B.C. unveils plans for swift online dispute resolution
The B.C. government has unveiled plans for an online tribunal to take small civil claims and strata property disputes out of the courts.Bill 44, the civil resolution tribunal act, introduced in the...
View ArticleAlberta pushing more matters to small claims and faster trials
Alberta is moving to change the way some matters are dealt with in the court system in an attempt to improve access to justice.The Provincial Court of Alberta’s civil claims limit will increase to...
View ArticleOntario launches e-filing for small claims
About a third of Ontario small claims disputes never see a courtroom and now filers won’t even have to interact with a live person.This week, the Ministry of the Attorney General launched an e-filing...
View ArticleNon-payment claims against clients have to go to Superior Court
Lawyers can no longer bring claims against their clients for non-payment of fees at Ontario’s Small Claims Court for services delivered outside of that court.A Toronto Small Claims Court dismissed a...
View ArticleLawyer launches online course for self-represented litigants
Human rights lawyer Amer Mushtaq is trying to streamline access to justice for self-representing litigants going through the Ontario small claims court system with an online course he has developed....
View ArticleOntario government allows all small claims court documents to be filed online
Traditionally, if a person wanted to sue someone in Ontario and that amount fell under $25,000, he or she would have to prepare all the necessary documents and then take the time to go to small claims...
View ArticleMore clarity on resolving lawyer fee assessments?
Order could be restored at the Ontario Superior Court’s overstretched fee assessment office, thanks to a decision yesterday from the Divisional Court that relieved the court of sole jurisdiction to...
View Article
