This is the The usual order of a trialappears below. (Remember that in the Provincial Court, the person who starts a court proceeding is the ''applicant''. In the Supreme Court, this person is the ''claimant''. In both courts, the person against whom a court proceeding has started is the ''respondent''.)

(Evidence at trial is almost always given by witnesses and through documents like bank records, income tax returns, and photographs; in that the witnesses identify. In rare cases, the evidence of a witness can also be given by an affidavitor through some other statement, like a transcript of the examination for discovery of the witness, but this hardly every happens.)

In every case that goes to trial — — and, to be clear, not every case does — very few cases do — the judge who hears the case must first make a decision about what the ''facts '' of the case are after they have listened to the evidence, since people hardly ever agree on the facts of the a case. This is called a "finding of fact." The judge then reviews the law and the rules and legal principles that might apply, and decides what ''law '' applies to the legal issues. This is called making a "finding of law." The judge makes a decision about the legal claim by applying the law to the facts.

Sometimes the The judge is able to make a 's written decision after hearing all , summarizing their conclusions about the evidence facts and partiesthe law, is called the judge's ''reasons for judgment'' arguments. Most of the time, however, When the judge will need needs to think about the evidence and the law before they can make a decision. This is called a ", the judge has ''reserved judgment'' on the case."