Checklist for getting your case ready

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Remember: Complainants and respondents can help speed up the Tribunal hearing process by being well prepared and open to working with the other parties. 

Getting started

Your Statement of Particulars

  • Prepare your Statement of Particulars. 

    Note: Complainants go first, and Respondents go after. Each Statement of Particulars must contain the following basic elements:

    • Facts
    • Legal issues
    • Remedies
    • Lists of documents – one list of documents that might be relevant to your case, and another of ‘privileged’ documents
    • List of witnesses and a summary of their testimony, excluding experts. 
  • Send your Statement of Particulars to the Tribunal and the other parties.

Gather and exchange documents

  • Give the other parties a copy of each non-privileged document that might be relevant to your case. Don’t send these to the Tribunal.
  • If at any point in the process you find new documents that might be relevant, update your list and send the documents to the other parties right away. 

Write a Reply if applicable

  • Complainants and the Commission have a chance to prepare a short “reply” if the Respondent raised anything new in their Statement of Particulars.
  • Send your reply to the Tribunal and the other parties.

Agreed Statement of Facts

  • Make a list of the facts that you and the other parties may agree on. 
  • Try to discuss this with the other parties.

Expert witness report

  • If you plan to have an expert witness at the hearing, raise this with the Tribunal Member and the other parties in case management.

Prepare for Case Management Calls

  • Make a list of any questions or issues you have in advance.
  • Have your calendar ready in advance, for scheduling.
  • Be proactive: If any issues come up, try to work with the other parties to resolve it. If that does not work, ask for a case management call with the Tribunal Member as soon as you can.