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Civil Litigation PREAMBLE AND RELATED LINKS
The Courts of Justice Act ('CJA') and the Rules of Civil Procedure ('RCP' or 'Rules') are at the heart of Ontario's civil litigation system. With this Superior Court-focussed topic I have focussed on trial level civil litigation, locating appeals and judicial reviews elsewhere (see the header). Also closely-related are the separate topics of: Evidence, Courts, Small Claims Court and Federal Court.SS Note: The Courts of Justice Act (CJA) is home-allocated to the Courts topic, while the Rules of Civil Procedure (RCP) are home-allocated here. Technically, all the CJA entries here are cross-linked from Courts [#Courts].
Legislative Currency SUB-TOPICS
GENERAL
Civil Litigation Dicta - Irregularities
RCP 1 Citation, Application and Interpretation
RCP 2 - Non-Compliance with the Rules
CJA 1. Definitions
CJA 96. Rules of law and equity
|||Definitions of the Courts of Justice Act [Courts of Justice Act, s.1(1-1.1) (Ontario)] [#CivilLitigation]
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ADJOURNMENTS
Civil Litigation Dicta - Adjournments
AFFIDAVITS
Civil Litigation Dicta - Affidavits
Civil Litigation Dicta - Affidavits - Cross-Examination
RCP 4.06 - Affidavits
RCP 39 - Evidence on Motions and Application
APPLICATIONS
Civil Litigation Dicta - Applications (+)
RCP 38 Applications — Jurisdiction and Procedure
BROWNE V DUNN
Civil Litigation Dicta - Browne v Dunn
|||Cross-Examination, Impeachment on Previous Statements in Writing [Evidence Act, s.20 (Ontario)] [#Evidence]
|||Cross-Examination, Impeachment on Previous Oral Statements [Evidence Act, s.21 (Ontario)] [#Evidence]
CERTIFICATE OF PENDING LITIGATION
Civil Litigation Dicta - Certificate of Pending Litigation
CJA 103. Certificate of pending litigation
RCP 42 - Certificate of Pending Litigation
CHARTER/CONSTITUTIONAL
CJA 109. Notice of constitutional question
CLASS PROCEEDINGS
RCP 12 - Class Proceedings and Other Representative Proceedings
CONFERENCES
Civil Litigation Dicta - Pre-trial Conferences
RCP 50 - Conferences
CONSOLIDATION OR HEARING TOGETHER OR SEPARATE
Civil Litigation Dicta - Consolidation
Civil Litigation Dicta - Separate Hearings
Civil Litigation Dicta - Multiplicity of Proceedings
RCP 6 - Consolidation or Hearing Together
RCP 6.1 - Separate Hearing
CJA 107. Consolidation of proceedings in different courts
CJA 138. Multiplicity of proceedings
CJA 139. Joint liability not affected by judgment or release
COSTS AND INTEREST
Civil Litigation Dicta - Costs - General
Civil Litigation Dicta - Costs - History
Civil Litigation Dicta - Costs - Interim
Civil Litigation Dicta - Costs - Deterrent
Civil Litigation Dicta - Costs - Public Interest Litigation
Civil Litigation Dicta - Costs - Nature of Issues
Civil Litigation Dicta - Costs - Contractually-Determined
Civil Litigation Dicta - Costs - Insurance
Civil Litigation Dicta - Costs - Access to Justice
Civil Litigation Dicta - Costs - Substantial and Full Indemnity
Civil Litigation Dicta - Costs - Dismissal of Action for Non-Payment
Civil Litigation Dicta - Costs - Disbursements
Civil Litigation Dicta - Costs - Non-Parties
Civil Litigation Dicta - Costs - Pro Bono
Civil Litigation Dicta - Costs - Discretion [CJA s.130]
Civil Litigation Dicta - Costs - Against a Lawyer Personally
Civil Litigation Dicta - Costs - Effect of Allegation of Fraud
Civil Litigation Dicta - Costs - Self-Represented Parties
Civil Litigation Dicta - Costs - Impecuniosity
Civil Litigation Dicta - Costs - Assessment
Civil Litigation Dicta - Costs - Agreement by Parties
Civil Litigation Dicta - Costs - Estates
Civil Litigation Dicta - Costs - Mortgage Litigation
RCP 57 - Costs of Proceedings
CJA 127. Prejudgment and postjudgment interest rates
CJA 128. Prejudgment interest
CJA 129. Postjudgment interest
CJA 130. Discretion of court
CJA 131. Costs
CROWN
CJA 72 - Role of Attorney General
DAMAGES [SS: cross-link to Damages]
CJA 99. Damages in substitution for injunction or specific performance
CJA 116. Periodic payment and review of damages
CJA 116.1 Periodic payment, medical malpractice actions
CJA 117. Assessment of damages
DECLARATIONS
CJA 97. Declaratory orders
JRPA 8. Summary disposition of actions
DEEMED (IMPLIED) UNDERTAKINGS
Civil Litigation Dicta - Deemed (Implied) Undertaking
RCP 30.1 - Deemed Undertaking
DEFAULT JUDGMENT
Civil Litigation Dicta - Default Judgment - Consequences
Civil Litigation Dicta - Default Judgment - Setting Aside (+)
Civil Litigation Dicta - Default Judgment - Amendment
RCP 19 - Default Proceeding
DISABILITY
Civil Litigation Dicta - Persons Under Disability
RCP 7 - Person Under Disability
DISCONTINUANCE AND WITHDRAWAL
Civil Litigation Dicta - Discontinuance
RCP 23 Discontinuance and Withdrawal
DISCRETION
Civil Litigation Dicta - Discretion
DISMISSAL FOR DELAY
Civil Litigation Dicta - Dismissal for Delay - Generally
Civil Litigation Dicta - Dismissal for Delay - Setting Aside
RCP 48 - Listing for Trial
DOCUMENTS
Civil Litigation Dicta - Documents
Civil Litigation Dicta - Document Briefs
RCP 4 - Court Documents
CJA 74. Destruction of Documents
ENFORCEMENT
Civil Litigation Dicta - Enforcement
Civil Litigation Dicta - Garnishment
RCP 60 Enforcement of Orders
CJA 141. Civil orders directed to sheriffs
CJA 143. Enforcement
CJA 144. Orders enforceable by police
ESTATES
RCP 9 Estates and Trusts
RCP 74 Estates — Non-Contentious Proceedings
RCP 75 Estates — Contentious Proceedings
EVIDENCE [SS: consider Evidence topic shift]
Civil Litigation Dicta - Admissions
Civil Litigation Dicta - Evidence at Trial [R53]
RCP 4.1 - Duty of Expert
RCP 32 Inspection of Property
RCP 33 Medical Examination of Parties
RCP 34 Procedure on Oral Examinations
RCP 35 Procedure on Examination for Discovery by Written Questions
RCP 36 Taking Evidence Before Trial
RCP 50.03.1 Certificate of Readiness to be Filed
RCP 51 - Admissions
RCP 53 - Evidence at Trial
CJA 105. Physical or mental examination
EXAMINATIONS (Discovery and Cross-Examinations on Affidavits)
Civil Litigation Dicta - Discovery - General
Civil Litigation Dicta - Discovery - Documentary
RCP 29.1 Discovery Plan
RCP 29.2 Proportionality in Discovery
RCP 30 - Discovery of Documents
RCP 31 - Examination for Discovery
|||Examinations for Discovery, Use of Corporate [Evidence Act, s.15 (Ontario)] [#Evidence]
|||Examinations etc, Certified Copies of Admissible [Evidence Act, s.48(1-2) (Ontario)] [#Evidence]
FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL COMPETING JURISDICTIONS
Civil Litigation Dicta - Federal-Provincial Competing Jurisdictions [#FEDERALCOURT]
CJA 148. Jurisdiction of Federal Court
FOREIGN JUDGMENTS
RCP 73 - Reciprocal Enforcement of United Kingdom Judgments
FRIVOLOUS AND VEXATIOUS
Civil Litigation Dicta - Frivolous and Vexatious (+)
RCP 2.1 - General Powers to Stay or Dismiss if Vexatious, etc.
CJA 140. Vexatious proceedings
IMMUNITY
CJA 142. Protection for acting under court order
INJUNCTIONS
Civil Litigation Dicta - Injunctions and Stays [#INJUNCTIONSANDSTAYS]
RCP 40 - Interlocutory Injunction or Mandatory Order
RCP 63 - Stay Pending Appeal
CJA 99. Damages in substitution for injunction or specific performance
CJA 101. Injunctions and receivers
CJA 102. Injunction in labour dispute
CJA 104. Interim order for recovery of personal property
CJA 106 - Stay of Proceedings
JRPA 8. Summary disposition of actions
INTERVENTION [SS: consider shifting to Intervention]
RCP 13 - Intervention
JOINDER
Civil Litigation Dicta - Misjoinder
Civil Litigation Dicta - Misnomer ('Litigation Finger')
Civil Litigation Dicta - Unknown Parties
Civil Litigation Dicta - Joinder - Parties
Limitations Act 2002, s.21
RCP 5 Joinder of Claims and Parties
JURIES [SS: cross-link to Juries (Civil)]
RCP 47 - Jury Notice
RCP 52 - Trial Procedure [esp. 52.05, 52.07-52.10]
CJA 108. Jury trials
CJA 118. Guidance and submissions
LAWYERS [consider #]
RCP 15 - Representation by Lawyer
MASTERS, ASSESSMENT AND OTHER OFFICERS
Civil Litigation Dicta - Masters, Assessment and Other Officers
CJA 73. Court Officers and Staff
CJA 76. Direction of court staff
CJA 86.1 Case management masters
CJA 87. Masters
CJA 90. Assessment officers
CJA 91. Officers of court
CJA 92. Administration of oaths
MEDIATION
RCP 24.1 Mandatory Mediation
RCP 75.1 Mandatory Mediation — Estates, Trusts and Substitute Decisions
RCP 75.2 Court-Ordered Estates Mediation
MISCELLANEOUS
CJA 93. Money held by officer of court
CJA 115. Security
CJA 120. Advance payments
CJA 121. Foreign money obligations
CJA 122. Actions for accounting
CJA 145. Consul as official representative
CJA 147. Seal of court
CJA 148.1 Application
CJA 148.2 Enforcement of order to pay tariff costs
CJA 148.3 Regulations
Schedule
MOTIONS
Civil Litigation Dicta - Motions
Civil Litigation Dicta - Ex Parte Motions
RCP 37 - Motions - Jurisdiction and Procedure
OBJECTIONS
Civil Litigation Dicta - Objections
ORDERS
Civil Litigation Dicta - Orders - General
Civil Litigation Dicta - Bullock and Sanderson Orders
Civil Litigation Dicta - Orders - Interpretation
Civil Litigation Dicta - Orders - Security for Trial
Civil Litigation Dicta - Orders by Registrar
Civil Litigation Dicta - Settling Orders
Civil Litigation Dicta - Orders - R59.06 Set-Aside Motions [SS: probs here]
Civil Litigation Dicta - Pierringer Orders
RCP 59 - Orders
CJA 123. Judge’s retirement, etc., inability or failure to give decision
ORIGINATING PROCESS
Civil Litigation Dicta - Originating Process
RCP 14 - Originating Process
PARTIES
Civil Litigation Dicta - Party Agreements as to Facts
RCP 10 Representation Order
RCP 11 Transfer or Transmission of Interest
PARTNERSHIPS
RCP 8 - Partnerships and Sole Proprietorships
PAYMENTS INTO AND OUT OF COURT
Civil Litigation Dicta - Payment into and out of Court
RCP 72 - Payment Into and Out of Court
PLEADINGS
Civil Litigation Dicta - Pleadings - General (+)
Civil Litigation Dicta - Pleadings - Law
Civil Litigation Dicta - Pleadings - Particularity
Civil Litigation Dicta - Pleadings - Pleading in the Alternative
Civil Litigation Dicta - Pleadings - Defence
Civil Litigation Dicta - Pleadings - Cross-Claims
Civil Litigation Dicta - Pleadings - Closing
Civil Litigation Dicta - Pleadings - Where Settlement Privilege Involved
RCP 25 - Pleadings in an Action
RCP 27 - Counterclaim
RCP 28 - Crossclaim
RCP 29 - Third Party Claim
CJA 113. Agreement preventing third party claim or crossclaim
PLEADINGS, AMENDMENT
Civil Litigation Dicta - Amending Pleadings - General (+)
Civil Litigation Dicta - Amending Pleadings - Limitations
RCP 26 - Amendment of Pleadings
PROPERTY
Civil Litigation Dicta - Interim Preservation of Property
RCP 44 - Interim Recovery of Personal Property
RCP 45 - Interim Preservation of Property
PUBLIC ACCESS
Civil Litigation Dicta - Public Access - General
Civil Litigation Dicta - Recording of Proceedings
Civil Litigation Dicta - Document Access
Civil Litigation Dicta - Public Access - Redactions from Record
Civil Litigation Dicta - Public Access - Open Court Doctrine (+)
CJA 135. Public hearings
CJA 136 - Prohibition against photography, etc., at court hearing
CJA 137. Documents public
RECEIVERS
Civil Litigation Dicta - Receivers
CJA 101. Injunctions and receivers
RE-EXAMINATIONS
Civil Litigation Dicta - Re-examination
REFERENCES
Civil Litigation Dicta - References
CJA 8. References to the Court of Appeal
RELIEF FROM PENALTIES
CJA 98. Relief against penalties
SECURITY FOR COSTS
Civil Litigation Dicta - Security for Costs (+)
RCP 56 - Security for Costs
SERVICE
Civil Litigation Dicta - Service
RCP 17 - Service Outside Ontario
RCP 18 Time for Delivery of Statement of Defence
SET-OFF [consider #]
CJA 111. Set off
SETTLEMENT
Civil Litigation Dicta - Settlement - General
Civil Litigation Dicta - Settlement - Release
Civil Litigation Dicta - Settlement - Disclosure of a Settlement
Civil Litigation Dicta - Settlement - Setting Aside a Settlement
Civil Litigation Dicta - Settlement - Effect of Settlement Offer on Costs
Civil Litigation Dicta - Settlement - Enforcement
RCP 49 - Offer to Settle
SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE
RCP 76 Simplified Procedure
SLAPP
Civil Litigation Dicta - SLAPP - The 2020 Leading Supreme Court of Canada Cases
Civil Litigation Dicta - SLAPP - General
Civil Litigation Dicta - SLAPP - Timing
Civil Litigation Dicta - SLAPP - Public Interest Threshold (+)
Civil Litigation Dicta - SLAPP - No Further Steps in Proceeding [CJA 137.1(5)]
Civil Litigation Dicta - SLAPP - Merits Exception
Civil Litigation Dicta - SLAPP - No Valid Defence
Civil Litigation Dicta - SLAPP - Harm-Expression Balancing Exception (+)
Civil Litigation Dicta - SLAPP - Damages
Civil Litigation Dicta - SLAPP - Critique
Civil Litigation Dicta - SLAPP - Costs
Civil Litigation Dicta - SLAPP - Appeals
CJA 137.1-137.5 - Prevention of Proceedings that Limit Freedom of Expression on Matters of Public Interest (Gag Proceedings)
SPECIAL CASE
RCP 22 - Special Case
STAYS
Civil Litigation Dicta - Injunctions and Stays [#INJUNCTIONSANDSTAYS]
CJA s.106 - Stay of Proceedings
STRIKING PLEADINGS (R21)
Civil Litigation Dicta - Striking Pleadings - Generally
Civil Litigation Dicta - Striking Pleadings - R21 v R20 Summary Judgment
Civil Litigation Dicta - Striking Pleadings - R21 Determination of an Issue Before Trial
Civil Litigation Dicta - Striking Pleadings - R21.02 Delay
Civil Litigation Dicta - Striking Pleadings - R21 v R25.11 Striking Pleadings as Frivolous
Civil Litigation Dicta - Striking Pleadings - R25.06 Plead Material Facts, Not Evidence
Civil Litigation Dicta - Striking Pleadings - R25.11 Striking Pleadings as Frivolous
Civil Litigation Dicta - Striking Pleadings - No Jurisdiction
Civil Litigation Dicta - Striking Pleadings - Before Defence
Civil Litigation Dicta - Striking Pleadings - Leave to Amend
Civil Litigation Dicta - Striking Pleadings and Limitations
Civil Litigation Dicta - Striking Pleadings - Standard of Appellate Review
Civil Litigation Dicta - Striking Pleadings - Evidence Not Normally Considered
Civil Litigation Dicta - Striking Pleadings - Timetable Non-Compliance [R3.04]
Civil Litigation Dicta - Striking Pleadings - Novel Causes
RCP 21 - Determination of an Issue Before Trial
SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Civil Litigation Dicta - Summary Judgment
Civil Litigation Dicta - Summary Judgment - General | Part 2
Civil Litigation Dicta - Summary Judgment - Partial | Part 2
Civil Litigation Dicta - Summary Judgment - Evidence
Civil Litigation Dicta - Summary Judgment - Practice
Civil Litigation Dicta - Summary Judgment - Issue Estoppel
Civil Litigation Dicta - Summary Judgment - Against Moving Party
RCP 20 - Summary Judgment
SUMMONS
|||Subpoenas [Evidence Act, s.(see Insertion after Evidence Act, s.s.19, ss.4-11) (Ontario)] [#Evidence]
TESTIMONY
Civil Litigation Dicta - Testimony
TIME
Civil Litigation Dicta - Time - 2020 Time Limits Suspension
Civil Litigation Dicta - Time - Extending Time Generally
Civil Litigation Dicta - Time - Extending Time for Setting Down for Trial
Civil Litigation Dicta - Time - Timetable [R3.04]
RCP 3 - Time
TRANSFERS FROM WRONG COURT
Civil Litigation Dicta - Transfers from Wrong Court
CJA 110. Proceeding in wrong forum
JRPA 8. Summary disposition of actions
TRIAL
Civil Litigation Dicta - Trial
TRIAL LISTING
Civil Litigation Dicta - Trial Listing
RCP 48 - Listing for Trial
TRIAL PROCEDURE
Civil Litigation Dicta - Trial Procedure
RCP 52 - Trial Procedure
VENUE
Civil Litigation Dicta - Venue
RCP 13.1 - Place of Commencement and Hearing or Trial
RCP 46 - Place of Trial
CJA 114. Agreement as to place of hearing
VESTING ORDERS
Civil Litigation Dicta - Vesting Orders
CJA s.100 - Vesting Orders
ONTARIO REGULATIONS
Rules of Civil Procedure
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