Nova Scotia Civil Procedure Rules - December 13, 2024

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Part 1 - Applying these Rules
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  Rule 1 - Purpose
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  Rule 2 - General
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Part 2 - Civil Proceedings
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  Rule 3 - Kinds of Proceedings
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  Rule 4 - Action
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  Rule 5 - Application
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  Rule 6 - Choosing Between Action and Application
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  Rule 7 - Judicial Review and Appeal
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Part 3 - Default and Discontinuance
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  Rule 8 - Default Judgment
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  Rule 9 - Discontinuance
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Part 4 - Alternative Resolution or Determination
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  Rule 10 - Settlement
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  Rule 11 - Reference
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  Rule 12 - Question of Law
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  Rule 13 - Summary Judgment
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Part 5 - Disclosure and Discovery
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  Rule 14 - Disclosure and Discovery in General
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  Rule 15 - Disclosure of Documents
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  Rule 16 - Disclosure of Electronic Information
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  Rule 17 - Disclosure of Other Things
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  Rule 18 - Discovery
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  Rule 19 - Interrogatories
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  Rule 20 - Admission
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  Rule 21 - Medical Examination and Testing
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Part 6 - Motions
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  Rule 22 - General Provisions for Motions
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  Rule 23 - Chambers Motion
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  Rule 24 - Appearance Motion
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  Rule 25 - Motion by Appointment
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  Rule 26 A - Conference
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  Rule 27 - Motion by Correspondence
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  Rule 28 - Emergency Motion
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  Rule 29 - Motion to Presiding Judge
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  Rule 30 - Motion to Prothonotary
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Part 7 - Notice and Place of Proceeding
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  Rule 31 - Notice
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  Rule 32 - Place of Proceeding
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Part 8 - Counsel, Parties, and Claims
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  Rule 33 - Counsel
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  Rule 34 - Acting on One’s Own
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  Rule 35 - Parties
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  Rule 36 - Representative Party
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  Rule 37 - Consolidation and Separation
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Part 9 - Pleading, Affidavit, and Brief
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  Rule 38 - Pleading
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  Rule 39 - Affidavit
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  Rule 40 - Brief
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Part 10 - Temporary Remedies
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  Rule 41 - Interlocutory Injunction and Receivership
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  Rule 42 - Preservation Order
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  Rule 43 - Temporary Recovery Order
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  Rule 44 - Attachment
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  Rule 45 - Security for Costs
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  Rule 46 - Payment into Court
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Part 11 - Trial and Hearing
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  Rule 47 - Place of Trial or Hearing
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  Rule 48 - Translation, Interpretation, and Assistance
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  Rule 49 - Sittings
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  Rule 50 - Subpoena
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  Rule 51 - Conduct of Trial
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  Rule 52 - Trial by Jury
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  Rule 53 - Conduct of Hearing
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  Rule 54 - Supplementary Rules of Evidence
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  Rule 55 - Expert Opinion
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  Rule 56 - Commission Evidence and Testimony by Video Conference
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Part 12 - Actions Under $150,000
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  Rule 57 - Action for Damages Under $150,000
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  Rule 58 - Action for Claim Valued Under $150,000
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Part 13 - Family Proceedings
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  Rule 59 - Supreme Court (Family Division) Rules
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  Rule 59 A - Judicial Dispute Resolution and Process Management
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  Rule 60 A - Child and Adult Protection
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  Rule 61 - Adoption
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  Rule 62 - District Family Rules (Repealed)
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Part 14 - Appeal and Judicial Review (Criminal Code)
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  Rule 63 - Summary Conviction Appeal
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  Rule 64 - Prerogative Writ
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  Rule 65 - Application to Reduce Parole Ineligibility
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Part 15 - Other Kinds of Proceedings
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  Rule 66 - Account
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  Rule 67 - Builders’ Lien
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  Rule 68 - Class Proceeding
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  Rule 69 - Controverted Election
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  Rule 70 - Assessment of Damages
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  Rule 71 - Guardianship
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  Rule 72 - Mortgages
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  Rule 73 - Receiver
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  Rule 74 - Other Sales by the Court
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  Rule 75 - Injunction
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  Rule 76 - Interpleader
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Part 16 - Costs, Order, and Enforcement
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  Rule 77 - Costs
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  Rule 78 - Order
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  Rule 79 - Enforcement by Execution Order
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  Rule 80 - Other Enforcement Orders
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  Rule 81 - Reciprocal Enforcement
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Part 17 - Administration
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  Rule 82 - Administration of Civil Proceedings
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  Rule 83 - Amendment
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  Rule 84 - Court Records
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  Rule 85 - Access to Court Records
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  Rule 86 - Judicial Communication Across Borders
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  Rule 87 - Communicating With a Judge
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  Rule 88 - Abuse of Process
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  Rule 89 - Contempt
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Part 18 - Proceedings in the Court of Appeal
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  Rule 90 - Civil Appeal
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  Rule 91 - Criminal Appeal
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Part 19 - Transition
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  Rule 92 - Transition
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Part 20 - Citation, Interpretation, and Documents
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  Rule 93 - Citation
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  Rule 94 - Interpretation
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  Rule 95 - Preparation of Documents

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