Litigation (OADM 1454)

• The differences between criminal and civil law, the appeal process
• Principles behind court procedures, the litigation model, stages of litigation
• Preliminary matters, statute of limitations, actions and originating applications
• Document formatting, description of parties, the Public Guardian and Trustee, shortened style of proceeding
• Commencing the action, Notice of Civil Claim, time limit for service, filing documents, time calculations, service, affidavit of personal service, events following service
• Default judgment, costs
• Pleadings, Response to Civil Claim, Reply, electronic documents, setting a trial date, Notice of Trial, counterclaims and third parties, Bill of Costs
• Disclosure, types of evidence
• Settling a defended action, consent orders, consent dismissal order, enforceability of an order
• Hearing the dispute, trial scheduling, trial management conferences, witness lists, Trial Record, evidence at trial, Trial Certificate, pre- and post-trial timelines
• Collecting on judgments
• Asking the Court for help: interlocutory applications, affidavits, applications made with and without notice, consent applications

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.