WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY
Lawyers, Legal and Justice System Professional services are essential businesses.
(Just like the LCBO. And the OCS.)
SPECIFIC AUTOMATIC ADJOURNMENT DATES FOR OUT OF CUSTODY CRIMINAL MATTERS – March 16 to April 3, 2020
R.I.P. EDWARD SAPIANO – He was a light that burned very bright.
ONTARIO EMERGENCY DECLARATION March 20, 2020
All limitation periods are suspended. This will include limitations in drinking and driving cases.
https://www.oba.org/getmedia/31b388c7-2b5b-4193-b338-52d573c0c2aa/EMCPA-Order-eng-fr
RESISTANCE TO CHANGE IS NOT HELPFUL
We should have had remote appearance options years ago. With the right leadership, this will lift the court out of the dark ages.
https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/mandel-mutiny-in-the-ontario-court-of-justice
COVID-19 CRIMINAL COURT UPDATE – March 20,2020
This includes the automatic adjournment dates.
COVID-19 COURT UPDATE – March 20, 2020 –
“All family trials, criminal trials and preliminary inquiries between Friday March 20, 2020 and Friday May 29, 2020 are suspended, subject to a judge seized with a continuing matter ordering otherwise. This applies to both in-custody and out-of-custody accused.”