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Inventory of Reforms

Prince Edward Island Case Management

Year:
1997

Description:
Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island single track case management system that leads to the completion of discoveries and the involvement of case management judges at the earliest dates possible prior to the pre-trial conference.

Status:
Permanent implementation

Jurisdiction:
Prince Edward Island

Court:
Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island

Body Responsible:
Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island

Timeline:
1997: Case management implemented via Practice Note
2006: Practice Notes reviewed and consolidated

Publications:
Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island, Practice Note 4. PDFExternal Link (September 1, 2006)

Purpose:
The intent behind this case management system is to reduce delays and cost, by completing discoveries and involving case management judges at the earliest dates possible prior to the pre-trial conference.

Description of Reforms:
The Prince Edward Island Supreme Court has adopted a single track case management system. The Court explicitly states that the case management process is to remain as simple as possible. The case management system is outlined in Practice Note 4 for General Division cases. The stages are as follows:

Practice Note 5 is an alternate case management system for family law cases. The two procedures are quite similar for the most part with some minor differences. Among these differences are shorter time spans for discovery (60 days instead of 90) and requirements for the clients to attend the pre-trial conference.

Revision History:
This summary was last reviewed in Oct 24, 2013