75. Oral proceedings – with a timetable.(a) Grounds of defence. If the contestation is oral, the grounds of defence must be mentioned summarily in the agreement between the parties on the conduct of the case or in the minutes of the hearing when the action or application is presented.
(b) Date of hearing. When the contestation is oral and the parties have an agreement as to the conduct of the case, at the expiry of the timetable a party may convene the other parties before the Court for the purpose of verifying the status of the file; if it is complete and ready for trial on the merits, and once the estimated duration of the trial has been determined, the Judge refers it by order pursuant to Article 110.1 of the Code of Civil Procedure (chapter C-25) for the establishment of a date of hearing.
A duly completed summary declaration that the file is complete in the format suggested in Form IIIA must be attached to the notice of convocation.
Each party so convened must file a similar summary declaration no later than the date of the convocation.
Decision 2001-06-14, s. 4; Decision 2003-06-30, s. 7.