Civil Trial in Canada

THE LAWYER AT THE CIVIL TRIAL: Contents

This covers:

• Contempt Of Court
• Witnesses
• Perjury
• Tactics
• Argument
• Withdrawal (see below)
• Dealing With The Other Side
• Costs
• Fees In Civil Litigation
• Other Tribunals
• The Lawyer’s Legal Liability
• Duties To The Court (see below)

Withdrawal includes:

• what constitutes “good cause”
• what is “notice appropriate in the circumstances”
• the lawyer’s duties upon withdrawal
• duties of the successor lawyer
• conflict of interest
• court’s rôle on lawyer’s withdrawal

Duties To The Court includes:

• basic duties
• the lawyer giving evidence
• witnesses
• client’s directions
• settlement
• other items

THE LAWYER IN CIVIL PRE-TRIAL: Contents

This covers:

• Civil Pre-Trial Defined
• Settlement (see below)
• Witnesses
• Discovery
• The Pre-Trial Brief
• Dealing With The Other Side
• Other Pre-Trial Perspectives
• Alternative Dispute Resolution

Settlement includes:

• settlement conduct for the lawyer
• authority to settle
• summary on settlement – authority