C-25, r. 14 - Rules of the Court of Appeal of Québec in Civil Matters

Section 70 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

70. Depositions

1) Layout. Each deposition or excerpt therefrom shall begin on a new page with a heading setting out the witness’ surname in upper-case letters, followed the first time only by parentheses containing the witness’ given name, age and residence. The heading shall also contain the following information, listed in abbreviated form:

(a)  the name of the party who called the witness;

(b)  the fact that the testimony was not given at trial, if such be the case;

(c)  the stage of the hearing (case in chief, defence, rebuttal);

(d)  the stage of the examination (examination, cross-examination, re-examination).

(2)  Format. Depositions or excerpts therefrom may be reproduced in a condensed format (4 pages in one), provided that the font is equivalent to Arial 10 and that each page contains a maximum of 25 lines numbered in the left margin.

Decision 2006-04-17, s. 70.