NOTICE TO THE PROFESSION

TO:          Members of the Profession

FROM:     Honourable John D. Richard
               Chair, Federal Courts Rules Committee

DATE:      January 26, 2009

RE:           Pre-publication of Proposed Amendments to the Federal Courts Rules (Summary Judgment and Summary Trial)

I wish to inform you that the proposed amendments to the Federal Courts Rules
regarding summary judgment and summary trial were pre-published in the
January 24, 2009 issue of Part I of the Canada Gazette:
http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2009/2009-01-24/html/reg1-eng.html

You may make representations with respect to the proposed Rules within sixty
days following the date of pre-publication by addressing them to Ms. Chantelle
Bowers, Secretary to the Federal Courts Rules Committee at (613) 995-5063 or
by e-mail at Chantelle.bowers@fca-caf.gc.ca

“John D. Richard”
Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal