This article describes how to complete essential steps when opening a Supreme Court of Canada file with Automated Civil Litigation (ACL)

File Details

• Within the File Details, ensure that File Type is set to Supreme Court of Canada.

• The Proceeding Type should be set to Appeal

• Under Courts, choose the Court Appealed from

Parties / Party Information

• Enter the Appellants and Respondents in the usual manner.
• If a Supreme Court Agent needs to be added to the file, the agent can be added as a Contact.
• Ensure that Supreme Court Agent is added to the Contact Title.

• If an Intervener is required to be added to the file, choose Intervener within the Party Role, and ensure that Include on Service List has been selected:

Style of Cause

Navigate to the Document Previews and select Style of Cause.

Enter the Status of party in court appealed from.