Preface. Discovery Techniques: Use of This Handbook

• Author: John Hollander
• Pages: 11-13

discovery techniques: use of this handbook

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preface

Discovery Techniques:

Use of This Handbook

   from the viewpoint of the Rules of

Civil Procedure for Ontario and therefore are not identi-

cal to those in other jurisdictions. For example, there is

no automatic right to depose non-party witnesses. ere

are, in Ontario, obligations both to produce all relevant

documents and to submit to the oral examination of all

parties, although such examinations are now time-limited.

e phrase “examinations for discovery” is used to

mean both oral discovery and depositions, as dierent

jurisdictions have dierent nomenclature. Examinations

for discovery are neither direct examinations, nor are they

cross-examinations. ey are a breed unto themselves.

is handbook examines various issues that arise dur-

ing the discovery process. It aims to inform lawyers and

law students who wish to become more skilled in the dis-

covery process. It does not purport to be a review of the

rules and regulations that govern discovery, which dier

in each jurisdiction. Instead, this handbook focuses the

reader on questions and issues that allow improvement in

performance while oering examples and exercises that