TY - JOUR
T1 - Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition: A Primer on the Use (and Abuse) of Ex Parte Proceedings in Civil Cases
AU - Currie, Robert
N1 - Robert J Currie, "Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition: A Primer on the Use (and Abuse) of Ex Parte Proceedings in Civil Cases" in Todd Archibald & R Echlin, eds, Annual Review of Civil Litigation 2009 (Toronto: Carswell, 2009) 443.
PY - 2009/1/1
Y1 - 2009/1/1
N2 - On any ex parte application, the utmost good faith must be observed. That requires full and frank disclosure of all material facts known to the applicant or counsel that could reasonably be expected to have a bearing on the outcome of the application. Because counsel for the applicant is asking the judge to invoke a procedure that runs counter to the fundamental principle of justice that all sides of a dispute should be heard, counsel is under a super-added duty to the court and other parties to ensure that as balanced a consideration of the issue is undertaken as is consonant with the circumstances.
AB - On any ex parte application, the utmost good faith must be observed. That requires full and frank disclosure of all material facts known to the applicant or counsel that could reasonably be expected to have a bearing on the outcome of the application. Because counsel for the applicant is asking the judge to invoke a procedure that runs counter to the fundamental principle of justice that all sides of a dispute should be heard, counsel is under a super-added duty to the court and other parties to ensure that as balanced a consideration of the issue is undertaken as is consonant with the circumstances.
KW - Civil
KW - Ex Parte
KW - Good Faith
KW - Disclosure
KW - Justice
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M3 - Article
JO - Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press
JF - Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press
ER -