January 20, 2022
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice released an updated Notice to Profession and Public Regarding Court Proceedings yesterday, which is in effect until February 28, 2022, subject to further direction of the Court. Juries will not be selected until February 28, 2022. All civil matters will proceed virtually, but, where necessary, the Court may schedule […]
January 06, 2022
In light of the current state of the pandemic, the Court of Appeal has resumed hearing most matters by videoconference. The relevant portion of the Practice Direction states: 71. In response to the most recent developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic, effective December 20, 2021 and until further notice, unless otherwise directed, all hearings at […]
December 22, 2021
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently issued a Notice to the Profession and Public in response to the Omicron variant. Jury trials will not commence in any court location until February 7, 2022. The decision to continue trials that are in progress will be made by the presiding judge, taking into account the position […]
December 16, 2021
Tribunals Ontario recently launched the Tribunals Ontario Portal, which is a new case management system designed to streamline the dispute resolution process. Applications can be filed online and documents can be exchanged with other parties through the portal. Scheduling will also be done online. Currently, only the Landlord and Tenant Board is using the portal. […]
December 09, 2021
The Advocates’ Society’s popular Tricks of the Trade conference is coming up on January 28, 2022. It will be held online. Two of our partners are involved in the conference. Stephen Ross is a co-chair and Tom Macmillan will be speaking on “The Fallout: Personal Injury Law and the Pandemic”. It looks like a great […]
December 06, 2021
Chief Justice Strathy and Associate Chief Justice Fairburn recently released a statement encouraging junior counsel to be involved in oral argument at the Court of Appeal: The Court of Appeal has a rich tradition of welcoming submissions from counsel at all stages of their career. Opportunities to address the Court are essential to the development […]
