Preparing Discovery Plans and Cost Outlines
Discovery Plans
Tiffany Soucy
Senior Associate
Dentons Canada LLP
- Determining the level of detail necessary for your Discovery Plans
- How do you assess which items should be included? Which are optional?
- Dealing with counsel that do not provide a plan
- Consequences of not filing or not following a discovery plan
- Establishing guidelines that lawyers can refer to when meeting with opposing counsel
- Ensuring all relevant steps and timing can be discussed efficiently and effectively
- Costs outline vs. Bill of Costs: understanding which one to use and when
- Ways to boost efficiency when compiling a cost outline
- How to calculate partial and substantial indemnity rates
- Work through a mock scenario and a sample document