COVID-19 News and Practice Directions

November 30 | Virtual Courtroom Etiquette – Family
November 30 | Notice from Chief Justice Morawetz Regarding Court Proceedings
November 18 | Notice to the Profession and the Public: Criminal Case Management Appearances on or after November 3
November 16 | New Jury Selection and New Jury Trials are Suspended in Hamilton until at least November 30, 2020
November 03 | Recovery Secretariat Update - Phase 3 Target Readiness Dates
October 30 | Update - Continued suspension of Small Claims Court operations due to COVID-19
October 28 | Ontario Introduces Legislation to Simplify Justice System for Families and Protect Children
October 28 | Hamilton Law Association Operation re. COVID-19 and Related Notices to the Profession
October 23 | Employee Tested Positive for Covid-19 at John Sopinka Courthouse
October 15 | Small Claims Court update
October 14 | Resumption of Limitations Periods
October 12 | Criminal Notice and Practice Direction Update
September 21 | First Appearance Court/First Court Date Before a Clerk (Family Proceedings)
September 14 | Jury Recovery Management Guidance Documents & Update
September 09 | FOLA Update
September 08 | Duty Counsel Services in the Ontario Court of Justice
September 03 | OCJ Notice Update
September 02 | Supplementary Notice to the Profession and Litigants in Civil and Family Matters Including Electroni
August 31 | FOLA’s September Newsletter is Now Available
August 25 | Guidelines & User Guides for Remote Hearings in the OCJ
August 24 | Update Regarding OCJ Criminal Case Management Appearances (and Guide for Self-represented Accused Pe
August 21 | Important Justice Sector Notice re: Limitation Periods
August 12 | Amendment to the Criminal Proceedings Rules Regarding Criminal Proceedings
August 11 | Updates to Family Submissions Online Portal
August 10 | Small Claims Court is Further Expanding its Remote Hearings
August 06 | OCJ Criminal Notices and Practice Direction Update
August 05 | Regulation to Amend Rules of Civil Procedure
August 05 | Expansion of Justice Services Online Civil & Family
July 28 | Legal Aid Ontario - Billing on line now available for COVID JPTs and Myers Reviews
July 21 | Justice Participants Unable to attend In-Court Hearings in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
July 16 | Amended Practice Direction Regarding the Electronic Conduct of Matters During the Covid-19 Emergency
July 14 | Continued Suspension of Small Claims Court Operations due to COVID-19