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Rolls - Motions presentable before a panel
- In Montreal, motions presentable before a panel (three judges) are heard each Monday when the Court sits (in civil, criminal and penal matters) in the Pierre-Basile Mignault (RC-08) Courtroom at 9:30 a.m.
- In Quebec City, motions presentable before a panel (three judges) are heard one Monday a month (in civil, criminal and penal matters) in Courtroom 4.33 at 9:30 a.m.
- For counsel, the wearing of a "gown, bands, white collared shirt and dark garment" are obligatory.
- For an application before the Court, the applicant shall reserve a presentation date with the clerk and file the application within five working days of the date on which this reservation was made. Failure to submit the application within this time limit will result in the reservation being cancelled without further notice. However, a new reservation can be made (s. 66 par. 5 R.C.A.Q.Civ.M. & s. 53 par. 5 R.C.A.Q.C.M.) [Montreal: 514-393-2022; Quebec: 418-649-3401].
- A limited number of applications are heard on each hearing day, hence the need to reserve a place on the roll. For the available dates for presenting an application before a panel, see Calendar- Available hearing dates – Motions.
- Each copy of an application must be accompanied by a copy of all the documents necessary for its considerationsection (s. 67 R.C.A.Q.Civ.M. & s. 54 R.C.A.Q.C.M.).
- For more information, please consult the Aide-mémoire and the section "Applications in the Course of a Procceding".
- Emergency hearing: If you consider that you need to be heard urgently, you must contact the Court office during its opening hours, Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and inform the staff in advance that an emergency hearing may be necessary in your case. The Court office will contact you quickly to assess the urgency of the request and to organize the arrangements for the hearing, if applicable.
| Checklist for filing applications A checklist is available to ensure that your application satisfy the required form of presentation. To see the checklist: Checklist for preparing and filing applications |
Rolls for motions presentable before a panel
***Please note that the roll is published during the week prior to the date of presentation***
| MONTREAL | QUEBEC CITY |
JANUARY 2025 | JANVIER 2025 |