The organisation of the trial forms and precedents below follows the structure of the Ontario Civil Trial Manual and the 6 trial fundamentals.
1. Story
Agreed Statement of Facts
Request to Admit (Form 51A)
Response to Request to Admit (Form 51B)
2. People
Witness Management Spreadsheet (useful resource described here)
Summons (Form 53A)
Template Will Say Statement
Template Expert Report
Expert Affidavit – Basic Version
Expert Affidavit – Detailed Version (more persuasive than basic version)
3. Documents & Things
Trial Document Brief
Joint Trial Document Brief
Agreement regarding Joint Trial Document Brief
Request to Admit (Form 51A)
Response to Request to Admit (Form 51B)
4. Law of Evidence
Evidence Act Notice for Business Records (Evidence Act sections 35 and 55)
Evidence Act Notice to file Medical Reports (Evidence Act section 52)
Evidence Act Notice for More than 3 Experts (Evidence Act section 12)
Acknowledgement of Expert’s Duty (Form 53)
5. Trial Procedure
Sample MVA Jury Questions
Trial Management Plan (for simplified procedure trials)
6. Substantive Law
Trial Factum
Trial Brief of Authorities