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Published August 13, 2020
Starting August 14, 2020, on Mondays and Fridays, LAO counsel will assist accused persons with matters in the Superior Court of Justice’s 361 University Avenue practice court in Toronto. The court continues to operate virtually due to the COVID‑19 pandemic. LAO…
Published July 27, 2020
Further to our June 1, 2020 announcement, LAO is now providing an additional two hours of COVID‑19 legal aid coverage for mandatory judicial pretrials (JPT) in both the Ontario Superior Court and Court of Justice. Courts may now require lawyers to attend an additional…
Published July 13, 2020
As part of LAO’s continuing response to COVID‑19, LAO is providing a three‑hour authorization to respond to June 2020 RAD requests for specific or updated submissions. These requests were an extraordinary measure to deal with a backlog caused by the COVID pandemic….
Published June 23, 2020
Effective immediately, Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) will be making changes to its certificate coverage for Consent and Capacity Board (CCB) appeals. LAO will be offering an additional ten (10) hours to the current 25 hours allocated on the CCB appeal tariff (excluding…
Published June 12, 2020
Legal Aid Online will be unavailable from 6 AM ET June 27 while we archive and remove completed certificates. This is routine maintenance called a purchase order close, and applies to concluded appeals and all cancelled, final billed or terminated certificates…
Published July 27, 2020
You asked. We listened. Starting July 27, the duty counsel services worksheet (DCSW) will be easier to use, require less duplication and less data entry. Here’s how NEW: Client consent-to-contact box Tick the Consent to Contact box when your client consents to being…
Published July 16, 2020
As part of our response to the COVID‑19 pandemic, Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) has recently made adjustments to its policy regarding change of solicitor, particularly for those accused still in the high‑risk situation of remaining in custody. Consequently, LAO will…
Published June 25, 2020
This email was sent to members of the private bar on June 24, 2020. Dear members of the private bar, Legal Aid Ontario as an organization recognizes that though we want things to be different, not everyone is treated equally under the law. Anti-Black racism and police…
Published June 16, 2020
Thank you once again to criminal bar lawyers who provided emergency in-court legal aid services to unrepresented clients between March 16 and 20, 2020. We remain grateful for your contribution to LAO’s response to the COVID‑19 pandemic. Please be advised that…
Published June 1, 2020
We’re pleased to announce that this year’s RLO annual continuing professional development conference will be online, and in two parts:
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