The Most Popular Modern Courtroom Guide for Trial Lawyers

 

If court procedures and operations were daunting to trial lawyers, they no longer are. Since its first release in 2007, Ontario Courtroom Procedure has proven to be the most popular modern courtroom guide for trial lawyers.

 

The only step-by-step reference on conducting civil, criminal and family trials in both the Ontario and Superior Courts of Justice, this publication distils the knowledge and experience of over 100 leading judges and counsel into one comprehensive, user-friendly volume.

 

Each chapter focuses on a chronological stage in the trial process, from preparing for different kinds of trials to rendering a judgment. With 18 parts, 50 chapters and 80+ checklists, forms, scripts and precedents, you won’t find a better, more informative resource on courtroom procedures.

 

The 2009 edition, prepared by The Honourable Dan Ferguson, with the assistance of 8 judges and leading counsel, provides you with even more current case law and is your best companion in the courtroom.

 

New in This Edition

• A companion CD with full search functionality
• New coverage including:
  • Judges’ role in managing interlocutory proceedings and trials
  • Examples of judges’ discretion to determine procedure
  • When a party must be represented by counsel in civil, family and criminal cases
  • When counsel must attend in court
  • May counsel appear without going on record
  • Failure to comply with court orders
  • Testimony without attendance
  • Witness unwilling or unable to be cross-examined
  • Drawing an adverse inference where a witness is not called
  • Statement of opposite party must be produced
  • Computer generated evidence
  • Evidence of evolving science
  • Tips for judges in writing reasons for judgment
  • Monitoring compliance with orders and judgments
• Update on latest case law bearing on courtroom procedures including:
  • Admissibility of video statements in R. v. T.R., [2007] O.J. No. 1951 (C.A.)

Ontario Courtroom Procedure, 2009 Edition is also packed with special features that will save you time and effort:

• Checklists to help you prepare for a trial, select a jury, hold a trial management conference, and much more
• Forms that can be completed during a trial, including forms to track criminal and civil jury selection
• Sample scripts for counsel, judges, and court staff for virtually every courtroom procedure
• Courtroom Procedures Manual, published by the Ministry of the Attorney General, explaining what each player must say and do — available to judges and lawyers for the first time

Valuable Material for New and Experienced…

• Civil litigators and criminal practitioners who need a reference that covers courtroom procedures from routine to rare
• Judges who need a refresher on less common procedures or who may have little prior experience with courtroom procedures
• Academics who want to incorporate courtroom procedures into courses on trial advocacy