I was speaking to the Local administrative judge in Bradford. I've been told that their goal is to have as few people attend as possible. Cases where nobody attends will be adjourned for exactly ten weeks. They following was not apparent to me (maybe it was just me) from the OCJ website, but was clarified by the LAJ today.

Court will be open. If counsel has out of Custody matters where they believe it is truly exigent that something besides the ten week adjournment take place, they will be able to make that argument to the presiding judge. Examples of this I was given were pleas involving stream A eligibility, or matters where an individual's job or ability to see their family truly hangs in the balance.

Ultimately, it is expected that counsel will use their good judgement about what is an exigent circumstance. Counsel has been encouraged to reach out to the Crown they are dealing with to sort out these issues as much as possible prior to attending court. 

I will update everyone if the situation changes. 

Dan Mideo, Criminal Committee Chair