New Brunswick Legal Procedure 101

New Brunswick Legal Procedure 101

Self Representation

In Pro Per (In Propria Persona) - Pro Se Litigant, Self Representation, Representing Yourself

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2011/12/in-pro-per-in-propria-persona-pro-se.html

Bias Against Pro Per Litigants

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2011/12/bias-against-pro-per-litigants.html

Procedural Basics

How I write a Letter - the Basics

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/letter-writing-basic.html

How I Write a Demand Letter

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-to-write-demand-letter.html

 

How I Write a Legal Letter

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-to-write-legal-letter.html

 

How I write a letter to a Clerk of the Court.

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-i-write-letter-to-clerk-of-court.html

 

How I serve Documents - Court Document Process service 101

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/01/court-document-process-service-101.html

 

 How I Filed my first NOTICE OF ACTION followed by a STATEMENT OF CLAIM - PART 1. Demystifying the words: (Court, Court File Number, Style of Proceeding)

Part 1:

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-i-file-notice-of-action-part-1.html

Part 2:

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-i-file-notice-of-action-part-2.html

Part 3:

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-i-file-notice-of-action-part-3.html

Legal Basics: Noting a Defendant in Default

When I serve a Notice of Action on a Defendant in New Brunswick and the Defendants do not file and serve the Statement of Defence or a Notice of Intent to Defend within 20 days, I may in writing, with proof of service, request the Clerk to note that party in default.

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/legal-basics-noting-defendant-in.html

Did you know that you can receive a CD recording of a Hearing, that was before the Court of Queens Bench?

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/did-you-know-that-you-can-receive-cd.html

Referral RTIPPA - Making a Request for Information

http://justicedonedirtcheap2.blogspot.com/p/referral-rtippa-police-commission.html

Legal Basics

NATURAL JUSTICE

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2011_10_01_archive.html

CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/03/canadian-charter-of-rights-and-freedoms.html

  

‘reasonable apprehension of bias’ Supreme Court Review

 http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/

JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE IN CANADA

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/judicial-independence-in-canada.html

JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE IN CANADA

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/legal-requirement-to-acknowledge-common.html

Principles of Tort Law: Defined

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/principles-of-tort-law-defined.html

Reclaiming the Right to Say “No”

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/reclaiming-right-to-say-no.html

Debunking a myth: If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/debunking-myth-if-you-have-nothing-to.html

What are Rights? More importantly, ... do we want them?

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/what-are-rights-do-we-want-them.html

The purpose of a Statute of Limitations

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/new-brunswick-court-of-appeal-upholds.html

Writing Legal Documents

Powerful Writing Techniques to Help You Persuade Judges

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/powerful-writing-techniques-to-help-you.html

Writing Bad Briefs: How to Lose Your Case, and Lose Big

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/writing-bad-briefs-how-to-lose-your.html

Win Cases With Effective Writing

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/win-cases-with-effective-writing.html

Guide to preparing a Court admissible Affidavit

http://justicedonedirtcheap2.blogspot.com/p/guide-to-preparing-affidavit.html

Briefs/ Submissions

Writing a Statement of Facts 101

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/01/writing-statement-of-facts-101.html

Guide to Writing Closing Arguments

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2011/12/guide-to-writing-closing-arguments.html

What is CANLII and why I need to know.

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2011/12/what-is-canlii.html

Statutory Interpretation - The Plain Meaning Rule and Other Ways to Cheat at Statutory Interpretation

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2011/12/statutory-interpretation.html

"On All Fours" / "Precedent" Defined

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2011/12/on-all-fours-precedent.html

Your Time = A Lawyer's Time

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/01/your-time-lawyers-time.html

FORGET THE WIND UP AND MAKE THE PITCH: SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR WRITING MORE PERSUASIVE FACTUMS

http://justicedonedirtcheap2.blogspot.com/p/guide-to-writing-more-persuasive.html

 

 

 

Appearing in Court

Appearing in Court

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2011/11/appearing-in-court.html

A Quick Guide to Public Speaking

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2011/11/quick-guide-to-public-speaking.html

 

Hearing Procedure 101

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/03/hearing-procedure-101.html

 

Know Your Judge!

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2011/11/know-your-judge.html

The Judge is not a "mere moderator

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/judge-is-not-mere-moderator.html

Natural justice dictates that, whenever possible, both sides of an argument be heard:

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/natural-justice-dictates-that-whenever.html

Judicial Notice Definition:

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/judicial-notice-definition.html

Judgements

Judges Decision

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2011/12/judges-decision.html

Right to Judicial Review

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/03/right-to-judicial-review.html

 

Court of Appeal

Court of Appeal, is a Court of Law that is empowered to hear an appeal of any decision from the lower Trial Court Division or any other lower tribunal on the premise Court of Appeal is a Court of Law that is intended to correct the errors made by lower Courts.

http://justicedonedirtcheap2.blogspot.com/p/court-of-appeal.html

 

Canadian Judicial Council

The Canadian Judicial Council is a federal body created under the Judges Act (R.S., 1985, c. J-1), with the mandate to "promote efficiency, uniformity, and accountability, and to improve quality of judicial service in the superior courts of Canada". The Council is also mandated to review "any complaint or allegation" against a superior court judge. These are appointed by the federal government. In most provinces, there is a provincial judicial council mandated in regard to provincially-appointed judges

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/03/canadian-judicial-council.html

 

EXPECTED CONDUCT OF JUDGES: role of the Canadian Judicial Council

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/expected-conduct-of-judges-role-of.html

 

JUDICIAL ETHICS: EXPLORING MISCONDUCT AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR JUDGES

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/judicial-ethics-exploring-misconduct.html

 

Supreme Court of Canada: The Appropriate Standards of Review

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/appropriate-standards-of-review.html

 

 

 

Procedure Specifics

How a Court would provide an Assessment of Damages to a Plaintiff

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-court-would-provide-assessment-of.html

Self Represented Litigants Tools

Document Everything!

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2011/11/document-everything.html

Get Organized! 43 Folders System

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2011/11/get-organized-43-folders-system.html

Self Represented Litigants Remaining On Time - Google Calender

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/self-represented-litigants-get.html

Specific Tort

LIBEL AND SLANDER

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/libel-and-slander-supreme-court.html

Police

How long can you be held in Police custody?

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-long-can-you-be-held-in-police.html

Knock-and-announce rule: an overview

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/knock-and-announce-rule-overview.html

New Brunswick Court of Appeal upholds right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/new-brunswick-court-of-appeal-upholds.html

SEARCH AND SEIZURE - Supreme Court Decision

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/search-and-seizure-supreme-court.html

Supreme Court of Canada: Extent of police power to effect arrest without warrant in private home

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/supremem-court-of-canada-extent-of.html

R. v. McNeil: Handing Over Records of Police Misconduct

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/r-v-mcneil-handing-over-records-of.html

The tort of false imprisonment Defined

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/tort-of-false-imprisonment-defined.html

"abuses of police power will rarely affect respectable members of the middle classes", but will instead "focus on the poor and on marginal, minority groups"

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/abuses-of-police-power-will-rarely.html

The Court of Appeal did award $200 for negligence in being falsely arrested

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/court-of-appeal-did-award-200-for.html

$20,000 general damages award held by Ontario Court of Appeal, against City of Ottawa.

http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/20000-general-damages-award-held-by.html

$7,500.00. damages awarded against Hamilton (City) Police for wrongful imprisonment

 http://justicedonedirtcheap.blogspot.com/2012/02/750000-damages-awarded-against-hamilton.html

Lawyers 

Lawyers are bound to act according to these three Documents

(1) Charter of Rights and Freedoms

The Canadian Charter of Rights Decisions Digest

http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/charter_digest/index.html

(2) The Code of Professional Conduct:

http://www.lawsociety-barreau.nb.ca/assets/documents/CODEOFPROFESSIONALCONDUCT_February_2009.pdf

(3) Law Society Act 1996

http://www.lawsociety-barreau.nb.ca/assets/act-and-rules/Consolidated_Law_Society_Act_1996.pdf

File a complaint against a lawyer
http://www.lawsociety-barreau.nb.ca/emain.asp?32

Rules of Court

Rules of Court for New Brunswick may be found here:
http://www.gnb.ca/0062/regs/Rule/rule_list.htm