Nova Scotia Annotated Civil Procedure Rules

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September 2008

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  • In camera
    • Adoption hearings 61.06
  • Incompetent Persons Act
    • SEE: Guardianship; Litigation guardian; Person under disability
  • Indemnity
    • Adjournment caused by failure of witness to attend to provide evidence 50.14(4)
    • Adjournment to hearing of Application for late affidavit 5.11(3)
    • Adjournment to trial for calling witness not on the witness list 4.18(4)
    • Calling witness not on the witness list 4.18(4)
    • Cancelling a settlement conference after expenses incurred 10.12(4)
    • Causing settlement conference to be cancelled 10.12(4)
    • Causing the refusal, cancellation or adjournment of trial date 4.21
    • Causing the setting aside or dismissal of appeal to Court of Appeal [Civil Appeal] 90.40(4)
    • Causing the setting aside or dismissal of appeal to Court of Appeal [Criminal Appeal] 91.20(4)
    • Compelling party to produce undisclosed information 14.09(3)
    • Compelling witness to answer interrogatories 19.08(2)
    • Compelling witness to produce documents, etc. for discovery 18.18(2)
    • Corporate party error in discovery answer 18.19(3)
    • Cost of motion to strike inadmissible affidavit 39.04(5)
    • Costs award for unnecessary or improper expenses 77.09,  77.12
    • Delay in notifying party of evidence to be presented at trial 51.02(3)
    • Disclosure expenses when results disproportionate to costs 14.07(2)
    • Failure of decision-making authority to produce record for Judicial Review 7.09(3)
    • Failure to comply with orders or Rules on Application 5.15
    • Failure to file memorandum for date assignment judge 4.21
    • Filing late affidavit in a Chambers Motion 23.12(3)
    • General judicial discretion to order indemnity for expense caused by failure to comply 2.03(2)
    • Improper avoidance of economical procedures 57.05
    • Introduction of non-compliant evidence at trial 51.03(2)
    • Late affidavit in an Application 5.11(3)
    • Losses caused by abuse of process 88.02
    • Losses caused when preservation order not justified 42.07(1)
    • Losses caused when temporary injunction or receivership not justified 41.06(1)
    • Non-compliance with Rules 2.03(2)
    • Proving material facts after refusal to admit facts 20.06
    • Supplementary affidavit in an Application 5.11(3)
    • Unnecessary calling of expert to testify 55.13(5)
    • Unnecessary cross-examination in a Chambers Motion 23.09(8)
    • Unnecessary or improper expenses 14.07(4),  77.09,  77.12
    • Witness expenses for attending discovery in an Application 18.10(3)
  • Informal procedures
    • SEE: Action under $100,000
  • Injunction (permanent)
    • Amendment to terms and conditions, when appropriate 75.04(2)
    • Availability 75.03
    • Injunction in aid of another court 75.06
    • Injunction to give effect to a judgment 75.02(2)
    • Injunction to give effect to default judgment or summary judgment 75.02(1)
    • Motion for injunction 75.02
    • Permanent injunction order 41.02(4)
    • Termination of injunction 75.05
    • Terms and conditions for injunction 75.04
  • Injunction (temporary)
    • Abuse of process remedied by injunction 88.02
    • Against decision-making authority (Judicial Review) 7.09(3),  7.11
    • Anton Piller order to preserve evidence or property, SEE: Preservation order
    • Attachment of property to preserve assets to satisfy a judgment 44.06
    • Damages awarded where motion for injunction not justified 41.06(2),  42.07(2)
    • Definition of "interim injunction" 41.01
    • Definition of "interlocutory injunction" 41.01
    • Delay in proceeding to next step, abuse of process 41.06(3),  42.07(3)
    • Ex parte interim injunction 41.05
    • Form 78.05, Order [for Interlocutory Injunction] 41.06,  78.05,  F.78.05
    • General law on interim or interlocutory injunction, application of 41.02
    • Granted on termination of a temporary recovery order 43.12
    • Granted prior to trial or hearing 41.02(7)
    • Granted when justified 41.04,  73.05
    • In aid of another court 41.10
    • Indemnity for losses caused if injunction unjustified 41.06(1),  44.04,  44.10
    • Injunction in aid of another court 75.06
    • Mandatory injunction in aid of attachment of property to preserve assets to satisfy a judgment 44.06
    • Mareva injunction to preserve assets, SEE: Preservation order
    • Motion on notice for interlocutory injunction 41.03
    • Preservation of evidence, property, or assets, SEE: Preservation order
    • Restraining or mandatory injunction 41.08,  42.02(3)
    • Seizure of evidence or property, SEE: Preservation order
    • Seizure of property to be sold to satisfy judgment 79.15,  80.02
    • Temporary recovery of property claimed in proceeding 43.05,  43.13
    • Termination or variation of interlocutory injunction 41.09,  42.11(3)
    • To compel compliance with enforcement orders 79.15,  79.19,  80.02
    • To secure inspection of relevant things (for disclosure) 17.05
    • To secure property subject to receivership 73.05
    • To stay decision under appeal 7.28
    • To stay decision under Judicial Review 7.28
    • Undertaking for motion for interim or interlocutory injunction 41.06(1),  42.11,  95.02
  • Inspection
    • Inspection (taking a view) of a place or thing outside court 51.12,  52.11,  90.47(3)
    • Inspection of relevant things (evidence) as part of disclosure 17.04,  17.05,  17.06
  • Insurance Act
    • Discount rates for assessment of damages 70.06
  • Interest
    • Action for debt (claim for interest) 4.03(4),  8.07(1)
    • Calculation of interest 4.03,  8.07,  42.10
    • Discount rates in assessment of future pecuniary damages 70.06
    • Execution order to enforce a judgment, claim for interest 79.12
    • Interest as per agreement, in Action for debt 4.03(1),  8.07(1)
    • Interest on delay of execution by appeal to Court of Appeal [Civil Appeal] 90.41(3)
    • Interest on Judgments Act 79.12(4),  90.41(3)
    • Judgment interest included in execution order 79.12(4)
    • Mortgage debt and deficiency judgment, claim for interest 72.11(5),  72.13
    • No claim for interest, in Action for debt 4.03(1),  8.07(1)
    • Payment into court where interest in issue 46.02
    • Prejudgment interest [Action] 8.07(2)
    • Prejudgment interest [Action for debt only] 4.03,  8.07(1)
    • Prejudgment interest on liquidated claims [assessment of damages] 70.07
    • Where delay of execution by appeal to Court of Appeal [Civil Appeal] 90.41(3)
    • Where reversal by Court of Appeal [Civil Appeal] 90.50(5)
  • Interim hearing
    • SEE: Hearing
  • Interim order
    • SEE: Order
  • Interim release
    • Person detained for failure to obey subpoena to provide evidence 50.14(4)
    • Person detained in contempt proceedings 89.11(6)
    • Person detained in habeas corpus application 7.15
    • Release from custody pending appeal 91.24
  • Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act
    • Applications filed under, requirements 59.57
  • Interlocutory application
    • SEE: Motions
  • Interpleader
    • Affidavit supporting application for interpleader order 76.03(2)
    • Availability of interpleader order 76.02
    • Claimants to be joined as parties, or notified 76.03(3),  76.04
    • Conflicting claims to attached property 44.08
    • Conflicting claims to property in a receivership 73.08
    • Determination of claims 76.05
    • How to obtain 76.03
    • Interpleader order 76.04
    • Payment into court of disputed funds 76.04
    • Receivership proceedings involving conflicting claims 73.08
  • Interpreter
    • SEE: Translation
  • Interprovincial Subpoena Act
    • SEE: Subpoena
  • Interrogatories
    • Actions under $100,000 57.09,  58.01,  58.03
    • Contents of demand for answers 19.05
    • Costs for failure or refusal to answer 19.05(1),  19.08(2)
    • Deadline for responding to interrogatories 19.05(1),  19.07(1)
    • Definitions, SEE: Disclosure and discovery
    • Demand for answers (to questions not answered on discovery) 19.02
    • Enforcement and discretion to excuse 19.08
    • Error in answer to interrogatory 19.09
    • Excuse from responding to interrogatories 19.05(1),  19.08(1)
    • Expense of disclosure 14.07,  14.08,  19.08(2)
    • Experts, restrictions 18.13(5),  55.11
    • Form 19.05, Interrogatories 19.05(2),  F.19.05
    • Form 19.07, Response to Interrogatories 19.07(2),  F.19.07
    • Full disclosure presumption, and rebuttal 14.08,  14.09,  14.12,  18.18
    • GENERAL provisions, SEE: Disclosure and discovery
    • Indemnity for expense of compelling answer to interrogatories 19.08(2)
    • Objection to question 19.07,  19.08
    • Objection to question dropped, whether evidence offered at trial 51.02
    • Oral questions, SEE: Discovery
    • Order to answer 19.08(1)
    • Personal signature of witness on response, requirements 95.02
    • Privileged information 14.02(1),  14.05,  14.06,  14.09,  14.12(3),  19.07(2)
    • Privileged information, determination of claim of privilege 85.06
    • Privileged information, disclosure by mistake 14.06
    • Privileged information, waiver of privilege 14.05(1),  14.06(4)
    • Questions, kinds that may be asked 19.03
    • Questions, repetition at discovery and interrogatories 14.04
    • Relationship between discovery and interrogatories 14.04
    • Relevancy of information, determination by judge 14.01
    • Repetition of questions at discovery and interrogatories 14.04
    • Response to interrogatories 19.07
    • Response to interrogatories, requirement for personal signature of witness 95.02
    • Restrictions in Actions under $100,000 57.09,  58.01,  58.03
    • Restrictions on filing interrogatories with prothonotary 82.05
    • Use of answer 19.10
    • When can answers be demanded 19.04
    • Who must respond 19.06
  • Intervenor
    • Adding intervenor in Action or Application 35.10
    • Adding intervenor in Court of Appeal re constitutional question [Civil Appeal] 90.18
    • Attorney General as intervenor re constitutional question 31.19,  90.18
    • Directions for intervenor’s participation in proceeding 35.10
    • Discovery of intervenor 35.10
    • Leave to intervene at Court of Appeal [Civil Appeal] 90.19
    • Motion to intervene 22.11(2),  90.18(1)
    • Notice of Motion (Intervention on Question) for Court of Appeal [Civil Appeal] 90.18,  90.19
    • Procedural duties and rights 35.10
  • Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Act
    • Involuntary medical examination 60A.01(1)
    • Notice of Application 60B.01
    • Notice of involuntary psychiatric treatment application 60A.01(2)
  • Irregularity or mistake
    • SEE: Non-compliance with Rules