Small Claims Court: Procedure and Practice, 5th Edition
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Small Claims Court: Procedure and Practice, 5th Edition

S. Patricia Knight
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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.

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ISBN
978-1-77255-795-4
Page Count
670
Publisher
Emond Publishing
Publication Date
May 2021
Status
Available
Subjects
Civil Litigation and Procedure; Small Claims
Tags
Higher Education Paralegal Law Clerk and Legal Assistant

  • Regulation changes, including new monetary jurisdiction of the Small Claims Court and updated amount of Fees and Allowances
  • Additional jurisprudence
  • New drafting exercises
  • New content, including expanded discussion of settlement conferences
  • Sample forms with more complex scenarios, such as cases with multiple defendants and cases where one defendant is a corporation
  • Instructor package: Test Bank, Instructor’s Guide, and PowerPoint presentations
  • New 4-colour interior design

Chapter 1: Introduction to Small Claims Court
Chapter 2: You and Your Client
Chapter 3: Acting for the Plaintiff: Preliminary Considerations
Chapter 4: Acting for the Plaintiff: Commencing the Action
Chapter 5: Acting for the Plaintiff: Default Proceedings
Chapter 6: Acting for the Defendant
Chapter 7: Motions
Chapter 8: Offers to Settle and Settlement Conferences
Chapter 9: Assessments Hearings, Trials, and Motions After Trial
Chapter 10: 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

Chapter 1: Introduction to Small Claims Court

January 2022: Errata

January 2023: Updates to the Rules of the Small Claims Court (O Reg 521/22), in force Jan 30, 2023

An update about the new Lawyer or Paralegal’s Certificate of Service has been posted on the instructor page, in response to O Reg 521/22, announced in November 2022 and in force January 30, 2023. The update includes a new sample filled-out form using the scenario in the book.

New sample Form 8B, Lawyer or Paralegal’s Certificate of Service
 

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  •  Test Bank

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