Ontario looks to speed up judicial appointments, add more judges to courts
- Ontario is introducing legislation to speed up judicial appointments and add judges, announced by the government.
- Attorney General Doug Downey stated that 17 more judges will be allocated to lower courts to address a backlog of cases.
- Premier Doug Ford suggested that judges are too lenient and emphasized the need for tougher judges.
- The legislation will also create new prosecution teams to address cybercrime and cryptocurrency issues, according to the Progressive Conservative government.
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Ontario looking to fast-track judicial appointments, add more judges to courts
Ontario is set to introduce legislation this week that would speed up judicial appointments, add more judges to the Ontario Court of Justice and create new prosecution teams, the government announced Monday.
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Ontario Civil Rules Reform – The Good the Bad and the Ugly
Renowned for its dysfunction, the leadership of the Ontario Superior Court deserves some credit for belatedly admitting the court to be in crisis. Acknowledging the need for bold, fundamental reforms it tasked the Civil Rules Working (Working Group) with identifying ways to reduce complexity, costs and delays and stated that “minor amendments (to the Rules) would be insufficient.” Despite that mandate, the Working Group in their Phase 2 Consulta…
Intellectual Property Ontario - Ontario invests an additional $3.39 million in postsecondary institutions to protect homegrown innovation
Intellectual Property Ontario (IPON) announced an additional investment of $3.39 million to strengthen intellectual property (IP) capacity at Ontario colleges and universities, raising its total inve. . .
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