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How to Succeed at Small Claims Court Updated

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Credits
Professionalism (Ethics, etc.): 0.5
30 minutes
Substantive: 1.0
1 hour
Published
2024
Presenter(s)
Deputy Judge Miray B. Cheskes Granovsky
Marlene Chica
Andrew Cultrera
Deputy Judge Mark Gannage
Debbie Patterson
Jay State
Lydia Stewart Ferreira
Source
Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA)
Provider
CPDOnline.ca
Language
English
Length
90 minutes
Price
$349.00 plus tax

Want to develop your skills to succeed in small claims court? Learn essential tips and tools that all lawyers and paralegals need to know to succeed in small claims court.

Topics of discussion include:

  • Small Claims Court Overview.
  • Filing
  • Why proper filing is critical.
  • Understand the right forms and avoid the “too much paperwork” trap.
  • How to start a claim; How to respond to a claim. 
  • Forms, timelines, fees. 
  • Settlement Conferences
  • Rationale and rules.
  • How to best define the issues.
  • Pre and post Settlement Conference; Conference requirements.
  • Forms, timelines, costs. 
  • What works and what doesn’t. 
  • Dealing with your client and the opposing party. 
  • Importance of court staff in your success.

The program includes a live demo: 

  • Small Claims Court E-Filing Service Portal
  • Small Claims Court Submission Online Portal

Presenters

Deputy Judge Miray B. Cheskes Granovsky

Marlene Chica

Andrew Cultrera

Deputy Judge Mark Gannage

Mark Gannage, previously of Goodmans, McCarthy Tétrault, Stikeman Elliott, and Torys, is a deputy judge, certified adjudicator and mediator. He is the author of Gannage’s Ontario Civil Litigation Commentary and Checklist (Thomson Reuters), three chapters in Bullen & Leake & Jacob's Canadian Precedents of Pleadings (Thomson Reuters), published articles in the Annual Review of Civil Litigation, The Advocates’ Quarterly and elsewhere, and two federal law reform works. He is a Contributing Editor of the Toronto Law Journal. A former full time and adjunct law professor, Mr. Gannage conceived, designed and taught U of T Law School’s first course in Advance Legal Research, Analysis and Writing. Mr. Gannage was the first (and last!) Head of Legal Research and Analysis of the now deceased Bar Admission Course.

Debbie Patterson

Jay State

Lydia Stewart Ferreira