Practice Direction No. 16

Written Submissions

Notice of Amendment:
Effective January 14, 2025, Practice Direction No. 16 issued on September 4, 2019, is revoked and replaced by Practice Direction No. 16 found below.

 

  1. The parties before the Tribunal should note that, in addition to compliance with this Practice Direction, all written submissions must also comply with Practice Direction No. 5.

Length

  1. Written submissions must not exceed 40 pages exclusive of any appendices and/or lists of authorities, unless otherwise directed by the Tribunal.
  2. A reply must not exceed 10 pages in length exclusive of any appendices and/or lists of authorities, unless otherwise directed by the Tribunal. A reply must address only novel points of fact and law raised in responding written submissions and not addressed in the party’s original written submissions. 

Format

  1. Written submissions must adhere to the following formatting requirements:
    1. Include a table of contents with bookmarks for easy navigation.
    2. Use a minimum line spacing of 1.15.
    3. Set top and bottom margins to at least 2.5 cm, and left and right margins to at least 3.5 cm.
    4. Use a font size of 12 points or larger in Times New Roman, including any footnotes and references.

Filing Deadlines

  1. Written submissions from the claimant(s) must be filed no later than 60 days prior to the hearing, or as directed by the Tribunal.
  2. Responding written submissions from the respondent must be filed no later than 30 days prior to the hearing, or as directed by the Tribunal.
  3. Written submissions in reply from the claimant(s), if any, must be filed no later than 15 days prior to the hearing, or as directed by the Tribunal.
  4. A request for longer page lengths than specified in this Practice Direction or for an extension of time for filing written submissions with a fixed deadline (set either by the hearing date or by the Tribunal’s direction) must be directed to the Tribunal in writing and must state the reason(s) for the request.

Honourable Victoria Chiappetta, Chairperson
Specific Claims Tribunal