Federal Courts Rules

Marginal note:Scope of pre-trial conference

263 Participants at a pre-trial conference must be prepared to address

• (a) the possibility of settlement of any or all of the issues in the action and of referring any unsettled issues to a dispute resolution conference;

• (b) simplification of the issues in the action;

• (c) any issues arising from any affidavits or statements of expert witnesses, and the need for any additional or rebuttal expert witness evidence;

• (d) the possibility of obtaining admissions that may facilitate the trial;

• (e) the issue of liability;

• (f) the amount of damages, where damages are claimed;

• (g) the estimated duration of the trial;

• (h) the advisability of having the Court appoint an assessor;

• (i) the advisability of a reference;

• (j) suitable dates for a trial;

• (k) the necessity for interpreters or simultaneous interpretation at the trial;

• (l) whether a notice of a constitutional question needs to be served under section 57 of the Act;

• (m) the content of the trial record; and

• (n) any other matter that may promote the timely and just disposition of the action.