Pre trial series- Part 6: What to Expect at a Pre-Trial Conference Hearing?

In Part 6 on our series on Pre-trial Conferences, lawyer Dan Rosman gives us some practical tips about what to expect and how to prepare for a Pre-trial conference.
This video applies to matters at the Ontario Superior Court Canada (civil litigation only).

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1. Rules of Civil Procedure: http://canlii.ca/t/t8m (Rules change all the time. Check on CanLII for the latest version. The rule on Pre-trial Conferences is Rule 50 "Conferences" as of the time of this video's recording, July 2020.)
2. Practice Directions (Ontario): https://www.ontariocourts.ca/scj/prac...
3. Notices to Professions (Ontario):
https://www.ontariocourts.ca/scj/noti... (relevant to the Covid situation we are experiencing at the time this video is recorded, July 2020)
https://www.ontariocourts.ca/scj/

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SPEAKERS
Heather Hui-Litwin was a self-represented litigant before she became a lawyer. She is now a non-practising lawyer working in public legal education.

Dan Rosman is a civil litigator in Toronto, practising in property disputes, defamation law, civil appeals and property tax and assessment litigation. His website is: rosmanlaw.ca