Nova Scotia Annotated Civil Procedure Rules

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September 2008

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  • Sales
    • Approval of sale by judge 74.09
    • Conveying interest in property 74.03,  74.11(1)
    • Costs of proceeding included in expenses of sale 74.06
    • Duty of purchaser to inspect property prior to purchase 74.11(2)
    • Duty to disclose defects in title or property 74.10
    • Enforcement order requiring sale of property, SEE: Enforcement order; Execution order
    • Examples of measures a purchaser may take to inspect property prior to purchase 74.11(2)
    • Examples of methods of sale of property, as ordered by judge 74.04,  74.06
    • Execution order requiring sale of property, SEE: Execution order
    • Expenses of sale may include costs of proceeding 74.06
    • Methods of sale 74.04
    • No assurances of title or condition of property 74.11
    • Order for sale or possession 74.02
    • Property held by guardian 71.10
    • Property seized under a preservation order 42.09,  74
    • Property subject to mortgage foreclosure, SEE: Mortgages
    • Report on the sale 74.08
    • Sale of attached property 44.10
    • Sale of land or property to satisfy judgment 79.13,  79.16
    • Terms for conduct of sale 74.05
    • Variation of terms or methods of sale 74.07
  • Security
    • Bond as security for property under guardianship 71.06,  71.07,  95.02
    • Bond for attachment order preserving assets to satisfy a judgment 44.03,  44.04,  44.07,  44.10,  95.02
    • Bond for ensure attendance at contempt hearing 89.11(5),  95.02
    • Bond for temporary recovery order for possession of property claimed in a proceeding 43.02,  43.04,  43.06,  43.12,  95.02
    • Form 43.04, Bond for Temporary Recovery Order 43.04,  95.02,  F.43.04
    • Form 43.06A, Bond to Retain Property 43.06,  95.02,  F.43.06A
    • Form 43.06B, Prothonotary’s Certificate [for Bond to Retain Property] 43.06,  F.43.06B
    • Form 44.04, Bond for Attachment 44.04,  95.02,  F.44.04
    • Form 44.07A, Bond to Terminate Attachment 44.07,  95.02,  F.44.07A
    • Form 44.07B, Prothonotary’s Certificate [for Bond to Terminate Attachment] 44.07,  F.44.07B
    • Payment into court of fund equal to value of property held as security 46.02
    • Posted by receiver to cover liability for damages 73.07
    • Posted by witness to ensure provision of evidence 50.14(1)
    • Preservation order re property held as security 42.10,  46.02
    • Security for costs of successful defence, SEE: Security for costs
    • Sureties for release from custody pending appeal [Criminal Appeal] 91.24(2)
  • Security for costs
    • Appeal to Court of Appeal [Civil Appeal] 90.42
    • Dismissal of appeal to Court of Appeal for failure to give security [Civil Appeal] 90.42(2)
    • Dismissal of claim for failure to pay security for costs 45.04
    • Grounds for ordering security 45.02
    • Kinds of security 45.03
    • Payment of security into court 45.03
    • Stay of proceeding until security given 45.04
    • Terms of order for security 45.03
    • Undue difficulty determination 45.02
  • Sedona principles
  • Seizure and sale
    • SEE: Attachment; Mortgages; Preservation order; Sales; Temporary recovery order
  • Self-represented litigant
    • SEE: Acting on one’s own
  • Separation of claim
    • Applicability of Rule 57 (Action for damages under $100,000) when claims severed 57.03(2)
    • Assessment of damages done separately 70.02(1)
    • Availability of separation 37.05,  57.03(3)
    • Directions for course of proceeding 37.06
    • Economical procedures for separated claims 57.03(2)
    • In an Application 5.16,  37.05,  37.06
    • In settlement discussions 10.04(5)
    • Question of law separated from other issues 12.02,  12.03
    • Separation of allegation that proceeding is abusive 88.05
    • Separation of claim as alternative to removal of party 35.07,  37.05
  • Service
    • SEE: Notice
  • Sessions (court)
    • Sessions, sittings and vacations 49,  94.04
  • Setting aside
    • Action or Application, in summary judgment proceeding 13.03(1)
    • Amendment to originating notice, where party added improperly 83.04(2)
    • Appeal to Court of Appeal, for inadequate or vexatious grounds [Civil Appeal] 90.40,  90.44
    • Appeal to Court of Appeal, for non-compliance with Rules [Criminal Appeal] 91.03
    • Default judgment, in an interpleader proceeding 76.06(3)
    • Discovery subpoena in aid of execution 79.23(5)
    • Ex parte order, after rehearing ex parte motion 22.05(3)
    • Ex parte order, for lack of full and fair disclosure 22.05(3)
    • Ex parte registration of foreign order, under Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act 81.03,  81.04
    • Judgment (powers of Court of Appeal) 90.48
    • Proceeding, step, document or order, for non-compliance with Rules 2.02
    • Written questions delivered to an expert 55.11(7)
  • Setting down for trial
    • SEE: Date assignment conference; Trial date
  • Settlement
    • Affidavit for court approval of settlement involving representative party 36.13
    • Approval of judge, requirement where representative party 36.03(2),  36.13,  36.14(6),  68.07
    • Arbitration award 10.04
    • Breach of settlement agreement 10.07
    • Class proceedings, SEE: Class proceeding
    • Conference, SEE: Settlement conference
    • Confidentiality of settlement communications 10.16
    • Costs determination 10.03,  10.05,  10.08,  10.09,  77.02(2),  77.07(3)
    • Costs under an accepted settlement offer 10.08,  77.02(2)
    • Costs where settlement offer not accepted 10.09
    • Definition of "favourable judgment" 10.09(1)
    • Duty of party when proceeding settled 82.17
    • Enforcement of mediated agreement or arbitration award 10.04
    • Expense for breach of settlement agreement 10.07(2)
    • Expiry of formal offer to settle 10.06(2)
    • Favourable judgment, costs consequences 10.09
    • Form 10.06A, Offer to Settle by Claimant (Monetary) 10.05(3),  F.10.06A
    • Form 10.06B, Offer to Settle by Claimant (Non-monetary) 10.05(3),  F.10.06B
    • Form 10.06C, Offer to Settle by Party Claimed Against (Monetary) 10.05(3),  F.10.06C
    • Form 10.06D, Offer to Settle by Party Claimed Against (Non-monetary) 10.05(3),  F.10.06D
    • Formal offer of contribution 10.10
    • Formal offer to settle an Action 10.03,  10.05,  10.06,  10.07,  10.08,  10.09
    • Formal offer to settle not to be filed with prothonotary 82.05
    • Formula for costs where settlement offer not accepted 10.09
    • Implied undertaking re misuse of acquired information 14.03(2)
    • Litigation guardian, requirement for approval of judge 36.03(2),  36.13
    • Motion for order giving effect to settlement agreement 10.04
    • Notifying prothonotary of settlement and intended steps 82.17
    • Order giving effect to settlement agreement 10.04,  10.15,  78.04(4)
    • Partial settlement, effect on other parties 10.02
    • Parties in proceeding involving representative party 36.13(2)
    • Payment into court of security for an offer to settle 46.02
    • Personal injury Action involving represented party 36.13(5)
    • Privilege for settlement communications 10.16,  14.03(2)
    • Release-bar and third party beneficiary rules 10.02
    • Release of other parties on accepted offer 10.02
    • Representative party requiring approval of judge 36.03(2),  36.13
    • Representative required for class proceeding involving child or person under disability 68.07
    • Security for offer to settle 46.02,  46.04
    • Settlement agreement 10.04,  10.15
    • Settlement offer and costs 10.03
    • Settlement of proceeding or claim 10.01
    • Severance of claim 10.04(5)
    • Structured settlement in personal injury Action 36.13(6)
    • Subpoena to witness, expiry of subpoena on settlement 50.12
    • Summary enforcement of settlement, mediated agreement or arbitration award 10.04(5)
    • Terms of formal offer to settle an Action 10.05,  36.14
    • Third party beneficiary rules 10.02
    • Trust fund requiring appointment of trustee 36.14
    • Withdrawal of formal offer to settle 10.06(1)
    • Witness subpoena, expiry on settlement 50.12
  • Settlement conference
    • Adult protection proceedings 60A.35
    • Agenda for settlement conference 10.13(4),  10.14(4)
    • Agent for party, requirement re binding party to terms of settlement 10.12
    • Appointing time, date and place in family proceeding 62.05(3)
    • Attendance requirements 10.12(3)
    • Books of authorities and evidence 10.12
    • Brief for conference (preparation, and destruction or return) 10.12,  40.04,  40.07
    • Child protection proceedings 60A.35
    • Choice of ordinary or trial-like settlement conference 4.16(6)
    • Collateral use rule, implied undertaking not to misuse information disclosed or produced for conference 14.03
    • Conference to organize trial-like settlement conference 10.14
    • Confidentiality of documents, correspondence and recording 10.16
    • Custody of documents and correspondence 10.16(5)
    • Date for settlement conference 4.16(6),  4.19(3),  10.11(1)
    • Deadline for filing documents for ordinary settlement conference 10.13(1)
    • Deadline for filing documents for trial-like settlement conference 10.14(1)
    • Definition of "ordinary settlement conference" 10.11
    • Definition of "trial-like settlement conference" 10.11
    • Directions made by date assignment judge 4.16(6)
    • Directions made by trial readiness judge 4.19(3)
    • Disclosure of party’s case or defence for settlement conference 10.12(3)
    • Effect of settlement on trial or hearing date 10.15
    • Failure to appoint agent to bind party to settlement agreement 10.12(4)
    • Indemnity for expense of cancellation for non-compliance with Rules 10.12(4)
    • Judge's adopted procedures, relationship to Rules 10.12(1)
    • Judge's assistance with settlement, effect on immunity 10.01
    • Judge's custody of documents and correspondence 10.16(5)
    • Judge's duty to hear motions from same settlement conference 10.04(3)
    • Judge's opinions and questions 10.13(4),  10.14(4)
    • Judge's own knowledge of what took place in conference 10.04(4)
    • Late settlement conference on consent 4.19(3)
    • Notifying prothonotary of settlement and intended steps 82.17
    • Ordinary settlement conference 10.11,  10.13
    • Participation requirements for conference 10.12
    • Privilege attaching to settlement discussions 10.16
    • Procedure [Divorce] 59.39
    • Procedures for conference generally (default) 10.12
    • Recording of settlement conference 10.16
    • Record of settlement provisions 10.15
    • Request for settlement conference at trial date assignment 4.13(3),  4.16(6)
    • Settlement conferences generally 10.11,  10.12
    • Terms of settlement agreement 10.15,  36.13
    • Trial-like settlement conference 10.11,  10.14
    • Witness for trial-like settlement conference 10.14
  • Severance of claims
    • SEE: Separation of claim
  • Sheriff
    • Conflicting claims to property, SEE: Interpleader
    • Fees and expenses for enforcement by execution order 79.12(5),  79.18(7)
    • Fees and expenses for enforcement when decision stayed during appeal to Court of Appeal [Civil Appeal] 90.41(7)
    • Motions by or to sheriff acting on assignment from judge 22.11(1),  22.13
    • Role as jury manager in jury trial 52.15,  52.16
    • Role in contempt proceedings 89
    • Role in enforcement of execution order 79
    • Role in foreclosure, sale, and possession 72.07
    • Role in subpoena to witness to provide evidence 50.06,  50.13
    • Seizure of evidence or property under a preservation order 42.03(3)
    • Seizure of property attached to preserve assets to satisfy a judgment 44.06,  44.08,  44.10
    • Seizure of property to be sold to satisfy judgment 79.13,  79.14,  80.02
    • Seizure of property under a temporary recovery order 43.05,  43.08,  43.09,  43.10
  • Sittings
    • SEE: Trial - Sittings
  • Small Claims Court
    • SEE: Appeal to Supreme Court; Judicial Review
  • Societies
    • Notifying party of proceeding 31.03
  • Solemn declaration
  • Solicitor
    • SEE: Counsel
  • Solicitor General
    • Notification re application for reduction of parole ineligibility 65.06,  65.11
    • Parole eligibility report for application for reduction of parole ineligibility 65.12
  • Statement
    • Definition of "statement" 59.01
  • Statement of claim
    • SEE: Action; Pleading
  • Statement of defence
    • SEE: Defending a claim; Pleading
  • Statement of grounds
    • SEE: Appeal to the Supreme Court; Application; Civil Appeal (Court of Appeal); Criminal Appeal (Court of Appeal); Habeas corpus (civil); Judicial Review; Pleading
  • Statutory declaration
  • Stay
    • Form 60A.12, Order for Stay During Mediation F.60A.12
    • Lifting stay of proceeding where related to proceeding outside Nova Scotia 86.10
    • Notifying prothonotary of stay and intended steps 82.17
    • Notifying prothonotary of stay under Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act 82.17
    • Of decision under appeal to Court of Appeal [Civil Appeal] 90.41
    • Of decision under Appeal to Supreme Court 7.28
    • Of decision under Judicial Review 7.05(4),  7.28
    • Of order for summary judgment 13.06(2)
    • Of proceeding for abuse of process 88.02
    • Of proceeding on appointment of litigation guardian 35.11(4)
    • Of proceeding on assignment of claim to another person 35.11(3)
    • Of proceeding on bankruptcy of party 35.11(2),  82.17
    • Of proceeding on death of party 35.11(1)
    • Of proceeding on error in adding or not adding party 35.11(5)
    • Of proceeding on misnaming of party 35.11(5)
    • Of proceeding until security for costs is given as ordered 45.04
    • Order for Stay During Mediation 60A.12,  F.60A.12
    • Order for Stay During Mediation, contents 60A.12(3),  F.60A.12
    • Order for Stay During Mediation, procedures 60A.12(2),  F.60A.12
  • Streamlined procedures
    • SEE: Action under $100,000
  • Subpoena
    • Abuse of process, requirement for motion for subpoena on notice 50.02(6)
    • Applicability of Rule 7.12 (Notice for habeas corpus) 7.18
    • Arrest for failure to obey subpoena to provide evidence 50.13,  50.14
    • Arrest Warrant for Contempt Hearing 89.11,  F.89.11
    • Assisting attendance of witness under disability 50.08
    • Attendance at discovery (SEE ALSO: Discovery) 18.04,  18.05,  18.11,  50.02(3),  57.10,  58.03,  79.23
    • Attendance at hearing of Application for reduction of parole ineligibility 65.11(3)
    • Attendance at hearing of Chambers Motion 23.13
    • Attendance before arbitrator or tribunal 50.07,  50.12,  50.13
    • Attendance for taking commission evidence 56.08
    • Attendance for taking commission evidence for court outside N.S. 50.03(1),  56.08
    • Attendance money for witness 50.10,  50.11(3)
    • Commission evidence, subpoena for attendance 50.03(1),  56.08
    • Contempt for failure to obey subpoena to provide evidence 50.13(1),  50.14(4)
    • Costs and Fees Act, re travel money for witness 50.10,  50.11(3)
    • Delivery of subpoena 50.09
    • Discovery Subpoena (Application) 18.11,  F.18.11
    • Discovery Subpoena (Non-party) [Action] 18.05,  F.18.05A
    • Discovery Subpoena (Party) [Action] 18.04,  F.18.04A
    • Discovery Subpoena in Aid of Execution 79.23,  F.79.23A
    • Duration of subpoena 50.12
    • Evidence Act, re commission evidence by N.S. resident for court outside N.S. 50.03(2)
    • Examples of orders for securing attendance of witness to give evidence 50.08(2)
    • Excusing witness from compliance with subpoena 50.12
    • Expense of assistance for witness to give evidence 50.08(3)
    • Form 18.04A, Discovery Subpoena (Party) 18.04,  F.18.04A
    • Form 18.04B, Representations and Undertaking (Party) [for Discovery Subpoena] 18.04,  F.18.04B
    • Form 18.05A, Discovery Subpoena (Non-party) 18.05,  F.18.05A
    • Form 18.05B, Representations and Undertaking (Non-party) [for Discovery Subpoena] 18.05,  F.18.05B
    • Form 18.11, Discovery Subpoena (Application) 18.11,  F.18.11
    • Form 50.05, Subpoena 50.05,  F.50.05
    • Form 50.13, Warrant for Arrest of Defaulting Witness 50.13,  F.50.13
    • Form 79.23A, Discovery Subpoena in Aid of Execution 79.23,  F.79.23A
    • Form 79.23B, Representations [for Discovery Subpoena in Aid of Execution] 79.23,  F.79.23B
    • Form 89.11, Arrest Warrant for Contempt Hearing 89.11,  F.89.11
    • Form of subpoena 50.05
    • Indemnity for expense of adjournment caused by failure of witness to attend to provide evidence 50.14(4)
    • Interprovincial Subpoena Act, re non-resident witness 50.02(4),  50.08
    • Interprovincial Subpoena Act, re travel money for witness 50.10,  50.11(3)
    • Issuing subpoena 50.04
    • Personal delivery of subpoena 50.09
    • Power of judge to compel attendance 50.03
    • Power of prothonotary to compel attendance 50.02,  82.20(1)
    • Prisoner witness 50.06
    • Replacement subpoena 50.11
    • Representations [for Discovery Subpoena in Aid of Execution] 79.23,  F.79.23B
    • Representations and Undertaking (Non-party) [for Discovery Subpoena] 18.05,  F.18.05B
    • Representations and Undertaking (Party) [for Discovery Subpoena] 18.04,  F.18.04B
    • Security posted by witness to ensure provision of evidence 50.14(1)
    • Sheriff’s role in arrest of witness for failure to obey subpoena 50.13
    • Sheriff’s role in subpoena of prisoner witness 50.06
    • Subpoena (Form) 50.05,  F.50.05
    • Travel money for witness 50.10,  50.11(3)
    • Warrant for Arrest of Defaulting Witness 50.13,  F.50.13
  • Summary conviction appeal
    • Appeal book requirements 63.03(2),  91.15,  91.16
    • Application of Rule 91 (Criminal Appeal to Court of Appeal) to summary conviction appeal 63.03
    • Commencement of appeal 63.05
    • Conduct of appeal hearing 63.10
    • Cross-appeal 63.03(2),  91.11
    • Date for hearing appeal, and directions 63.08
    • Date for motion for directions for hearing the appeal 63.06
    • Deadline for filing notice of summary conviction appeal 63.05
    • Deadline for hearing a motion for directions for hearing the appeal 63.06
    • Definition of "decision" 63.01
    • Dismissal for failure to file or deliver documents 63.09
    • Form 63.04, Heading [for Notice of Summary Conviction Appeal, Form 63.05] 63.04,  82.09,  F.63.04
    • Form 63.05, Notice of Summary Conviction Appeal 63.05
    • Motion for directions for hearing the appeal 63.06
    • Notice of Summary Conviction Appeal 63.02,  63.05
    • Notifying Crown and other respondents of appeal 63.06
    • Prisoner appeal 63.03(2),  91.07,  91.10,  91.15
    • Procedure on summary conviction appeal 63.05,  63.10
    • Respondent’s information for participation in appeal 63.07
    • Transcript of audio recording from court appealed from, for use on appeal 63.03(2),  91.14(3),  91.15(2),  91.16
  • Summary judgment
    • Affidavit for opposing summary judgment on evidence 13.04(4)
    • Affidavit for summary judgment on pleadings, restrictions 13.03(3)
    • Appointment of receiver to enforce a judgment 73.02(2)
    • Assessment of damages (SEE ALSO: Assessment of damages) 13.05
    • Conference to organize streamlined trial or hearing, after dismissal of motion for summary judgment 13.07
    • Contesting motion for summary judgment on evidence 13.04
    • Damages assessment (SEE ALSO: Assessment of damages) 13.05
    • Definition of "action" 13.02
    • Definition of "cause of action" 13.02
    • Definition of "defendant" 13.02
    • Definition of "plaintiff" 13.02
    • Definition of "statement of claim" 13.02
    • Definition of "statement of defence" 13.02
    • Definition of "trial" 13.02
    • Directions for streamlined trial or hearing, after dismissal of motion for summary judgment 13.07(2)
    • Dismissal of motion for summary judgment on evidence 13.07
    • Evidence for opposing summary judgment on evidence 13.04(4),  13.07(2)
    • Evidence used for dismissed motion (re-use at trial) 13.07(2)
    • Failure to pay money into court to justify a defence of tender 46.02,  46.03
    • Form 78.05, Order [for Summary Judgment] 13.06,  78.05,  F.78.05
    • Frivolous, vexatious or abusive proceedings, as abuse of process 13.01(2)
    • In Action 13
    • In appeal to the Court of Appeal [Civil Appeal] 90.40
    • In appeal to the Court of Appeal [Criminal Appeal] 91.20
    • In Application 5.14,  13
    • Injunction to enforce a judgment 75.02
    • Kinds of summary judgment 5.14,  13.03(2),  13.04(2)
    • Lack of jurisdiction 13.03(1)
    • Motion for amendment to pleadings 13.03(4)
    • No arguable issue 13.04(1)
    • No basis for defence or contest 13.03(1)
    • No cause of Action 13.03(1)
    • No genuine issue for trial 13.04(1)
    • No jurisdiction 13.03(1)
    • Order for accounting 13.05(2),  66.02(2)
    • Order for summary judgment 13.06
    • Question of law, determination 13.03(5),  13.04(5)
    • Reference to determine damages in summary judgment 13.05(2)
    • Restrictions on discovery and disclosure, after dismissal of motion for summary judgment 13.07(2)
    • Stay of order for summary judgment 13.06(2)
    • Summary judgment on evidence 13.04
    • Summary judgment on pleadings 13.03
    • Unsustainable pleading not abuse of process 88.03
    • Unsustainable pleadings 13.03(1)
  • Summary trial
    • SEE: Application (Court)
  • Summons
    • SEE: Subpoena
  • Supervision Order
  • Support
    • Claim for support, deadline requirements for disclosure of financial statements by affidavit 59.23
    • Claim for support, requirements for disclosure of financial statements 59.21(2),  59.22,  62.17,  62.18
    • Definition of "support" 59.01
    • Enforcing a support order 59.58
    • Filing financial statements regarding a claim for support, exceptions 59.21(3)
    • Interim order for child support 59.33
  • Supreme Court of Canada
    • Application for leave to appeal 84.04(2),  90.52
    • Final order of Supreme Court of Canada registered in court appealed from [Civil Appeal] 90.53
    • Provisions in Supreme Court of Canada Act for motion to Court of Appeal 90.36