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In case you missed it, the Court recently made several amendments to its General Practice Direction. Among the changes, there are new directions on applications for a direction for a review pursuant to s. 680 of the Criminal Code.
June 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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The Court of Appeal has updated its General Practice Direction to introduce a pilot project regarding the length of factums in criminal appeals. You can see the changes in paragraphs 20-24: www.ontariocourts.ca/coa/how-to-p...
May 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Recently, the Court of Appeal for Ontario made changes to its General Practice Direction, including changes on how the Court’s filing stamp is used and how the Court treats filing timelines. See the revisions here: www.ontariocourts.ca/coa/how-to-p...
May 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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In 2022, the @uodroitpublaw.bsky.social and the CIAJ held a conference to mark the retirement of Justice Rosalie Abella from the Supreme Court of Canada. I am delighted that an open-access collection flowing from the conference has now been published! utppublishing.com/doi/book/10.3138/9781552216712
May 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Les modifications comprennent des directives sur la numérotation des pages de documents électroniques, les signatures électroniques et la longueur des mémoires pour les appels en matière criminelle.
May 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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The Court of Appeal released amendments to its General Practice Direction Regarding All Proceedings in the Court of Appeal. The changes include direction on page numbering, electronic signatures, and factum length for criminal appeals. Read about the changes here www.ontariocourts.ca/coa/how-to-p...
May 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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The Court of Appeal and Pro Bono Ontario (PBO) have re-launched PBO’s Amicus at the Court of Appeal Program.

Each Wednesday, lawyers volunteering with PBO will help self-represented litigants with single judge motions.

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April 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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SCHEDULING NOTICE: The Court is only hearing urgent motions the week of May 20-23, 2025.

AVIS RELATIF AU CALENDRIER : La Cour n’entendra que des motions urgentes la semaine du 20 au 23 mai 2025.
April 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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After 10+ years I’ve decided to retire from my role as President & CEO of the incredible Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, effective Dec. 31, 2025. It had been an amazing time. Read more: bit.ly/43CCrow
Julia Hanigsberg, president and CEO, announces retirement, effective end of 2025
Holland Bloorview expresses deep gratitude for a decade of impactful leadership
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April 5, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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It is with sadness that the Court of Appeal acknowledges the death of the Honourable Thomas Zuber, who served as a judge of the Court of Appeal for Ontario from 1975 until 1990.

Read more about his life and legal career here: www.arbormemorial.ca/en/glenoaks/...
The Honorable Justice Thomas G. Zuber | Obituary | Sharing Memories
www.arbormemorial.ca
April 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Cheryl Appel has been awarded the first annual Mary Lou Benotto Award for Excellence in Family Law.

The award was presented March 27, 2025, at the 19th Family Law Summit.

The award was established by the Chief Justice of Ontario, Michael Tulloch...

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April 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Please join @sonialawprof.bsky.social, Benjamin Berger, and myself on April 4 at our 28th Annual Osgoode Constitutional Cases Conference.

It's an important time to be thinking about the hopes and the limits of Canadian Constitutional Law.

Please share. Hybrid format: www.yorku.ca/osgoode/conc...
March 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Congratulations to Justice Mohammed M. Rahman on his appointment to the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

www.canada.ca/en/departmen...
March 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Si vous l’avez raté : La Cour d’appel de l’Ontario est maintenant sur LinkedIn! Suivez-nous pour vous tenir au courant des dernières nouvelles de la Cour. www.linkedin.com/company/cour...
February 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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📣 ICYMI: The Court of Appeal for Ontario is now on LinkedIn! Follow us for court news and updates. www.linkedin.com/company/cour...
February 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Le premier Prix Mary Lou Benotto pour l'excellence en droit de la famille sera décerné chaque année à un avocat ou une avocate de l’Ontario qui s’est distingué(e) dans le droit de la famille.

Nous acceptons maintenant des candidatures.

www.ontariocourts.ca/coa/fr/le-pr...
Le premier Prix Mary Lou Benotto pour l'excellence en droit de la famille - Court of Appeal for Ontario
Le premier Prix Mary Lou Benotto pour l’excellence en droit de la famille sera décerné chaque année à un avocat...
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February 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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The first annual Mary Lou Benotto Award for Excellence in Family Law will be presented to an Ontario lawyer who has distinguished themselves in family law.

Nominations are now being accepted.

www.ontariocourts.ca/coa/first-an...
First annual Mary Lou Benotto Award for Excellence in Family Law - Court of Appeal for Ontario
The first annual Mary Lou Benotto Award for Excellence in Family Law will be presented to an Ontario lawyer who...
www.ontariocourts.ca
February 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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The latest issue (vol 37 no 2) of the Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence is now available on CanLII! Featuring content by Amin Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Ignacio Giuffré, Marc Goëtzmann, Kenneth Einar Himma, Lee McConnell, Michael Pal, David Tan, Sagi Peari, + Manish Oza. #legalcommentary zurl.co/qbQma
February 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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The Supreme Court of Canada has launched a new website. The changes reflect the final line of Chief Justice Wagner’s video message: “After all, this is YOUR Court.” scc-csc.ca/home-accueil/
Supreme Court of Canada | Home
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January 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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The Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia is closed today to honor and celebrate the life and legacy of one our greatest Georgians and Americans: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Beloved Osgoode Hall Law School professor Alan Young co-founded the law school's Innocence Project and brought a series of ground-breaking Charter challenges to the criminalization of sex work and cannabis www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Crusading lawyer Alan Young fought to lift restrictions on sex work, gambling and pot
He successfully challenged prostitution laws before the Supreme Court of Canada in 2013, and convinced the courts to widen access to medical marijuana, leading the way to cannabis legalization
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 14, 2024 at 1:53 PM
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RIP Alan Young, one of this country's progressive legal greats. We had been working with him on filing some precedent-setting litigation designed to give animals stronger protections. What a loss for our world.

www.osgoode.yorku.ca/news/alan-yo...
Alan Young, Legal Trailblazer and Beloved Osgoode Professor, Passes Away at 69 | Osgoode Hall Law School - York University
Alan Young, Legal Trailblazer and Beloved Osgoode Professor, Passes Away at 69 - Discover the global and local impact Osgoode Hall Law School is having in the media and legal culture.
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December 9, 2024 at 6:46 PM