Understanding the Concept of Pre-Trial Conference

A pre-trial  conference is a meeting of the parties to an action and their attorneys which is held before the court's proceedings, that is, prior to the commencement of actial courtroom proceedings. It may be held prior to trial in both civil and criminal cases. Also, a Pre-Trial Conference may be requested by a party to a case, or it may be ordered by the court.

It  may be conducted for several reasons:
• To expedite disposition of the case
• To help the court establish managerial control over the case,
• To discourage wasteful pretrial activities,
• To improve the quality of the trial with thorough preparation, and
• To facilitate a settlement of the case.

Therefore, a pre-trial conference help the courts in the fair and impartial adjudication of disputes by facilitating the discovery of documents and reducing the element of surprise at trial.

 

 

 

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