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===The hearing=== | ===The hearing=== | ||
The chambers courtroom will open at 9:45am. Everyone who is going to be heard that day will line up to the front of the courtroom and sign in with the court clerk, identifying themselves by their names and their number on the court list. | The chambers courtroom will open at 9:45am. Everyone who is going to be heard that day will line up to the front of the courtroom and sign in with the court clerk, identifying themselves by their names and their number on the court list. The court list will be posted somewhere outside the courtroom, and another copy is usually available in the courtroom. All the applications that are going to be heard that day are listed on this list, but in no particular order. Limited parts of the court lists are posted online for that day only on [https://eservice.ag.gov.bc.ca/cso/courtLists.do Court Services Online]. | ||
The court list will be posted somewhere outside the courtroom, and another copy is usually available in the courtroom. All the applications that are going to be heard that day are listed on this list, but in no particular order. Limited parts of the court lists are posted online for that day only on [https://eservice.ag.gov.bc.ca/cso/courtLists.do Court Services Online]. | |||
The judge or master will enter the courtroom at 10:00am and will expect to begin hearing applications right away — don't forget to stand when the judge or master enters the courtroom! The court clerk will call each application by its number on the court hearing list and by the last names of the parties involved. | The judge or master will enter the courtroom at 10:00am and will expect to begin hearing applications right away — don't forget to stand when the judge or master enters the courtroom! The court clerk will call each application by its number on the court hearing list and by the last names of the parties involved. | ||
When a case is called by the court clerk, the parties will walk up to the front of the court and identify themselves to the judge — for example, "I am Barbara Brown, and this is my application" or "I am Lucy Chiu, and I am responding to the application." A discussion of courtroom protocol is available in the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource under ''Courtroom Protocol''. You may wish to <span class="noglossary">review</span> [[How Do I Conduct Myself in Court at an Application?]] | When a case is called by the court clerk, the parties will walk up to the front of the court and identify themselves to the judge — for example, "I am Barbara Brown, and this is my application" or "I am Lucy Chiu, and I am responding to the application." (A discussion of courtroom protocol is available in the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource under ''Courtroom Protocol''. You may wish to <span class="noglossary">review</span> [[How Do I Conduct Myself in Court at an Application?]]) The applicant will address the judge first, and present his or her case, explaining: | ||
The applicant will address the judge first, and present his or her case, explaining: | |||
*what orders the applicant is asking the judge to make, | *what orders the applicant is asking the judge to make, | ||