The attached documents relate to the new practice direction but unfortunately have not yet been hyper-linked.
Counsel are required to complete their portion of the form and upload to Caselines as per the most recent Notice to Profession.
The attached documents relate to the new practice direction but unfortunately have not yet been hyper-linked.
Counsel are required to complete their portion of the form and upload to Caselines as per the most recent Notice to Profession.
Please find attached, the first Weekly Update. There are a few things non-courts related. On the Update, you’ll find a link to a Notice from the SCJ, a Notice from the Estates Bench & Bar Committee, and info about REBBA Phase 2 (for real estate lawyers).
Please see the attached memo from the Honourable Justice Reid, with respect to the overlapping of scheduling with Welland matters.
Effective: March 18, 2022
Policy
On March 23, 2022, a regulation was filed to amend the court rules and forms for civil proceedings: O. Reg. 224/22, amending the Rules of Civil Procedure. The regulation is posted on e-Law here.
The regulation addresses the rules regarding the deadlines for parties to submit their confirmation of motion and confirmation of application forms (Forms 37B and 38B), as well as the deadline to upload materials to CaseLines.
The regulation, which amends three rules and revises two forms, will come into force on April 23, 2022.
The rule amendments:
The revised Forms 37B and 38B are available on the Ontario Court Forms Website.
A summary of the regulation is available on Ontario’s Regulatory Registry here.
Below are the notices now posted on the SCJ website.
The guidelines and virtual courtroom etiquette rules will take effect on April 19, 2022.
The guidelines are available here: https://www.ontariocourts.ca/scj/guidelines-mode-of-proceedings/. The virtual courtroom etiquette rules are available here: https://www.ontariocourts.ca/scj/virtual-courtroom-etiquette/. The gowning announcement is available here: https://www.ontariocourts.ca/scj/notices-and-orders-covid-19/court-proceedings-notice/.
The Court Services Division of the Ministry of the Attorney General released the attached Notice to the Public and Legal Profession regarding Electronic Court Documents: Electronic Signatures and Submissions through Online Filing Portals.
The Notice has been published on the Ontario Court Forms website.
Further inquiry can be directed to the following addresses: attorneygeneral@ontario.ca and putting e-Signatures & Submissions in the subject line.
Effective February 22, 2022, the deadline for parties in Small Claims Court to email documents to staff will change to 10 days before the hearing. This is a change from the current deadline of 3 days before the hearing. More information is in the Small Claims Court public notice, at: https://www.ontariocourts.ca/scj/notices-and-orders-covid-19/suspension-small-claims-ops/#14_Emailing_Documents_for_Hearing_Purposes_required_in_most_cases
The proposed updates include:
• a new per page rate for a first copy of a certified electronic transcript;
• clarification that the existing $20 flat rate fee is for a certified or uncertified electronic copy requested at another time from the first (electronic or print) copy order;
• an increase to the existing per page rate for a first copy and additional copy of a certified printed transcript; and
• clarification that only the first copy of any paper transcripts required to be filed to the Court of Appeal or Divisional Court are subject to the regulated rates that can be charged by ACTs. (In this scenario, an electronic transcript could be ordered at the same time for no extra charge.)
MAG is now seeking input on the proposed changes and FOLA will be preparing a Submission. If you want to send comments for FOLA’s consideration, please send them to Katie Robinette at katie.robinette@fola.ca by December 14th. Alternatively, you can send your comments directly via the online link (bottom of the page) by December 22nd. Learn more: Administration of Justice Act, Ontario Regulation 94/14 (O. Reg. 94/14), Fees for Court Transcripts. If you have any questions, please contact Court Reporting Services, Court Services Division at CourtReportingServices@Ontario.ca.
FOLA will be preparing a submission and if you would like to send your comments for consideration, you can send those to Katie Robinette at katie.robinette@fola.ca by February 1, 2022. You can also send your comments directly to: PolicyConsultation@LSO.ca. The LSO’s deadline for comments is March 15, 2022.
Please share with your members.
Katie W. Robinette
Executive Director
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Attached for your review, and for distribution to the real estate lawyers in your Association, is the latest FOLA Real Estate update.
The update is also available online by clicking direct link