C-25.01 - Code of Civil Procedure

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17. The court cannot rule on an application, or take a measure on its own initiative, which affects the rights of a party unless the party has been heard or duly called.
In any contentious matter, the court, even on its own initiative, must uphold the adversarial principle and see that it is adhered to until the judgment and during execution of the judgment. It cannot base its decision on grounds the parties have not had the opportunity to debate.
2014, c. 1, a. 17; I.N. 2016-12-01.
17. The court cannot rule on an application, or order a measure on its own initiative, which affects the rights of a party unless the party has been heard or duly called.
In any contentious matter, the court, even on its own initiative, must uphold the adversarial principle and see that it is adhered to until the judgment and during execution of the judgment. It cannot base its decision on grounds the parties have not had the opportunity to debate.
2014, c. 1, a. 17.