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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….
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 automatically approve first requests for change of solicitor for those accused in custody. There is no…
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. The new authorization is available on RAD certificates where full coverage has already…
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