Small Claims Court: Procedure and Practice, 5th Edition
- Publisher:
- Emond Publishing
- Publication date:
- 2021-06-07
- Authors:
- S. Patricia Knight
- ISBN:
- 978-1-77255-795-4
Description:
Small Claims Court, 5th Edition provides a step-by-step guide to trial preparation and trial presentation in Small Claims Court. Readers will learn about rules and forms specific to Ontario, as well as common practices, including how to draft Small Claims Court pleadings. Covering a range of key topics, this go-to resource addresses everything from preliminary considerations to enforcing Small Claims Court judgments. This edition reflects changes to the Rules of the Small Claims Court and to the monetary jurisdiction of the Court. It also features updated sample pleadings, more complex fact situations and sample documents, additional references to case law, and new drafting exercises
Index
- Preliminary pages
- Preface
- About the Author
- Introduction to Small Claims Court
- You and Your Client
- Acting for the Plaintiff: Preliminary Considerations
- Acting for the Plaintiff: Commencing the Action
- Acting for the Plaintiff: Default Proceedings
- Acting for the Defendant
- Motions
- Offers to Settle and Settlement Conferences
- Assessments Hearings, Trials, and Motions After Trial
- Enforcing Small Claims Court Judgments
- Appendix A: The Courts of Justice Act excerpt, sections 22 to 33.1
- Appendix B: The Rules of the Small Claims Court
- Appendix C: The Small Claims Court Forms
- Appendix D: The Small Claims Court Fees
- Appendix E: Kilometre Allowances
- Glossary
- Index