Rules to respect in court

During the hearing, you are obliged to respect the following rules:

• Comport yourself respectfully
  • Use the term 'Your Honour' when you address the court;
  • Use the term 'sir' or 'madam' with all people present (prosecutors, clerk, witnesses);
  • Always stand up when you address these people;
  • Use appropriate language at all times.
• Access to court is refused
  • to children under 14, except if they are called to testify;
  • to people equipped with a camera or recording device;
  • to people who refuse to close their cell phone or paging device;
  • to people wearing a hat or cap, etc.;
  • to people not suitably clothed who are wearing, among other things, an open blouse or open shirt, a camisole, Bermuda shorts, any other type of shorts, a bathing suit, or sunglasses.
• Can be expelled from the hearing hall: any person who
  • smokes, chews gum or consumes food or beverages;
  • talks, reads, writes, makes noise or gesticulates;
  • adopts a lax posture (e.g, elbows leaning on the files, arms placed behind the head, etc.)