Amendments have been made to Section 4(viii)a of the Notice to the Profession, including but not limited to;
Amendments have been made to Section 4(viii)a of the Notice to the Profession, including but not limited to;
- Hearings will now proceed remotely through secure telephone lines unless there are request for video hearings.
- Appellants required by terms of their current bail to surrender to custody prior to their hearings will no longer be required to do so.
- Judgement appeals requiring appellants or respondents to be returned into custody will be reserved until June or a time deemed safe to enter incarceration.
- Out-of-custody Appellants who were previously required to attend hearings in person will no longer be required to do so unless they are self-represented.
- Per a counsel's preference, hearings may now be conducted by either video (Zoom) or telephone conferencing. Where counsel chooses to proceed by video, counsel is required to send Zoom link to client, provide the client's zoom name and inform the court no later than3 days prior to hearing; and inform the court that the client is in attendance.
- Hearing participants and observers are also reminded that screenshots, broadcasts reproduction or publishing without permission of the court is an offence under s. 136 of the Court of Justice Act and is subject to a fine of not more than $25,000 or imprisonment of up to six months or both.
For further details please see the Notice