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Criminal Justice

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Resources, Articles, & Advocacy

Legislative Update | September 26, 2025

Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of September 22

Courts Digital Transformation Launch: Starting October 14, 2025, all electronic court filings for Toronto must be submitted through the Ontario Courts Public Portal (OCPP). This new public portal will be used in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (SCJ) for Family proceedings, Civil proceedings, Small Claims Court proceedings and Divisional Court proceedings and Enforcement, and in the Ontario Court of Justice (OCJ) for Family proceedings.

Article | September 25, 2025

To Sever or Not to Sever, That is the Question!

On Thursday, September 18, 2025, the Criminal Justice Section opened its CPD program season with “Unique Pre-Trial Applications: Severance, Particulars, & Release of Exhibits for Scientific Testing.” The esteemed panelists shared the perspectives from the Bench, the Crown, and the criminal defence Bar. Their respective views and insights helped the attendees to unravel the important factors, critical timelines, and procedural particularities of these powerful but often misunderstood and underused pre-trial applications. Importantly, these pre-trial motions are designed to resolve legal issues that may affect the conduct or fairness of the trial.

Legislative Update | September 22, 2025

Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of September 15

Courts Digital Transformation Launch: Starting October 14, 2025, all electronic court filings for Toronto must be submitted through the Ontario Courts Public Portal (OCPP). This new public portal will be used in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (SCJ) for Family proceedings, Civil proceedings, Small Claims Court proceedings and Divisional Court proceedings and Enforcement, and in the Ontario Court of Justice (OCJ) for Family proceedings.

Legislative Update | September 12, 2025

Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of September 8

Province Threatens to Get Rid of Speed Cameras: The Ford government says it will remove automatic speed enforcement cameras this fall if municipalities do not take steps to get rid of them. 

Legal Aid Ontario | September 12, 2025

Legal Aid Ontario - launching updated domestic violence training program to address need for gender and trauma-informed legal aid services

Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) has updated its domestic violence awareness training program for lawyers providing legal aid certificate services in family law and duty counsel services in family law and domestic violence.

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