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Published November 26, 2020
If you have already filed your 2019 Legal Aid Ontario lawyer self-report, you may disregard this message. December 12, 2020 is the last day to file a 2019 LAO lawyer self-report for the 2019 calendar year. This follows an extension of the original deadline because of COVID‑19. We are aware of difficulties you may have…
Published November 23, 2020
As one of several supports for lawyers during the COVID‑19 pandemic, in April 2020, Legal Aid Ontario postponed collection on recoveries identified in audits, investigations or by Lawyer Services and Payments. Please be advised that this temporary suspension will end November 23, when collection on recoveries will resume through offsets to lawyer payments.
Published November 19, 2020
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) will now be providing eligible family law clients with document preparation for motions to change custody, access and child support. LAO’s summary legal advice lawyers who are assisting clients will also assess their eligibility for document preparation. If clients qualify, they will be referred to a legal aid lawyer for this…
Published October 8, 2020
Please be advised that your payment may be delayed on October 9 due to issues Bank of Montreal has been experiencing with their online banking platform. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Published October 7, 2020
Legal Aid Ontario is resuming its usual policies with regard to change of solicitor and contribution agreements, after temporary changes due to COVID‑19. These include: Return to standard COS process – Effective immediately, there will be no automatic change of solicitor for in‑custody accused. LAO will be resuming its standard practice for change of solicitor…
Published September 10, 2020
Legal Aid Ontario’s Refugee Law Office and the Ottawa Immigration Law Conference invite you to register for: Current Issues in Refugee and Immigration Law Online September 21, 2020, 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Click here to register Featuring lively discussions on: Safe Third Country Agreement litigation: an update and strategies for clients Immigration detention developments COVID-19 impacts…
Published August 18, 2020
Legal Aid Ontario’s Refugee Law Office and the Ottawa Immigration Law Conference are pleased to announce: Current Issues in Refugee and Immigration Law Online September 21, 2020 Featuring lively discussion on: Safe Third Country Agreement litigation: an update and strategies for clients COVID-19 impacts on refugee and immigration law: procedural and substantive issues Registration information…
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 counsel will act as agents for private bar lawyers with matters before the court, and…
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 contacted by LAO about their case—located right above the address and contact information…
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 JPT to address cases that have been delayed due to the pandemic….
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