Ontario looks to speed up judicial appointments, add more judges to courts

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.

Ontario looks to speed up 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.

A few years ago I attended a bachelor’s degree class at a recognized university in the capital of the country; at some point I asked basic data about the architecture of the state, the division of powers and the characteristics of a federation. My surprise was great, even at that academic level, the ignorance about the structure of the state was discouraging above all, considering that I am not a specialist in the subject. The functioning of the…

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. . .

Ontario Taking Tough-on-Crime Approach to Protect Communities from Criminals - Today's Northumberland - Your Source For What's Happening Locally and Beyond

Proposed changes would strengthen courts and increase resources for prosecution The Ontario government is proposing changes to improve public safety by getting tough on crime and putting violent, repeat offenders behind bars. The proposed changes, including new legislation to be introduced later this week, would strengthen the courts’ ability to deal with serious crimes by streamlining the judicial selection process and allocating additional ju…