Limitation Periods Resumption
The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is extending orders currently in force under the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 (ROA). The extensions provide the government with the necessary flexibility to address the ongoing risks and effects of the COVID-19 outbreak and ensure important measures remain in place […]
“10 Events Where You Should Re-Visit Your Estate Planning Documents”
Sarah Barker of Carbert Waite LLP gives us “10 Events Where You Should Re-Visit Your Estate Planning Documents” “You got married” “You got divorced or separated” “You entered or left an adult interdependent relationship” “You became a parent (or a step parent)” “A child has turned 18” “You’ve become a grandparent” “A loved one or […]
Feds provide full list of newly-banned weapons
This post is done by Camberwell House for informational, discussion and educational purposes only. It is NOT to provide specific legal advice and does not do so. The older the post is, the higher the risk that the information in it is incorrect: Camberwell does not delete older posts. There is no lawyer-client relationship between […]
SCJ London: adjournment of all jury trials
All civil jury trials currently scheduled to commence in the Superior Court of Justice in London, Ontario during the month of June, 2020 are adjourned to the July 17, 2020 assignment court at 9 a.m. to be spoken to. Endorsement of Justice Grace, April 22, 2020 (PDF only, found here) This post is done by […]
SCJ jury trials: not ’til September, 2020 at the earliest
“To protect the health and safety of all court users and to help contain the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Superior Court of Justice (SCJ) suspended in-person operations, effective Tuesday, March 17, 2020, and until further notice.” “By order, all … civil matters scheduled to be heard on or after March 17, […]
“Ontario Lifting Suspension Of Lien Periods”
Robert Farmer, Andrew J. Skinner and Stewart J. Wallace of Dickinson Wright provide a very useful short summary of the lifting of the suspension of certain lien periods under the Construction Act (formerly the Construction Lien Act). “One of the perhaps unintended consequences of this order was the suspension of the deadline for suppliers of goods […]
Suspension of limitation periods and Rules time limits
The Ontario government has issued an order suspending the operation of any statute, regulation or rule that sets out a limitation period, or the timing within which a step must be taken to start a court or tribunal case, or any step within it. [You can find the full text here.] What does this mean? […]
Regulation suspending limitation and statutory time limits
Ontario Regulationmade under theEMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL PROTECTION ACTORDER UNDER SUBSECTION 7.1(2) OF THE ACTCurrent to March 28, 2020No amendments Whereas an emergency has been declared pursuant to Order in Council 518/2020 (Ontario Regulation 50/20) [Emergency Order found here] on March 17, 2020 at 7:30 a.m. Toronto time pursuant to section 7.0.1 of the Emergency […]
Law Society official position on virtual Commissioning
[Everything below this line is a verbatim transcript from the LSO’s website as of 2020-04-08-1334h] During COVID-19, does the Law Society’s interpretation permitting virtual commissioning under the Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Act extend to functions under the Notaries Act? Notarizing is governed by the Notaries Act and is not regulated by the Law Society. Lawyers […]
Remote/Virtual Witnessing of Wills and Powers of Attorney
The Ontario government has authorized the remote witnessing of wills. The key limitation is that one of your witnesses has to be either a lawyer or paralegal licensed by the Law Society of Ontario. The full text of the Order [English only] is below, and can be found [in original, bilingual version] here: Executive CouncilOrder […]
