London Courthouse “re-opens”
Members of the Middlesex Law Association have been informed that as of March 30, 2020 “the London Courthouse is OPEN but we strongly advise you not to visit the building”. I will post further developments as they arise. There is much behind-the-scenes work going on amongst court staff, judges and lawyers to adapt to the […]
Suspension of all Limitation Periods, Ontario
The Lieutenant Governor in Council made an order under s. 7.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act suspending limitation periods and procedural time periods. The suspension is retroactive to March 16, 2020. The Order in Council will also be posted on this website: https://www.ontario.ca/search/orders-in-council and on e-Laws, as a regulation under the Emergency Management and Civil […]
Bench/Bar -6- Remote swearing, originals, and court filing
The following is part a series of Camberwell House summaries of some key court and courthouse information as recently relayed to the Middlesex Law Association by Justice Duncan Grace, Regional Senior Justice Bruce Thomas, and Trial Coordinator Joy Beattie. It is not in the order of the notes provided by the Courthouse, but is organized […]
Bench/Bar -5- Solicitor-client Assessments
The following is part a series of Camberwell House summaries of some key court and courthouse information as recently relayed to the Middlesex Law Association by Justice Duncan Grace, Regional Senior Justice Bruce Thomas, and Trial Coordinator Joy Beattie. It is not in the order of the notes provided by the Courthouse, but is organized […]
Bench/Bar -4- Motions etc.
The following is part a series of Camberwell House summaries of some key court and courthouse information as recently relayed to the Middlesex Law Association by Justice Duncan Grace, Regional Senior Justice Bruce Thomas, and Trial Coordinator Joy Beattie. It is not in the order of the notes provided by the Courthouse, but is organized […]
Bench/Bar -3- Discoveries and Cross-examinations
The following is part a series of Camberwell House summaries of some key court and courthouse information as recently relayed to the Middlesex Law Association by Justice Duncan Grace, Regional Senior Justice Bruce Thomas, and Trial Coordinator Joy Beattie. It is not in the order of the notes provided by the Courthouse, but is organized […]
Bench/Bar -2- Trials and Pretrials
The following is part a series of Camberwell House summaries of some key court and courthouse information as recently relayed to the Middlesex Law Association by Justice Duncan Grace, Regional Senior Justice Bruce Thomas, and Trial Coordinator Joy Beattie. It is not in the order of the notes provided by the Courthouse, but is organized […]
Bench/Bar Conference -1- The Courthouse itself and filing
The following is part a series of Camberwell House summaries of some key court and courthouse information as recently relayed to the Middlesex Law Association by Justice Duncan Grace, Regional Senior Justice Bruce Thomas, and Trial Coordinator Joy Beattie. It is not in the order of the notes provided by the Courthouse, but is organized […]
Courthouse status as of March 26, 2020
Manager, Court Operations, County of Middlesex Court House, 80 Dundas Street MEMORANDUM TO: All Courthouse Staff and Stakeholders FROM: Court – Based Emergency Management Team DATE: [Thursday] March 26, 2020 SUBJECT: London Courthouse Update I am writing to provide an update regarding the current status of the London Courthouse. The courthouse was closed on March […]
Woodstock / Oxford County SCJ – Adjournments, closures
Verbatim: Members of the Oxford County Bar, As you likely now know, all Superior Court of Justice Criminal, Family, and Civil Law matters have been adjourned as of March 17, 2020, until June 2020, as per the Order of Chief Justice Morawetz (online at https://www.ontariocourts.ca/scj/). Urgent matters will be dealt with on a case by […]
