The following fact sheets are for the Supreme Court and District Court and provide litigants, including those who are self-represented, with useful, practical information about court processes, such as:
- time-critical events during a civil claim
- how to complete frequently required forms
- how to file and serve documents
- the procedures for commonly required tasks in civil litigation.
- Communicating with the court and the registry (PDF, 653.7 KB)
- Originating applications (PDF, 713.9 KB)
- Starting a claim (PDF, 671.5 KB)
- Defending a claim (PDF, 642.5 KB)
- Counterclaims, answers, replies, and particulars (PDF, 667.5 KB)
- Amending a court document (PDF, 763.7 KB)
- Filing and serving court documents (PDF, 666.8 KB)
- Preparing an affidavit (PDF, 651.8 KB)
- The disclosure process (PDF, 648.7 KB)
- Non-party disclosure (PDF, 693.7 KB)
- Interlocutory applications (PDF, 652.8 KB)
- Appearing at an interlocutory application (PDF, 699.2 KB)
- Applications for summary Judgment (PDF, 643.1 KB)
- Directions hearings and reviews (PDF, 688.6 KB)
- Adjourning an originating or interlocutory application listed on the Applications List (PDF, 246.4 KB)
- Adjourning a trial (PDF, 664.0 KB)
- Using courtroom monitors (PDF, 661.2 KB)
- Appearing at a civil trial (PDF, 719.8 KB)
- What happens at a civil trial (PDF, 669.9 KB)
- Costs orders (PDF, 648.7 KB)
- Enforcement of an order for the payment of money (PDF, 645.4 KB)
- Glossary of commonly used legal terms (PDF, 693.5 KB)
