Small Claims Court Procedure and Practice 6th Edition by S. Patricia Knight 9781774627273 *142g [ZZ]

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Small Claims Court: Procedure and Practice, 6th Edition offers a clear and practical guide to preparing and presenting cases in Ontario’s Small Claims Court. Designed for paralegal students, this text provides step-by-step instructions on drafting pleadings, organizing evidence, navigating court procedures, and enforcing judgments.

This edition includes significant updates reflecting current rules, forms, procedures, and case law. It introduces new P1 Exam competency boxes at the beginning of each chapter, referenced throughout the text, along with a new chapter on service of documents, updated guidance on virtual court etiquette, and expanded instruction for both plaintiffs and defendants.

Students will also benefit from updates on jurisdiction, limitation periods, damages, settlement conferences, and trial preparation.

• Fully revised and expanded Chapter 8: Motions 

• Expanded Chapter 4: Service of Documents 

• Addition of relevant P1 exam competencies in the margins beside the relevant text. 

• New explanations for how to use online tools while preparing a claim such as searching for writs on Teranet, searching for a PPSA Lien on the Ontario government website, or using the Ontario Name Registry to facilitate preparing a claim with business defendants 

• Additional and updated case law 

• New drafting exercise to practice preparing a plaintiff’s claim and an affidavit of service 

• New sample completed forms at ends of chapters 

Chapter 1: Introduction to Small Claims Court 
Chapter 2: Acting for the Plaintiff: Preliminary Considerations 
Chapter 3: Acting for the Plaintiff: Commencing the Action 
Chapter 4: Service of Documents 
Chapter 5: Acting for the Plaintiff: Default Proceedings 
Chapter 6: Acting for the Defendant 
Chapter 7: Offers to Settle and Settlement Conferences 
Chapter 8: Motions  
Chapter 9: Trials and Assessments Hearings 
Chapter 10: Enforcing Small Claims Court Judgments 

Appendix A: Courts of Justice Act 
Appendix B: Rules of the Small Claims Court 
Appendix C: Small Claims Court Forms 
Appendix D: Small Claims Court–Fees and Allowances
Appendix E:  Kilometre Allowances 

Glossary 
Index 
Case Table