LAO LAW

LAO LAW is a department in Legal Aid Ontario providing support to lawyers representing legally aided clients. Our mandate does not permit us to answer inquiries from non-lawyers.

LAO LAW Online Services are available to Ontario lawyers representing clients on legal aid certificates. Lawyers registered with Legal Aid Ontario may select from various options after logging in.

Content is organized by area of law: aboriginal law, correctional law, criminal law, family law, immigration & refugee law and mental health law.

General memoranda provide a topic overview in all areas. They are complemented, in criminal and family law, by specific issue memoranda.

Current and back issues of The Bottom Line are found on this site; these weekly summaries highlight breaking developments in case law and legislation in criminal, family, and refugee law.

This site also includes criminal and family law factums, an electronic newsletter, LAW@LAO, and links to useful websites organized according to area of law.

LAO LAW also provides case-specific research to Ontario lawyers in certificate cases.

Login to LAO LAW at research.legalaid.on.ca