Standard Document Naming Protocol
All counsel and litigants must ensure that all documents filed with the Court comply with the naming convention as described below:
- Document type
- Party submitting the document
- Name of the party submitting the document (including initials if the name is not unique to the case), and
- Date on which the document was created or signed, in the format DD-MM-YYYY (e.g. 12-OCT-2022).
Document names shall not include firm-specific naming conventions, abbreviations, or file numbers.
For example, documents should be saved as follows:
In Civil:
- Expert Report – Defendant – Loblaws – 13-MAR-2021
- Financial Statement Form 1 – Respondent – A. Wong – 21-NOV-2021
In Family:
- Financial Statement Form 13.1 – Respondent – A. Wong – 21-NOV-2021
- Case Conference Brief Form 17A – Applicant – G. Singh – 13-MAR-2022
- Affidavit for Divorce Form 36 – Applicant – Nathanson – 12-JAN-2023
In Criminal:
- 11b Application – Defence – Smith – 12-OCT-2022