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Timestamp: 2019-10-21 15:40:16
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Civil Practice Regulation - Cour d'appel du Québec
Civil Practice RegulationActive page.
You will find below the Civil Practice Regulation of the Quebec Court of Appeal following the coming into force of the new Code of Civil Procedure.
The sequence of chapters is that of the Code of Civil procedure, CQLR, C-25.01.
The articles in parentheses are those of the C.C.P.
Printer-friendly version of the Civil Practice Regulation containing all sections in a single document (on the Publications du Quebec website)
Preliminary Provisions (s. 1 & 2)
1. Enabling Provision. This Regulation is adopted pursuant to the Court's powers arising out of its administrative independence (Re Provincial Court Judges, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 3), in conformity with article 63 of the Code of Civil Procedure (C.C.P.).
I	Public Hearings and Decorum (s. 3 at 7)
I- Public Hearings and Decorum (Art. 11-15 C.C.P.)
3. Sitting Days (Art. 82). The dates on which the Court, a judge or a clerk sit are published on the Court's web site (www.courdappelduquebec.ca/en/).
II	Confidentiality (s. 8 at 10)
II- Confidentiality (Art. 16 and 108, para. 1 C.C.P.)
Additional Reference. In any such file, each proceeding must include the word "CONFIDENTIAL" beneath the court file number.
III	Technological Means (s. 11 & 12)
III- Technological Means (Art. 26 C.C.P.)
IV	Quarrelsome Conduct (s.13 at 16)
IV- Quarrelsome Conduct (Art. 55 C.C.P.)
V	Court Offices (s. 17 at 20)
V- Court Offices (Art. 66 and 67 C.C.P.)
17. Office Hours. The Court offices are open from 8:30am to 4:30pm. The days on which they are open are published on the Court's web site.
20. Access to a File (Art. 66). The consultation of a file and the removal of a document shall take place under the authority of the Clerk. The Clerk may provide photocopies of documents upon the payment of the applicable costs.
VI	Proceedings (s. 21 at 25)
VI- Proceedings (Art. 99-104 C.C.P.)
Please see: Notice of Amendment of art. 21 et 49 (d) Civil Practice Regulation
Please see: Notice of Amendment of art 22 Civil Practice Regulation
VII	Notice of Appeal (s. 26 at 31)
VII- Notice of Appeal (Art. 352-354 C.C.P.)
Nevertheless, if an application for leave to appeal (with all its supporting documents) is attached to the notice (Art. 357), two complete copies of the whole shall be filed at the Office of the Court.
29. Proof of Notification (Art. 354 and 358). Within three working days following the expiry of the prescribed time limit, the appellant shall file in the Office of the Court one copy of the proof of notification of the notice to the respondent's counsel, the impleaded parties and two copies to the clerk of first instance.
VIII	Dismissal of the Appeal and Suretyship (s. 32 at 34)
VIII- Dismissal of the Appeal and Suretyship (Art. 364 C.C.P. and following)
IX	Appeal Management (s. 35 at 40)
IX- Appeal Management (Art. 367 C.C.P.)
X	Briefs (s. 41 at 52)
X- Briefs (Art. 370-376 C.C.P.)
41. Content. The appellant's brief shall include its Argument and three schedules; that of the respondent includes its Argument, and if necessary elements in addition to those of the appellant's schedules.
42. Argument. Each Argument shall be divided into five parts:
Part I (Facts): the appellant shall succinctly recite the facts. The respondent may comment and relate additional facts;
Part II (Issues in Dispute): the appellant shall concisely enumerate the issues in dispute. The respondent may answer and state any other relevant issue;
Part III (Submissions): each party shall develop its submissions, with specific reference to the content of the schedules;
Part IV (Conclusions): each party shall state the precise conclusions it seeks;
Part V (Authorities): each party shall prepare a list of authorities in the order in which they appear in the Argument, with a specific reference to the paragraph(s) at which they are cited.
44. Number of Pages. The first four parts of the Argument may be no more than 30 pages.
45. Schedules. The appellant's brief shall consist of three schedules, which reproduce:
Schedule I: the judgment under appeal (including reasons) and, in the case of judicial review or appeal, the impugned decision;
a) the notice of appeal (Art. 352), and, as the case may be, the application for leave to appeal (Art. 357) and the judgment granting leave;
b) the proceedings of the joined issue and the minutes of the hearing on the merits in first instance;
c) all applicable statutory provisions other than those in the Civil Code of Québec and the Code of Civil Procedure;
Schedule III: all and only those exhibits and depositions necessary for the Court to decide the issues in dispute (Art. 372, para. 1).
Following notification, the filing of the technological version in accessible format shall take place no more than five working days following the filing of the paper version.
attest that the brief complies with the requirements of this Regulation;
undertakes to make available to any other party, at no cost, the depositions in its possession in paper or technological format;
indicate the time requested for oral argument, (including appellant’s reply).
48. Incidental Appeal (Art. 371). The content of the brief of an incidental appellant shall contain two parts: the first, its reply to the principal appeal and the second, its submission as incidental appellant.
The title of this brief shall be: “Brief of respondent/incidental appellant”.
i) the record number in appeal;
ii) the court that rendered the judgment under appeal, the judicial district, the name of the judge, the date of the judgment and the number of the court record;
iii) the style of cause (in accordance with section 22 above);
iv) the title of the brief by reference to the status of the party in appeal in accordance with section 23 above;
v) the name of its author who signs the attestation and the latter's coordinates (those of other counsel having been recorded on the second page).
(k) Depositions. Each deposition shall begin on a new page and mention in the title the surname of the witness (in upper case letters), followed by the witness' given name and place of residence (in lower case letters) as well as the following information in abbreviated form (in parentheses):
the name of the party that called the witness;
the stage of the trial (case in chief, defence, rebuttal) or at a pre-trial stage;
the stage of the examination (examination in chief, cross-examination, re-examination).
(l) Four in One Format. Depositions may be reproduced in paper copy format of four pages in one using an Arial 10 font or its equivalent. The four pages shall contain a maximum of 25 lines, numbered on the left hand side of the page, and be in vertical sequence. The page itself shall have only one title (corresponding to the commencement of the text).
The parties shall be notified (Art. 373) by the delivery to them of two copies (followed by the technological version if applicable). The proof of notification within the stipulated time limit shall be filed at the Office of the Court no later than three working days after the expiry of such time limit.
52. Time Limit for Incidental Appeal (Art. 373). If the principal appeal ends before the filing of the appellant's brief, the incidental appellant's brief must be filed within the following three months.
XI	Memoranda (s. 53 at 55)
XI- Memoranda (Art. 374 C.C.P.)
XII	Books of Authorities (s. 56 at 58)
XII- Books of Authorities
XIII	Applications in the Course of a Proceeding (s. 59 at 67)
XIII- Applications in the Course of a Proceeding (Art. 377-380 C.C.P.)
59. Application (A written proceeding presenting a legal claim directly to a court). An application in the course of a proceeding shall be made by a proceeding of no more than 10 pages, attached to which there shall be an affidavit (Art. 101, para. 3 and 106, para. 1). Four copies of an application shall be produced when presented to the Court; two copies shall be filed when presented to a judge or the Clerk.
62. Time of Presentation. An application to the Court or a judge is made presentable at 9:30am, and that to the Clerk at 9:00am. The Clerk may change the time at which the application is presented.
64. Incomplete or Irregular Application. The Clerk shall notify the applicant if the application is incomplete. If the applicant does not remedy the default within the prescribed time limit prior to its presentation (30 days (Art. 365), five or two days (Art. 377)), the Clerk shall continue the application to a later date and so advises the parties.
XIV Settlement Conference (s. 68 & 69)
XIV - Settlement Conference (Art. 381 C.C.P.)
68. Form to be completed. The parties shall complete the form published on the Court's web site in order to request that a settlement conference be held.
XV Rolls of Hearing (s. 70 at 75)
XV- Rolls of Hearing (Art. 383 and 384 C.C.P.)
72. Preferences Prescribed by Law. The Clerk shall publish the preferences prescribed by law on the Court's web site.
73. Priorities by Order (Art. 68). The Chief Justice may, ex officio or pursuant to an application, order that an appeal be heard by preference. Such application shall be presented on the date and time determined with the Clerk. It shall be notified to the parties and filed at the Office of the Court at least two working days before its presentation.
75. Notice of Hearing (Art. 385). The Clerk shall notify counsel (and unrepresented parties) of the date of hearing of the appeal by sending them the weekly roll of hearing at least 30 days in advance. The roll shall also be posted at the Office of the Court and published on the Court's web site.
XVI Hearings of the Court (s. 76 at 79)
XVI- Hearings of the Court (Art. 385 and 386 C.C.P.)
76. Order of Hearing. The hearings of the Court begin at 9:30am. The Clerk may convene the parties at a different time for the hearing of their appeal. Appeals are heard in the sequence they appear on the roll. An appeal may be heard in the absence of a party.
77. Pleading. The pleading of a party may be split and exceptionally be made by two counsel, however, only one counsel may reply for an appellant.
78. Outline of Pleading. At the beginning of a hearing, a party may produce an outline not exceeding two pages, and may attach to it (with tabs) excerpts from its brief and the authorities to which it intends to refer.
XVII Legal Costs (s. 80)
XVII- Legal Costs (Art. 387 and 339 C.C.P.)
XVIII Scope of this Regulation (s. 81 at 84)
XVIII- Scope of this Regulation
83. Clerk's Practice Direction. The Clerk may publish a practice direction to explain or render this Regulation or a practice before the Court more precise.
IX Coming into Force (s. 85)
IX - Coming into Force (Art. 833 C.C.P.)
85. This Regulation replaces the "Rules of Practice of the Court of Appeal of Quebec in Civil Matters" (CQLR, c. C-25, r. 14).
It comes into force upon the coming into force of the Code of Civil Procedure (CQLR, c. C-25.01).