Federal Courts Practice 2009

Description:

• Full text of the Federal Court Act and Rules, as amended
• Introductory chapter explaining the Courts’ jurisdiction
• Digests of decisions, which interpret and apply the Federal Court Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations
• Explanatory notes on the recently amended provisions of the Canada Evidence Act dealing with the disclosure of government information
• Digests of all the significant decisions that interpret or apply the Act and Rules
• Practice directions issued by the Court
• Unmatched, detailed, section-by-section commentary
• Cross-references to other potentially relevant provisions
• Index.

• Amendments:
  • Case Management Rules: The new case management rules are intended to streamline the status review and case management process and to align the rules with the practices of the Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court.
  • The Class Proceedings Rules (rules 334.1 – 334.4), which are contained in a new Part 5.1. The new Part 5.1 extends the coverage to include applications for judicial review, other than applications under section 28 of the Federal Courts Act. These amendments reinstated the representative proceedings rule and changed the class action rules to class proceedings rules.
• Practice Directions
  • Books of authorities and tables of content
  • The order in which names are to be set out in originating documents for proceedings under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations
  • The creation of a national database for class proceedings
  • The use of a common list of authorities in immigration and refugee cases
• Procedural Charts
  • New for this edition are Procedural Charts to help guide you through every stage of litigation in the Federal Courts, and save you time by avoiding procedural errors.