Please find attached a copy of this week’s update and the most recent Issues Report. You can also find a copy of the weekly update here.
Katie W. Robinette, Executive Director, FOLA.ca
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Paragraph 2 of this order was amended by a July 6, 2020 order of Chief Justice Morawetz. View the order here.
LRO Closures
The Director of Titles has announced the closure of all 54 Land Registry Offices to the public effective October 13, 2020. This means that Friday, October 9, 2020 will be last day the Land Registry Office counter service will be available. Further details can be found in his letter to FOLA here.
If and when we receive further information of interest to the real estate bar, we will pass it along.
Stay up to date with FOLA’s real estate information at https://fola.ca/real-estate-law.
Merredith MacLennan and Eldon Horner
FOLA Real Estate Co-Chairs
Courthouse Finally Opens Today
As of today the Newmarket Courthouse is reopening to limited in person operations. In person trials and preliminary hearings are set to start today. All other criminal matters, including bail hearings and guilty pleas, will continue to be conducted remotely. In custody accused will only be brought to court in person to attend their trials or preliminary hearings.
As I indicated in last week's update, improvements have been made particularly in the way of signage, sanitization, screening and social distancing measures. Alot will be known shortly as these Phase 1 operations commence.
Crown Attorney's Association Injunction Application
Issues have been raised with respect to the health and safety of persons entering Courthouses across the Province by various stakeholders. In particular the Crown Attorney's Association is seeking an injunction to prevent their members from being required to personally attend courthouses given concerns over health and safety. This Application is currently awaiting a hearing. The CLA has advised its members to make their own personal decisions whether to enter courthouses or seek remote appearances.
As for today I have been advised that all assigned trial assistant crown attorneys attended Newmarket in person to deal with their trial matters.
Ministry Of The Attorney General PPE Policy
On Friday, MAG released a formal PPE policy, requiring all Ministry employees to wear appropriate PPE (surgical masks, as opposed to simply “face coverings”) where other appropriate measures are lacking or appropriate physical distancing is not possible. On Sunday MAG advised that surgical masks, face shields and other PPE will not be made available to defence counsel on site, although face coverings will be available to those who do not bring their own.
Crown Assignments Week of July 6, 2020
Monday July 6
202P – RDC
Robert.DeChellis@ontario.ca
200 Court (judge) – Jeff
Jeffrey.Costain1@ontario.ca
201 Court (judge) – Erin
Erin.Rizok2@ontario.ca
103 Bails – Tony
Tony.VandenEnde@ontario.ca
104 Bails – Ivana
Ivana.Denisov@ontario.ca
Bail Vettors –
Sham - Shambavi.Kumaresan@ontario.ca
Elissa - Elissa.Kulpers@ontario.ca
Remote Duty Crown – Brian
Brian.McCallion@ontario.ca
Trials – Leeanne, Michelle, Thompson
Tuesday July 7
202P – Brad
Bradley.Juriansz@ontario.ca
200 Court (judge) – Jacob
Jacob.Wilson@ontario.ca
201 Court (judge) – Tony
103 Bails - Neil
Anil.Singh2@ontario.ca
104 Bails – Greg
Greg.J.Elder@ontario.ca
Kevin - Kevin.Stewart@ontario.ca
Remote Duty Crown – Jeff
Wednesday July 8
202P – Samantha
Samantha.Peterson2@ontario.ca
200 Court (judge) – Ivana
201 Court (judge) – Philip
Philip.Hsiung@ontario.ca
103 Bails - Tony
104 Bails – Jacob
Remote Duty Crown – Jina
Trials – Michelle, Leeanne
Thursday July 9
202P – Greg
104 Bails – Brad
Remote Duty Crown – Rosanne
Trials – Leeanne, Rob DC, Philip, Tony
Friday July 10
202P - Jina
200 Court (judge) – Gemma
Gemma.Sang@ontario.ca
201 Court (judge) – Greg
103 Bails – Samantha
104 Bails – Thompson
Thompson.Hamilton@ontario.ca
Rosanne.Choi@ontario.ca
Courtroom Call In Information:
Tel. 416-212-8012 866-633-0848
100 Intake/Other matters #4942812
103 Bail #4674204
104 Bail #6532049
200 Remand/Plea #5467574
201 Remand/Plea #9851321
Sincerely,
Norman Panzica
York Director, Criminal Lawyers Association
Notice to the Legal Profession and the Public regarding the use of online claims services
Notice to the Profession and the Public re Criminal Case Management Appearances and Setting Trial and Preliminary Inquiry Dates (Published July 2, 2020)
Trial / Preliminary Inquiry Scheduling Form
Criminal Case Adjournment Dates – Out-of-Custody Accused (Updated July 2, 2020) Note: The criminal case adjournment dates are subject to change. Please check this website regularly for any updates.
Addition to the June 17, 2020 notice:
COVID-19: Scheduling of Family Matters in the Ontario Court of Justice Addition (July 2, 2020)
On Tuesday the Attorney General announced that Ontario courts will carefully begin resuming in-person proceedings on Monday, July 6. To ensure all Ontarians understand the health and safety measures in place, the ministry created a dedicated web page: COVID-19: Reopening courtrooms.
The page explains that visitors will be screened before entry and must wear a face covering inside the courthouse. It also outlines the physical distancing and other measures that will be implemented.
In order to reduce in-person visits to courthouses, court users are encouraged to file documents through the Civil Claims, Small Claims or Family Claims online services or by email, as directed by the Ontario Court of Justice and the Superior Court of Justice.
We encourage you to share the link. Thank you for your continued support and commitment to a safe return to in-person appearances in Ontario’s courtrooms.
Regards,
Office of the Children’s Lawyer – Communication Team
For Court Hearings During COVID-19 Pandemic
The Divisional Court will not resume in-person hearings on July 6, 2020 and will continue to hear matters remotely in accordance with this Notice to the Profession until further notice. Read the full Notice to the Profession here.
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