The Ontario Court of Justice released updates to Criminal and Family Law proceedings on May 4, 2021.  

Update re Criminal Proceedings: reducing out-of-custody trials and preliminary inquiries between April 26 and May 21, 2021 (published April 21, 2021; updated May 4, 2021)

Scheduling of Family Matters in the Ontario Court of Justice (April 21, 2021) - May 4, 2021

This week’s Crown Assignments have been posted to the Criminal-OCJ page of our website here.

The following notice was updated on April 28, 2021:

Continued Suspension of Small Claims Court Operations due to COVID-19

Ontario Court of Justice Protocol Re Bail Hearings - Effective Date   May 11, 2020; Revised April 22, 2021

This week’s crown and connection details have been posted to the Criminal-OCJ page here.

The Superior Court of Justice of Ontario has added Civil, Family and Criminal video demos to the following notice:

Frequently Asked Questions About Thomson Reuters CaseLines

The following notice was updated April 12, 3021:

Consolidated Notice to the Profession and Public Regarding the Small Claims Court

This week’s crown assignments plus information on using CaseLines has been posted on the Criminal OCJ page here.

The following notice for Civil and Family Practitioners was updated on April 9, 2021:

Supplementary Notice to the Profession and Litigants in Civil and Family Matters Regarding the Caselines Pilot, E-Filing, and Fee Payment (September 2, 2020) - Updated April 9, 2021

CaseLines for certain Civil, Criminal and Family proceedings begin in Central East on Monday, April 19, 2021.

Civil  April 12, 2021 from 1:00 PM to 2:00PM:  Passcode: 053888 

Family  April 13, 2021 from 1:00 PM to 2:00PM:  Passcode: 976060 

Criminal  April 15, 2021 from 8:00 AM to 9:00AM: Passcode: 809664