New guidelines for the administrative handling of legal proceedings before the Court of Québec

Montreal, June 28, 2023 - The Young Bar Association of Montreal (hereinafter the " JBM ") wishes to inform its members of the new guidelines governing the administrative process for legal proceedings brought before the Court of Quebec.

On March 15, 2023, the Quebec government adopted Bill 8, An Act to improve the efficiency and accessibility of justice, in particular by promoting mediation and arbitration and by simplifying civil procedure in the Court of Quebec (the "Bill"). of justice, in particular by promoting mediation and arbitration and by simplifying civil procedure in the Court of Québec (the "Bill"). The Bill proposed major amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure (the "C.C.P."), which will come into force on June 30. These amendments include the insertion of articles 535.1 to 535.15 in the Code of Civil Procedure (RLRQ, c. C-2501). On May 18, the Chief Justice of the Court of Québec, the Honourable Lucie Rondeau, initiated a consultation process on the proposed guidelines for the administrative processing of legal proceedings before the Court of Québec. These new directives were recently published on the Court of Québec website, and include the directive concerning the management of proceedings governed by the simplified special rules, and the directive concerning the management of proceedings governed by the simplified special rules. es particulières and the directive concernant la gestion des instances en matière civile et dans les matières relatives à la jeunesse pour la déclaration d'admissibilité à l'adoption. They are available in the Documents relevant to all regions section of the Documentation Centre, under the Civil Division tab.

Improving access to justice is one of the JBM's fundamental missions.moire sur le Projet de loi^{no 8} Loi visant à améliorer l'efficacité et l'accessibilité de la justice, notamment en favorisant la médiation and arbitration and by simplifying civil procedure in the Court, he welcomes the legislator's intention to simplify the particular procedural route applicable to civil claims brought before the Court of Québec. We encourage our members to familiarize themselves with these new guidelines, which will play a key role in the administrative handling of legal proceedings, thus promoting better access to justice.

About JBM

Founded in 1898, the JBM brings together lawyers practicing in Montreal for ten years or less, with over 6,000 members. This makes it one of the largest associations of young lawyers in the world, in terms of numbers for a single city. Its mission is twofold. On the one hand, it defends and promotes the interests of its members. On the other, it provides pro bono legal information services to the general public, and offers a number of services to help Quebecers gain access to justice. In August 2021, the JBM was awarded the Lieutenant-Governor's Medal for Exceptional Merit, "in recognition of the remarkable dynamism shown by its members in the ongoing pursuit of collective well-being".

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For further information, please contact

Adam Alaoui | Communications and Public Relations Manager

aalaoui@ajbm.qc.ca | 514.954.6936 | www.ajbm.qc.ca