Archive: Legal Bulletins

On May 13, 2020, the E-Hearings Task Force (“the Task Force”) released Best Practices for Remote Hearings (the “Best Practices”). The purpose of the Best Practices is to provide guidance for lawyers and parties when preparing for and participating in remote hearings....

In two recent endorsements, the Superior Court of Justice sent a clear message to litigators to embrace technology as part of the civil justice system’s new normal. Arconti v. Smith In a case conference endorsement for the matter Arconti v. Smith, 2020 ONSC 2782,...

In Ontario, limitation periods and certain procedural timelines have been suspended in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 20, 2020, following the declaration of a provincial state of emergency, the Ontario government made an order under subsection 7.1(2) of...