(A) LEGALESE TRANSLATOR
Speakers: Heather Douglas, Heather Hui-Litwin (interviewer)
STARTING AND PREPARING FOR A CASE
- What are “pleadings? https://youtu.be/6WwGYe2IaGQ
- What is a “cause of action”? https://youtu.be/b5yUmvgJOtg
- What does “serving a document” mean? https://youtu.be/cc_RNjrW460
- What is an “affidavit of service”? https://youtu.be/GW3yKM3uigs
- What does “deliver” mean? https://youtu.be/cbnBpkPMc8I
- Can you ignore a lawsuit filed against you? https://youtu.be/PVzfAZ81H68
- What is the difference between ‘action” and “application”? https://youtu.be/r5tLu980U6M
- “Commission” v “notarize”: what’s the difference?https://youtu.be/JheIVDnGaro
- How are “days” counted? https://youtu.be/Zz4eifl6CdA
- What is the difference between “shall” vs “may” https://youtu.be/Y5z6enkIOAs
- What does “irregularity” mean in Rules of Civi Procedure (Ontario)? https://youtu.be/cgiWumfAQPw
- Judge vs. master in Ontario courts. What is the difference? https://youtu.be/uSAvWRdn1O4
- What does “limitations period” mean?https://youtu.be/KyYVUjR3uEg
- What are “damages” in civil litigation? https://youtu.be/NUCZorwkuxU
- What does “discovery” mean? https://youtu.be/GrQXJuaOShY
- How to prepare for discovery? https://youtu.be/GrQXJuaOShY
- What are “undertakings” in discovery? https://youtu.be/clolJyjX0LI
- What does “leave” mean? https://youtu.be/cSqOjLlig2c
MOTION TERMINOLOGY
19.What is a motion? https://youtu.be/ZqVLFe_DAf0
20. What is an affidavit in a motion? https://youtu.be/jceL75dmyyw
21. What is a factum? https://youtu.be/QXcZKLjCZDY
22. Motion for Summary Judgement, The Basics Part 1 https://youtu.be/fAESjFeVIHE
23. Motion for Summary Judgement, Evidence and Possible Outcomes Part 2. https://youtu.be/8oJ1TXFVELU
COSTS
24. What does “costs” mean? https://youtu.be/TFBcOu7kpLM
25. What do “partial indemnity” and “substantial indemnity” mean in costs? https://youtu.be/ZOyjqZINWmA
26. What does the court consider when awarding costs? https://youtu.be/lTpdQ3zmwGY
27. How to fill out forms for costs Part. 1 “Bill of Costs”. https://youtu.be/JdLpFNT2vE4
28. How to fill out forms for costs Part 2. “Costs Outlne”. https://youtu.be/a2N0xBmOvhQ
29. “Costs Consequences” and Offers to Settle. Part 1. Rule 49. https://youtu.be/dh5D6Ifl-KM
30. “Costs Consequences” and Offers to Settle Part 2. Confidentiality https://youtu.be/jo0I9Th_yCQ
31. “Costs Consequences” and Offers to Settle Part 3. Discretion of the Court. https://youtu.be/P3doFk11Hyk
32. “Assessment of Costs” Part 1. How to have a lawyer’s fees reviewed. https://youtu.be/A9iUBU29dts
33. “Assessment of Costs” Part 2. What to Expect this Hearing. https://youtu.be/FgQReR-FCXE
34. “Assessment of Costs” Part 3. Can you dispute an assessment officer’s decision?. https://youtu.be/V8hOVg-GTwQ
ORDERS AND JUDGEMENTS
35. What is the Difference between an “order”, “endorsement” and “judgement”? https://youtu.be/NnnQHIe_mXM
36. “Contempt of court” Part 1. https://youtu.be/9PcKEbqDN-Y
37. “Contempt of court” Part 2. Examples. https://youtu.be/Wl8vYElYbkk
38. “Contempt of court” Part 3 Can a litigant ask for a contempt order? https://youtu.be/OO3tCHyL6xM
39. What does “interlocutory” mean? https://youtu.be/JhMb7_2mZZ0
40. What does “jurisdiction” mean?https://youtu.be/RRJIG5SQArQ
41. What does inherent jurisdiction mean? https://youtu.be/RRJIG5SQArQ
42. What does “prejudice” mean? Part 1 https://youtu.be/AnUMDMi2mFk
43. What does prejudice mean? Part 2. “orders” https://youtu.be/g_-WwdcpmM8
44. What does ‘security for costs” mean? https://youtu.be/yyg_rhaySUw (June 21, 2021)
(B) CIVIL LITIGATION CONCEPTS (some videos overlap with Legalese Translator)
Speakers: Dan Rosman, Heather Douglas, Heather Hui-Litwin (interviewer)
1. Major Stages of a Civil Lawsuit in Ontario, Canada https://youtu.be/ymBP4_T-Ecc
2. Rules and more. Civil Litigation Court Procedure in Ontario. https://youtu.be/gTn28Mo0Htg
3. Tips for Self-Represented Litigants-Starting a Claim. https://youtu.be/HU9DPT-hZRw
4. Common Mistakes that Self-Represented Litigants Make https://youtu.be/xOIvEVX9a2E
5. Pretrial Conference What is a “pretrial conference” Part 1https://youtu.be/x8YFC-JaH10
6. Pretrial Conference What Deadlines Apply? Part 2 https://youtu.be/R4bRQrSHkBw
7. Pretrial Conference Who must Attend? Part 3 https://youtu.be/q0FERGoqWv4
8. Pretrial Conference “Pretrial Conference Brief” Part 4 https://youtu.be/wZ0iy9pmOHY
9. Pretrial Conference “Non-Disclosure” Part 5 https://youtu.be/9pNPhwhvSXA
10. Pretrial Conference, What to Expect at a hearing Part 6 https://youtu.be/W1ORaPpQTxs
11. Pretrial Conference. Costs. Part 7. https://youtu.be/u0iiNdn8jAM
12. Motion for Summary Judgement Part 1 https://youtu.be/fAESjFeVIHE
13. Motion for Summary Judgement: Evidence Part 2 https://youtu.be/8oJ1TXFVELU
14. Costs Consequences and Offer to Settle, Rule 49 Part 1 https://youtu.be/dh5D6Ifl-KM
15. Costs Consequences and Offer to Settle, Confidentiality Part 2 https://youtu.be/jo0I9Th_yCQ
16. Costs Consequences and Offer to Settle: Discretion of the Court Part 3 https://youtu.be/P3doFk11Hyk
17. Enforcement. https://youtu.be/Vf42_fsAP1A
18. Jurisdiction https://youtu.be/4JD7a2Qxb4I
19. Inherent Jurisdiction. https://youtu.be/RRJIG5SQArQ
Scheduled Posts
Prejudice (Parts 1 and 2) https://youtu.be/AnUMDMi2mFk, https://youtu.be/g_-WwdcpmM8
Security for Costs https://youtu.be/yyg_rhaySUw
Simplified Procedure https://youtu.be/GnOuA2HmUvY (June 28, 2021)
(C) HOW-TO TUTORIALS FOR CIVIL LITIGATION (some videos overlap with Legalese Translator)
Speakers: Heather Douglas, Heather Hui-Litwin (Interviewer)
1. How to Prepare a Notice of Motion https://youtu.be/IsYiAIetR2M
2. How to Cerlox bind a document https://youtu.be/KFnoNS-5X28
3. How to Put together a Motion Record https://youtu.be/5je-QznI1Lw
4. How to Prepare an Affidavit https://youtu.be/Fg2OuNUKakk
5. How to Prepare for Discovery https://youtu.be/LHic_rDirgY
6. How to Fill out Forms for costs-part 1 Bill of Costs. https://youtu.be/JdLpFNT2vE4
7. How to Fill out Forms for costs -Part 2 Costs Outline https://youtu.be/a2N0xBmOvhQ
8. Filing and Sharing Court Documents Online https://youtu.be/DPJEKLXY8C4
(D) CanLII Tutorials
- Super Simple Intro to Basic Legal Research on CanLII https://youtu.be/02VpjSryO4I
- CanLII: Refining your Legal Research using Keywords https://youtu.be/kG19C7b10YU
- CanLII: Narrow your search results using Proximity operators https://youtu.be/7PCsXm7qDqM
- CanLII: Using AND, OR, NOT to get relevant results https://youtu.be/SJcSDo08XPc
- CanLII: How to Sort and Filter Results https://youtu.be/fQNIgFzGfWQ
Acknowledgements
Litigation Help is grateful to Toronto lawyers Dan Rosman and Heather Douglas for their generosity in dedicating so much of their time to this project.
Dan Rosman: rosmanlaw.ca
Heather Douglas: heatherdouglaslaw.ca