Posted by admin on May 4, 2021 in Blog | 0 comments

Effective April 12, 2021 the Ministry of Attorney General issued Consolidated Notice to the Profession and Public regarding the Small Claim court. The Small Claims Court will stop using request forms under this notice. Hearings can be requested using the processes explained in this Notice. The processes for requesting urgent matters have changed. New regulation set up a remove hearing For new potential litigants it is recommended to retain services of the professional. Professional service of Paralegal are very important to start your small claim matter in the Superior Court of Justice. Parties are encouraged to use the Small Claims Court E-Filing Service portal or the Small Claims Court Submissions Online portal to file forms and documents online without going to court. Since the suspension of sittings of the Ontario Small Claims Court in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Court has progressively expanded the matters that it will hear remotely. The Small Claims Court will continue to monitor the situation and, as possible, will further expand the types of matters and hearings that will be heard during these extraordinary times. Please note that hearings will only be scheduled if a request for a hearing is submitted in accordance with the instructions below. For more information, please visit link https://www.ontariocourts.ca/scj/notices-and-orders-covid-19/suspension-small-claims-ops Remote Hearing Platform is not set up by Zoom. To request an urgent hearing, you must obtain a date for the hearing from court staff. To do this, please contact the email address for the Small Claims Court location where the action is based. Your email must comply with new requirements. If you mater was already before the court, and defendant already served and file his/her defense, next step on your proceedings will be settlement conference. You do NOT need to take any further steps to move your matter forward until court staff will contact you or your legal representative. During the time of pandemic, it is authorized to sign the documents electronically by DocuSign or any through any other platform. Our office if fully equipped to serve our current and new client remotely. PREPARATION OF DOCUMENTS. For new potential litigants it is very important to know...