“The small claims system is in disarray and it is depriving many of access to justice”
Noted lawyer and legal writer Howard Levitt describes the chaos that Covid-19 has caused within the Small Claims Court system. The article is well worth reading in its entirety.
Coup de grâce to the coup de grâce
In March of this year this blog had an entry called “The coup de grâce for faxes“, which talked about the end of faxes for almost all purposes under the Rules of Civil Procedure. In it I said this: The only thing left (according the the Rules) was the possibility that Confirmation Forms could be […]
The London Chamber of Commerce’s info on the new shutdown
[Quoted in full, below.] Ontario Announces Provincewide Shutdown Commencing December 26th. Government Providing Grants of up to $20,000 to Small Business Impacted by New Public Health Measures As COVID-19 cases continue to rise at an alarming rate, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other health experts, is imposing […]
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 […]
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 […]
