Ontario Superior Court of Justice

Regional Senior Justice Firestone has advised that, effective May 13, 2024, all consent or confirmed unopposed motions addressing the dismissal timelines under Rule 48.14 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, shall be brought by way of a motion in writing before an Associate Judge.

On April 25, 2024, two new regulations were filed to amend the court rules for civil court proceedings: O. Reg. 175/24 and O. Reg. 176/24.

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The Superior Court of Justice has informed the OBA that the next virtual trial sitting will take place from November 12, 2024 to December 6, 2024, and will target civil, non-jury trials in the Northwest and Southwest regions.

Effective May 13, 2024, court staff for the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice will resume issuing and serving administrative dismissal notices and/orders for delay for:

O. Reg. 12/24, amends court rules and forms prescribed by the Rules of Civil Procedure (RCP) for civil court proceedings. It eliminates the requirement to file a Form 14F (Information for Court Use) where the Civil Submissions Online portal is used and makes other administrative corrections and changes to the rules and forms.

This Notice to the Public and Profession applies to proceedings in the Superior Court of Justice, Central South Region, effective February 1, 2024.

The Ontario Bar Association received notification from the Office of the Chief Justice of the SCJ that the Guidelines to Determine Mode of Proceeding in Criminal, Family and Civil have been revised, effective February 1, 2024.

The following changes will be made to the Bankruptcy Submissions Online, Civil Submissions Online, Family Submissions Online, and Small Claims Court Submissions Online portals:

On December 14, 2023, Ontario Regulation 388/23 was filed to amend the court rules and forms for estate court proceedings in the Superior Court of Justice.