This paper discusses interlocutory applications, which are brought between the commencement and final resolution of a civil claim. It reviews the basic steps involved in interlocutory applications, including: notice of application, affidavit evidence, questioning on an affidavit, briefs, and orders. Common types of interlocutory applications, such as summary judgment, applications to strike, substitutional service, and dismissal for long delay, are highlighted. The paper also includes various forms related to interlocutory applications.

This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Effective Legal Support: Civil Litigation seminar in Calgary on September 12, 2017 and in Edmonton on September 19, 2017.