Posted on 9/18/2019
On September 1, 2019, changes came into effect in the Family Law Rules (See: O. Reg. 250/19, s. 1) relating to special parties and child parties and expert opinion evidence...
Posted on 8/12/2019
Today, The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, announced that the Government of Canada is taking immediate action to provide legal aid funding for immigrants and refugees in Ontario...
Posted on 6/26/2019
The Advocates’ Society has written to the Benchers of the Law Society of Ontario and asked that they defer voting on the motions regarding the LSO’s statement of principles...
Posted on 5/13/2019
May 13, 2019 (Toronto) - In his remarks to The Advocates’ Society’s Board of Directors on April 6, 2019 in Halifax, The Right Hon. Richard Wagner, Chief Justice of Canada, emphasized his goal of ensuring that the Supreme Court of Canada’s role...
Posted on 4/18/2019
On April 11, The Honourable David Lametti, Federal Minister of Justice, announced the appointment of 9 judges to the Unified Family Court in Ontario. These new judges, including Advocates' Society member The Honourable Nicole Tellier...