Defended Actions
The procedure in many defended actions is fairly standard and a lot of it can be outsourced at an early stage. Consider this table in a matter where your client has been injured in a motor vehicle accident. You take the initial instruction and your Secretary sends your notes to us. You tell her to send us the Appearance and other pleadings she receives. The procedure required is set out in the left column. You could outsource everything in the middle column leaving you with the critical stages in the right hand column
|
Procedure |
You Outsource |
Your input |
| Initial consultation taking instructions | Yes | |
| Draft summons | Yes | |
| Dictate Particulars of Claim | Yes | |
| Type Particulars of Claim | Yes | |
| Consider typed Summons and sign | Yes | |
| Start with RAF claim document | Yes | |
| Dictate various letters for information | Yes | |
| Type same | Yes | |
| Receive Req for Partic | Yes | |
| Dictate Reply | Yes | |
| Type same | Yes | |
| Consider Reply for signing | Yes | |
| Receive Plea and Counterclaim | Yes | |
| Dictate Req for Part | Yes | |
| Type same | Yes | |
| Consider same before signing | Yes | |
| Receive reply | Yes | |
| Dictate Plea | Yes | |
| Type same | Yes | |
| Consider same for signing | Yes | |
| Dictate Rule 23(1) | Yes | |
| Type same | Yes | |
| Dictate Rule 23(3) | Yes | |
| Type same | Yes | |
| Dictate Rule 23(4) | Yes | |
| Type same | Yes | |
| Dictate expert notices | Yes | |
| Type same | Yes | |
| Consider R 23 & Expert for signing | Yes | |
| Dictate client's Discovery Aff | Yes | |
| Type same | Yes | |
| Consider before giving to client | Yes | |
| Dictate Notice of Trial | Yes | |
| Type same | Yes | |
| Consider for signature | Yes | |
| Attend to formulate RAF Claim | Yes | |
| Consider same for signature | Yes | |