Practice Directions

The Senior Judge of the Supreme Court of Yukon periodically issues practice directions which are intended to assist and guide the legal profession and the public about how cases are presented in Court. The practice directions deal with various issues of practice, conduct and procedure and are varied and updated as necessary.

 

Index (24 KBPDF)
Memo (46 KBPDF)

  1. Revised Practice Directions (48 KBPDF)
  2. Settlements and Adjournments (50 KBPDF)
  3. Use of Transcripts and Interrogatories in Motions (51 KBPDF)
  4. Trial Record (49 KBPDF)
  5. Divorce Rules 1986 (53 KBPDF)
  6. Corollary Relief Orders (50 KBPDF)
  7. Divorce Rules – Variation Applications (49 KBPDF)
  8. Address of Court (51 KBPDF)
  9. Use of Court Precincts and Adjacent Areas (72 KBPDF)
  10. Casebooks (52 KBPDF)
  11. Pre-Trial Conferences and Requests for Trial Dates (includes Civil Pre-trial Conference Report) (80 KBPDF)
  12. Filing of Faxed Documents (51 KBPDF)
  13. Chambers – Civil, Family and Maintenance Enforcement (Amended February 25, 2008) (59 KBPDF)
  14. Chambers – Estimates of Time (51 KBPDF)
  15. Chambers – Oral Evidence (50 KBPDF)
  16. Chambers – Recording of the Proceedings (51 KBPDF)
  17. Chambers – Affidavits with Exhibits (51 KBPDF)
  18. Chambers – Adjourned Applications (51 KBPDF)
  19. Tariff of Costs and Fees Payable to the Crown (61 KBPDF)
  20. Use of English and French (55 KBPDF)
  21. Probate Practice – Guidelines for Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Distribution (72 KBPDF)
  22. Amendments – Pleadings (Rule 24) (61 KBPDF)
  23. Criminal Fix Date Chambers (55 KBPDF)
  24. Copying of Court Registry Documents (65 KBPDF)
  25. Neutral Citation of Judgments (74 KBPDF)
  26. Notice of Expert Opinions (67 KBPDF)
  27. Approval of Orders (50 KBPDF)
  28. Signature of Counsel (51 KBPDF)
  29. Peace Officers (49 KBPDF)
  30. Firearms in Court (49 KBPDF)
  31. Rule 51A(3) and Petitions (51 KBPDF)
  32. Rule 51A – Authorities (49 KBPDF)
  33. Procedure when Clerk refuses to file (54 KBPDF)
  34. Gowning at Court (50 KBPDF)
  35. Amendments to the Rules of Court (52 KBPDF)
  36. Criminal Pre-Trial Conferences (65 KBPDF)
  37. Parenting After Separation or Divorce (13KB )
  38. Representative Proceeding (Class Proceeding) (30 KB)
  39. Position of Counsel in Courtroom on Criminal Matters (15 KB)
  40. Family Law Case Conferences (26 KB)
  41. Judicial Settlement Conferences (17 KB )
  42. Appearance Day (18 KB)
  43. French Language (17 KB)
  44. Civil Rules and Forms (22 KB )
  45. Certificates of Pending Litigation (Amended July 28, 2009) (27 KB )
  46. Hague Convention Child Abduction Protocol (33 KB)
  47. Addressing the Court (13 KB )
  48. Rule1(7) Mandatory Case Management (25 KB )
  49. Foreclosure Petition Explanatory Notes ( 27 KB )
  50. Incapacity of Judge (21 KB )
  51. Prospective Juror Attendance (20 KB )
  52. Registry Information (21 KB )
  53. Rule 63 Amendment (20 KB )
  54. Affidavit of Documents (25 KB )
  55. Temporary Guardianship Application ( 19 KB )