   Power to order sale, etc. of property

 
26.08   Power to order sale in debenture holders' proceeding

 
26.09   Manner of carrying out sale

 
26.10   Report of result of sale

 
26.11   Mortgage, exchange, partition, etc., under order of Court

              RULE 27
RECOVERY ORDERS

 
27.01   Application for an interlocutory order

 
27.02   Affidavit in support of interlocutory recovery order

 
27.03   Bond in support of interlocutory recovery order

 
27.04   Recovery order

 
27.05   Sheriff's duty under interlocutory recovery order

 
27.06   Retention or repossession of property taken under an interlocutory recovery order

 
27.07   Recovery of shares, bonds, etc., of a body corporate

 
27.08   Remedies of any party or person in relation to an interlocutory recovery order

 
27.09   Sale or other disposition of property by Court

 
27.10   Recovery of unique property

 
27.11   Disclosure

 
27.12   Final judgment in the proceeding

 
27.13   Application for a final recovery order

 
27.14   Granting, etc., of recovery order on holiday

              RULE 28
ATTACHMENT ORDERS

     
28.   Rep. by 69/97 s2

              RULE 29
APPLICATIONS

 
29.01   Applications

 
29.02   Form, filing and issue of application

 
29.03   Place of hearing of application

 
29.04   Ex parte applications

 
29.05   Service of application

 
29.06   Service of other affidavits

 
29.07   Counterclaims and third party proceedings

 
29.08   Filing of documents for use of the Court

 
29.09   Evidence on hearing of application

 
29.10   Powers of court on hearing of application

 
29.11   Proceeding in absence of party failing to attend

 
29.12   Failure to prosecute application, etc., with dispatch

 
29.13   Setting aside order

 
29.14   Order for separate hearings

 
29.15   Filing of documents

 
29.16   Record of applications

 
29.17   Rep. by 111/10 s8

 
29.18   Application of rules to applications

              RULE 30
EXAMINATION FOR DISCOVERY

 
30.01   Persons who may be examined

 
30.02   Time of examination

 
30.03   Examiner

 
30.04   Notice of examination and attendance fee

 
30.05   Examination out of the jurisdiction

 
30.06   Reporting

 
30.07   Examination and re-examination

 
30.08   Scope of Examination

 
30A.08   Correcting answers

 
30.09   Exhibits

 
30.10   Production of books, papers or documents

 
30.11   Objections and rulings of examiner

 
30.12   Delivery of depositions

 
30.13   Use of depositions as evidence

 
30.14   Penalty for refusal to attend, etc.

 
30.15   Order to terminate or limit examination

 
30.16   Costs

              RULE 31
INTERROGATORIES

 
31.01   Interrogatories to parties or persons

 
31.02   Form, number, etc. of interrogatories

 
31.03   Answer to interrogatories

 
31.04   Insufficient answer

 
31.05   Failure to comply with order

 
31.06   Use of answers to interrogatories at trial

 
31.07   Revocation and variation of orders

              RULE 32
DISCOVERY AND INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS

 
32.01   List of documents: exchange

 
32.02   Order for discovery of documents, etc.

 
32.03   Order for affidavit as to possession or custody of documents

 
32.04   Admission and production of documents in list of documents

 
32.05   Inspection of documents

 
32.06   Production of documents on trial or hearing

 
32.07   Order for production of documents

 
32.08   Production of business books

 
32.09   Newly discovered documents

 
32.10   Failure to comply with requirements for discovery, etc.

 
32.11   Revocation and variation of orders

              RULE 33
ADMISSIONS

 
33.01   Voluntary admissions

 
33.02   Notice to admit facts or documents

 
33.03   Judgment on admission of facts or documents

 
33.04   Costs on refusal to admit

 
33.05   Action on bill of exchange

              RULE 34
MEDICAL EXAMINATION

 
34.01   Order for examination

 
34.02   Scope of examination

 
34.03   Persons in attendance at examination

 
34.04   Medical reports

 
34.05   Use of medical reports on a trial or hearing

 
34.06   Penalty for failure to be examined etc.

              RULE 35
COURT EXPERTS

 
35.01   Appointment of expert to report on certain questions

 
35.02   Report of court expert

 
35.03   Cross-examination of court expert

 
35.04   Remuneration of court expert

 
35.05   Calling of expert witnesses

              RULE 36
INSPECTIONS OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY, ETC.

 
36.01   Order for Inspection of real or personal property

              RULE 37
SPECIAL CASES

 
37.01   Special case

 
37.02   Form of special case

 
37.03   Setting case down with leave

 
37.04   Court may draw inferences

 
37.05   Relief by agreement

              RULE 37A
COURT ORDERED MEDIATION

 
37A.01   Definitions

 
37A.02   Purpose

 
37A.03   Court ordered mediation

 
37A.04   Procedure at mediation sessions

 
37A.05   Failure to attend and other non-compliance

 
37A.06   Results of mediation

 
37A.07   Costs of mediation

 
37A.08   Mediators fees

 
37A.09   Mediators list

 
37A.10  Exemption

              RULE 38
ORDERS: PRE-TRIAL OR PRE-HEARING

 
38.01   Preliminary determination of questions of law, etc.

              RULE 39
CONFERENCES GENERALLY

 
39.01   Application of this rule

 
39.02   Setting down conferences

 
39.03   General powers

 
39.04   Attendance

 
39.05   Conference procedures

 
39.06   Discussions are without prejudice

 
39.07   Remote conferencing

 
39.08   Agreement on issues

 
39.09   Settlement

 
39.10   Consequences of failing to file documents

 
39.11   Consequences of failure to attend  conference or lack of preparedness

              RULE 39A
PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCES

 
39A.01   Purpose of pre-trial conferences

 
39A.02   How to get a mater on the pre-trial list

 
39A.03   Documents to be filed before pre-trial conferences

 
39A.04   Disposition of pre-trial conference

 
39A.05   Report of the pre-trial conference

 
39A.06   Disposition of settlement conference

              RULE 39B
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES

 
39B.01   Purpose of settlement conferences

 
39B.02   How to get a matter on the Settlement Conference List

 
39B.03   Documents to be filed before settlement conferences

 
39B.04   Communications during a settlement conference

 
39B.05   Disposition of settlement conference

 
39B.06   Not precluded from being trial judge

              RULE 39C
MINI-TRIALS

 
39C.01   Purpose of mini-trials

 
39C.02   General power

 
39C.03   Materials used during mini-trial

 
39C.04   Communications at mini-trial

 
39C.05   Mini-trail judge shall not preside at the trial

              RULE 40
PLACE AND MODE OF TRIAL AND SETTING DOWN

 
40.01   Application and interpretation

 
40.02   Place of trial

 
40.03   Setting down for trial- trials of 5 days or fewer

 
40.04   Setting down for trial - General

 
40.05   Application where no Certificate of Readiness

 
40.06   Setting down for trial

 
40.07   Settlement

 
40.08   Consequences of setting down

 
40.09   Publication of General List

 
40.10   Brief for trial judge

 
40.11   Dismissal for want of prosecution

 
40.12   Notification of change in status

 
40.13   Order for separate trials, etc.

 
40.14   General powers

 
40.15   Transition

              RULE 41
TRIAL SITTINGS

 
41.01   Dates and places of sittings

 
41.02   Right of court to extend sittings

              RULE 42
TRIAL PROCEDURES

 
42.01   Failure of all or any party to attend at trial

 
42.02   Adjournment of trial

 
42.03   Change of place of trial

 
42.04   Order of speeches

 
42.05   Inspection by Court

 
42.06   Exclusion of witnesses, etc.

 
42.07   Death of party before giving the decision

 
42.08   Right of defendant to move for dismissal

 
42.09   Judgment

 
42.10   Record of trial

 
42.11   Exhibits

 
42.12   Impounded documents

 
42.13   Trial with jury

              RULE 43
TRIALS BEFORE AND INQUIRIES BY REFEREES

 
43.01   Trial or inquiry before a referee

 
43.02   Powers, etc. of a referee

 
43.03   Report of referee

 
43.04   Transfer from one referee to another

 
43.05   Assessment of damages or taking of account by referee

              RULE 44
ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES

 
44.01   Assessment of damages on a trial, etc.

 
44.02   Judgment entered by default against some but not all defendants

 
44.03   Assessment of damages to time of assessment

 
44.04   Assessment of value

 
44.05   Assessment of damages by jury

              RULE 44A
ADVANCE
PAYMENT OF
DAMAGES

 
44A.01   Advance payment of damages

 
44A.02   Application

 
44A.03   Assessment of damages to time of assessment

 
44A.04   Assessment of value

 
44A.05   Advancement of payment not a full determination

 
44A.06   Multiple applications

 
44A.07   Notice to defendant

 
44A.08   Rule not exhaustive

              RULE 45
TRIALS WITH JURY

 
45.01   Trial by jury

 
45.02   Roll call of jurors

 
45.03   Selection of jury

 
45.04   Communication to jury of payment into Court

 
45.05   Inspection by jury

 
45.06   Objections to a question at a trial with a jury

 
45.07   Assessment of damages by jury

 
45.08   Order of speeches

 
45.09   Answers of jury

 
45.10   Costs of trial by jury

              RULE 46
EVIDENCE: TRIAL

 
46.01   Evidence by witnesses

 
46.02   Scope of examination and cross-examination of witnesses

 
46.03   Evidence by affidavit

 
46.04   Evidence of particular facts

 
46.05   Limitation of expert evidence

 
46.06   Limitation of plans, etc. in evidence

 
46.07   Expert witness; evidence of and report

 
46.08   Proof of any fact or document subsequent to trial

 
46.09   General power of Court regarding evidence

 
46.10   Revocation or variation of orders made under foregoing rules

 
46.11   Depositions: when receivable in evidence at trial

 
46.12   Use of evidence obtained on discovery

 
46.13   Use of evidence taken in another proceeding

 
46.14   Limitations on admissibility of documents

 
46.15   Documents received in evidence under The Evidence Act

 
46.16   Evidence of consent of new trustee to act

 
46.17   Service of notice

 
46.18   Evidence at trial may be used at any subsequent stage of the proceeding

 
46.19   Order to produce documents at a trial

 
46.20   Objections to questions

 
46.21   Interpreters

 
46.22   Determination of foreign law

 
46.23   Subpoena

 
46.24   Amendment of a subpoena

 
46.25   Service of a subpoena

 
46.26   Duration of subpoena

 
46.27   Subpoena of opposing party

 
46.28   Failure to obey subpoena

 
46.29   Application to trials of issues, references, etc.

              RULE 47
EVIDENCE BY DEPOSITION

 
47.01   Power to order deposition to be taken

 
47.02   Letter of request

 
47.03   Enforcing attendance of persons at examination

 
47.04   Appointment of time and place for examination

 
47.05   Conduct of examination

 
47.06   Examination of additional persons

 
47.07   Objection to questions

 
47.08   Production of documents

 
47.09   Taking of depositions

 
47.10   Special report by examiner

 
47.11   Transfer of examination

 
47.12   Use of deposition in evidence

 
47.13   Order for further examination

 
47.14   Order for payment of examiners fees

 
47.15   Depositions before proceeding commenced

              RULE 47A
ELECTRONIC CONFERENCING

 
47A.01   Definitions

 
47A.02   Appearing remotely without prior Court permission

 
47A.03   Appearing remotely with the permission of the Court

 
47A.04   Factors to consider

 
47A.05   Discretion of the court

 
47A.06   Costs of conferencing

              RULE 48
AFFIDAVITS

 
48.01   Form of Affidavits

 
48.02   Contents of Affidavit

 
48.03   Exhibits

 
48.04   Affidavit by two or more deponents

 
48.05   Affidavit of body corporate or partnership

 
48.06   Affidavit by illiterate or blind person

 
48.07   Interpreter

 
48.08   Alterations in affidavits

 
48.09   Service and filing of affidavits

 
48.10   Cross-examination of deponent of an affidavit

 
48.11   Scandalous, etc., matter in affidavit

 
48.12   Use of defective affidavit

 
48.13   Proof of signature and seal of functionary taking affidavit

 
48.14   Use of affidavit in subsequent applications

 
48.15   Filing of affidavits

              RULE 49
ORDERS

 
49.01   Form of order

 
49.02   Order requiring an act to be done, etc.

 
49.03   Drawing up of order

 
49.04   Settlement of form and entry of order

 
49.05   Orders made by the Registrar

 
49.06   Date on which order takes effect

 
49.07   Costs

 
49.08   Default and summary judgments

 
49.09   Conditional order

 
49.10   Amendment of orders

 
49.11   Satisfaction of judgment

 
49.12   Appeals from orders

 
49.13   Service of order on person not a party

 
49.14   Powers on hearing of an application

 
49.15   Order requiring deed or document to be settled

 
49.16   Advertising for creditors and other claimants

 
49.17   Examination of claims

 
49.18   Adjudication of claims

 
49.19   Certificate of judgment of Supreme Court of Canada

 
49.20   Judgments under the Canada and the United Kingdom Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments Act

              RULE 50
ENFORCEMENT OF ORDERS: GENERAL

 
50.01   Enforcement of order for the payment or recovery of money

 
50.02   Enforcement of order for possession of real or personal property

 
50.03   Enforcement of an order to do or abstain from doing an act

 
50.04   Where leave to issue orders necessary

 
50.05   Duration of orders

 
50.06   Rep. by 69/97 s3

 
50.07   Execution by or against a person not a party

 
50.08   Waiver of conditional judgment or order

 
50.09   Stay of execution for matter occurring after entry of judgment or order

              RULE 51
EXECUTION

 
51.01   Money in Court

 
51.02   Wrongful execution

              RULE 52
RECEIVERSHIP ORDERS

 
52.01   Application of Rule 50

 
52.02   Appointment of a receiver to enforce a judgment or order

 
52.03   Powers of a receiver

 
52.04   Summary application to the Court

 
52.05   Costs

              RULE 53
CONTEMPT ORDER

 
53.01   Power to grant contempt order

 
53.02   Application for leave to apply for a contempt order

 
53.03   Power of court to order person to appear in court

 
53.04   Hearing of an application for a contempt order

 
53.05   The contempt order

 
53.06   Contempt by a body corporate

 
53.07   Contempt by a person not a party

 
53.08   Variation of contempt order

              RULE 53A
STAY

 
53A.01   Notice of appeal not a stay

 
53A.02   Judge on aplication may stay an order

 
53A.03   Interest not precluded by order of stay

 
53A.04   Terms of order

 
53A.05   Rule applies to execution of judgments

              RULE 54
CROWN PRACTICE RULES IN CIVIL MATTERS

 
54.01   Rules to apply

 
54.02   Order, not writ, shall issue

 
54.03   Service of originating application

 
54.04   Appeals

 
54.05   Power of a judge of the Court of Appeal

              I. Certiorari

 
54.06   Filing and service of application

 
54.07   Endorsement on originating application

 
54.08   Return of lower court

              II. Quo Warranto

 
54.09   Application of Rules

 
54.10   Leave of court required

 
54.11   Objection to title to be specific

 
54.12   Substitution or relator

 
54.13   Consolidation of applications

 
54.14   Disclaimer

              III. Mandamus

 
54.15   Affidavit of prosecutor

 
54.16   Mandamus issued by the Court

 
54.17   Effect of order

              RULE 55
COSTS

              I. Party and Party Costs: General

 
55.01   Definition

 
55.02   Costs in discretion of Court

 
55.03   When costs follow the event or are determined by the rules

 
55.04   Party and party costs

 
55.05   Costs on interlocutory applications

 
55.06   Costs of a proceeding transferred to the Supreme Court

 
55.07   Costs on appeal

 
55.08   Costs when application abandoned

 
55.09   Costs agreed on settlement

 
55.10   Costs of a person under disability

 
55.11   Costs of trustee, personal representative or mortgagee

 
55.12   Costs of member of class represented by own solicitor

 
55.13   Costs of several proceedings on one bond, etc.

 
55.14   Costs arising from misconduct or neglect

              II. Solicitor and Client Costs: General

 
55.15   Costs to be reasonable

 
55.16   Fee agreement

 
< 55.17   Contingent fee agreement must be in writing

 
55.18   Review of agreement by taxing officer or Court

 
55.19   Void provisions in agreement

 
55.20   Death or incapacity of a solicitor

 
55.21   Costs payable out of trust funds

 
55.22   Payment in advance or security taken

 
55.23   Charging property for fees

 
55.24   Proceeding for costs

              III. Taxation of Costs

 
55.25   Appointment for taxation

 
55.26   Production of bill of costs by other parties

 
55.27   Proof of disbursements

 
55.28   Failure to attend on taxation, etc.

 
55.29   Powers of taxing officer

 
55.30   Disallowance of costs by taxing officer

 
55.31   Costs against fund or estate

 
55.32   Certificate of taxing officer

 
55.33   Enforcement of costs

 
55.34   Special allowances

              IV. Appeals from Taxation

 
55.35   Time and contents of appeal

 
55.36   Appeal confined to items specified

 
55.37   Powers of judge on appeal

 
55.38   Amendment of execution order

 
  Appendix

              PART II
PROBATE

              RULE 56
PROBATE, ADMINISTRATION AND GUARDIANSHIP RULES

 
56.01   Priority of right to grant of probate or administration, with will annexed

 
56.02   Priority of right to grant of administration

 
56.03   Persons to whom grant may be made

 
56.04   Notice of Application

 
56.04A   Caveat

 
56.05   Form of application

 
56.06   Contents of application

 
56.07   Additional contents of application where deceased died testate

 
56.08   Form of jurat and supporting affidavits

 
56.09   Will, how marked

 
56.10   Inventory

 
56.11   Proof of will

 
56.12   Translation of will not in English

 
56.13   Grant of double probate

 
56.14   Grant of administration d.b.n.

 
56.15   Direction to omit interlineation, etc.

 
56.16   Grant where words erased, etc.

 
56.17   Grants to be sealed and signed by Registrar

 
56.18   Production of document relating to will

 
56.19   Proof in solemn form

 
56.20   Resealing

 
56.21   Bonds

 
56.22   Application to dispense with bond

 
56.23   Who may institute proceedings on bond

 
56.24   Letters of Guardianship

 
56.25   Accounts

 
56.26   Application for appointment and directions

 
56.27   Order for passing accounts

 
56.28   Dispensing with accounting: Depositing inventory and accounts

 
56.29   Filing of releases

 
56.30   Acts Book

 
56.31   Endorsements on all grants

 
56.32   Furnishing of copies by Court

 
56.33   Administration Forms

 
56.34   Application

 
56.35   Electronic filing

 
56.36   Approval of the registrar

 
56.37   Original of will etc.

              PART II.1
FAMILY LAW PROCEEDINGS
[Rep. by 11/17]

              PART III
APPEALS

              RULE 57
CIVIL APPEALS
COURT OF APPEAL

 
57.01   Definitions

 
57.02   Leave to appeal

 
57.03   Appeals

 
57.04   Tribunal Appeals

 
57.05   Extension of Time

 
57.06   Transcripts

 
57.01.1   Alternative to transcript

 
57.07   Form of Notice of Appeal

 
57.08   Notice of Intention to Participate

 
57.09   Cross-appeal

 
57.10   Stay

 
57.11   Applications Respecting Initiation of Appeal

 
57.12   Directions to Clerk of Trial Court

 
57.13   Security for Costs

 
57.14   Appeal books

 
> 57.15   Factums

 
57.16   Form of Factum

 
57.17   Application to Strike Out or Dismiss

 
57.18   Application to Set Time for Hearing, etc.

 
57.19   Discontinuance

 
57.20   Striking Out and Deemed Abandonment of Appeals

 
57.21   Evidence

 
57.22   Prehearing Conferences

 
57.23   Powers of the Court

 
57.24   Sessions of the Court

 
57.25   Delivery of Judgment

 
57.26   Consent Judgment

 
57.27   Formal Order

 
57.28   Disposition of Files, etc.

 
57.29   Entry of Orders by Registrar

 
57.30   Interlocutory Applications to the Court

 
57.31   Miscellaneous Powers

              RULE 58
CIVIL APPEALS - TRIAL DIVISION (GENERAL)

 
58.01   Definitions

 
58.02   Scope of rule

 
58.03   How to start an appeal (where leave required)

 
58.04   How to start an appeal (where no leave required)

 
58.05   Participation in the appeal

 
58.06   How to stay a decision being appealed

 
58.07   How to raise additional issues (cross-appeals)

 
58.08   Security for costs

 
58.09   Decision-making authority must file record

 
58.10   Transcript - Obtaining and serving on parties

 
58.11   Appeal brief required

 
58.12   Striking out a notice of appeal or dismissing an appeal

 
58.13   Resolving pre/post hearing issues

 
58.14   Setting a hearing date

 
58.15   Deemed abandonment of an appeal after one year

 
58.16   Additional evidence on appeal

 
58.17   Hearing of the appeal

              RULE 59
THE REGISTRAR'S COMPENSATION RULE

[Rep. by 36/14 s101]

              PART IV
TRIAL DIVISION FAMILY RULES

              Section 1 - How to Refer to this Part, What Proceedings this Part Applies to, and How to Interpret this Part

       F1   Reference, Application, and Interpretation

              Section 2 - Access to the Court and Confidentiality

       F2   Access to Court Records

       F3   Access to Proceedings

     F3A   Interpreters

              Section 3 - How to Start or Respond to a Proceeding

       F4   How to Start a Proceeding

       F5   How to Apply to Vary a Final Order

       F6   How to Respond to an Originating Application or an Originating Application for Variation

       F7   How to Reply to a Response

       F8   Providing Notice and Serving Documents on Other Parties or Persons

              Section 4 - How to Get Information for your Case

       F9   General Rules Relating to Exchanging Information and Documents

     F10   Disclosure Requirements

     F11   Getting Additional Information

     F12   Expert Reports

     F13   Investigations and Reports Ordered by a Judge

              Section 5 - Court Assistance in Managing your Case

     F14   Case Management

              Section 6 - Resolving Issues in an Ongoing Proceeding (Making Interim Applications)

     F15   General Rules Applicable to Interim Applications

     F16   Interim Applications without Notice for a Procedural Order

     F17   Emergency Interim Applications (Getting a Temporary Order)

     F18   Interim Applications with Notice

     F19   Varying an Interim Order before a Final Order is made

              Section 7 - Facilitated Resolution of Claims

     F20   Responsibility of Parties

     F21   Confidentiality and Use of Information in Dispute Resolution

     F22   Family Justice Services

     F23   Offers to Settle

     F24   Court Ordered Mediation

     F25   Settlement Conferences

              Section 8 - Resolving Claims without a Trial

   F25A   Discontinuance and Withdrawal

     F26   Uncontested Proceedings

     F27   Pre-Trial Determination of Question of Fact or Law

     F28   Summary Judgment

              Section 9 - Trial Procedure

     F29   How to Get a Trial Date

     F30   Trial Readiness Conferences

     F31   Informal Trial

     F32   Evidence and Affidavits

              Section 10 - Costs, Orders, Judgments, and Enforcement

     F33   Costs

     F34   Orders, Judgments, and Enforcement

              Section 11 - Special Rules Applicable to Certain Types of Proceedings

     F35   Interjurisdictional Support Proceedings - Divorce Act

     F36   Interjurisdictional Support Orders

     F37   Child Protection Proceedings

   F37A   Adult Protection Proceedings

     F38   Applications for the Return of a Child under the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction

     F39   Review of Emergency Protection Orders made under the Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act

              Section 12 - General Rules

     F40   Court Administration

     F41   Appearing Remotely