COVID-19 Information
Urgent Motion
Endorsements
In order to assist members with what qualifies as "urgent", the MLA is collecting endorsements submitted by our members. Please email a copy of any endorsements to us at library@middlaw.on.ca.
MLA-CPD Program Details
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Small Claims Court Seminar - Friday, September 25, 2020
Highway Traffic Act & Provincial Offences Act Seminar - Monday, September 28, 2020
The Women’s Networking Event - Friday, October 16, 2020
15th_Annual_Straight_from_the_Bench_Conference - Monday November 2, and Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Save-the-Dates! - Upcoming MLA-CPD Programs
Other CPD Program Opportunities
Superior Court Daily Docket: September 21, 2020
September 3, 2020 News
Ontario Court of Justice Update – Additional Court Locations Commencing Virtual Criminal Case Management Appearances on September 8, 2020 (Published September 2, 2020)
September 2, 2020 News
September 1, 2020 News
August 31, 2020 News
London Civil Motions Procedure Memo
August 27, 2020 News
Justice Grace Memo re: Civil Assignment Court - Aug 26, 2020
-London
SCJ Calendar 2020
-London
SCJ Calendar 2021
FOLA Submission re: Estates Act
August 26, 2020 News
Legal Aid Notice to Panel Lawyers
Legal Aid Funding Letter - FOLA
August 24, 2020 News
Ontario Court of Justice Guidelines re: Remote Hearings
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Zoom User Guide
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JVN WebRTC Manual
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WebRTC Troubleshooting Tips
August 21, 2020 News
CaseLines Webinar - Monday, August 24, 2020
Limitation Periods Resumption - September 14, 2020
Ontario Court of Justice Update re: Virtual Criminal Case Management Appearances
Ontario Court of Justice Information for Self-Represented Accused Persons with Criminal Cases
COVID-19 Recommended Precautionary Measures: Resuming Court Operations - updated
Courthouse Screening Self-Assessment Tool
August 19, 2020 News
FOLA Justice Partner Weekly Update
August 17, 2020 News
Superior Court of Justice Commercial List and Estates List Filing Direction -effective today
Memorandum re Weekly Schedule London Unified Family Court Commencing September 28, 2020
London Unified Family Court Weekly Schedule commencing September 28 2020
MAG -Justice Services Online Letter to Stakeholders- August 13 2020
August 14, 2020 News
August 12, 2020 News
Small Claims Court Expansion of Matters
Divisional Court Sittings 2021
Ontario Court of Justice COVID-19 Criminal Court Update
FOLA Justice Partner Weekly Update
July 22, 2020 News
Ontario Court of Justice - A Guide for Self-Represented Litigants During COVID-19
July 17, 2020 News
September/October London Civil Jury Trials
July 13, 2020 News
Superior Court of Justice - Continued Suspension of Small Claims Court operations due to COVID-19
July 8, 2020 News
Bill 195, Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020
July 6, 2020 News
Courthouse Screening Self-Assessment Tool
Online Claims Filing Links -Civil, Family. Small Claims
July 3, 2020 News
OCJ - COVID-19: Scheduling of Family Matters in the Ontario Court of Justice addendum (July 2, 2020) (see schedule below under June 17, 2020 News)
June 30, 2020 News
Notice to the Profession - Divisional Court -June 29, 2020
June 26, 2020 News
London Courthouse COVID-19 Risk Assessment Report
June 25, 2020 News
SCJ Notice to the Profession, Litigants, Accused, Media and Members of the Public (June 25, 2020)
RSJ Thomas - Notice of Proceedings - Southwest Region - June 24 2020
June 24, 2020 News
Justice Henderson Memo re: July 6th Opening of Family Courts
June 17, 2020 News
OCJ - COVID-19: Scheduling of Family Matters in the Ontario Court of Justice (June 17, 2020)
June 8, 2020 News
Court Services Expansion Summary Chart
MAG Consultation re: Civil Juries - June 2020
June 4, 2020 News
Lexis Advance Quicklaw -trial extended plus new link
June 3, 2020 News
Unified Family Court London Conference Protocol (May 29, 2020)
May 27, 2020 News
Ontario Court of Justice COVID-19: Notice to Counsel and the Public re: Criminal Matters (updated)
May 20, 2020 News
May 14, 2020 News
Southwest Region - Endorsement from Justice Grace Adjourning Civil Matters
May 13, 2020 News
Second Expansion of Superior Court Southwest Region Operations
Summary of Provincial Notice and Chart of Regional Matters
April 27, 2020 News
Summary of What Email to Use for Your Matter
April 23, 2020 News
O Reg 164/20
Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act - Order under Subsection 7.0.2
(4) of the Act - Signatures in Wills and Powers of Attorney
**To any lawyers who draft wills – In trying to do our part during this
situation, the MLA is assembling a pool of lawyers to draft Wills for people
who are in the hospital as a result of COVID and do not have wills, on a pro
bono basis. If you are interested please contact Erin Rankin Nash at
erin@fplaw.ca.
April 17, 2020 News
LSO's Virtual Commissioning Checklist
April 2, 2020 Information re: April 6th Expansion of SCJ Court Operations
Southwest Region Notice - SCJ Expansion April 2, 2020 - region-specific
details
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Civil Pre-Trial Conference Request Form
All In-Person programming is on hold due to COVID-19 but
we still have a robust slate of online seminars and conferences through the
end of 2020. If you have any questions, please contact MLA Director of CPD Paula Puddy at
cle@middlaw.on.ca.
Cancellation
Policy for CPD Events:
The Middlesex Law Association will refund the
registration fee + HST if cancellation is received
FIVE business days before the CPD program.
Upcoming CPD Programs:
Small Claims Court Seminar
Friday, September 25, 2020
9:30am to 11:30am
Online via Zoom
This program contains 30 minutes of Professionalism hours and 1.5 Substantive Hours.
Hear from two deputy judges on what to do and what not to do in terms of pleadings, settlement conferences, trials and motions.
Program Flyer & Registration Details
Highway Traffic Act & Provincial Offences Act Seminar
Monday, September 28, 2020
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Online via Zoom
This program contains 1.0 Substantive Hours.
Learn how to be successful for your clients, family members or yourself in Highway Traffic court, or defending other provincial offences!
Program Flyer & Registration Details
The Women’s Networking Event
Friday, October 16, 2020
4:30pm to 6:00pm
Online via Zoom
This program contains 1 hour of Professionalism.
Register for our semi-annual women’s networking event for a fun, informal and educational virtual get together! The topic of this event is Coping during the Pandemic: Strategies & Tips for your Personal & Professional Life.
Program Flyer & Registration Details
15th Annual
Straight from the Bench Conference
Monday, November 2, 2020, 9:00am to 12:20pm and
Tuesday, November 3, 2020, 9:00am to 12:30pm
Online via Zoom
This program contains 1 hour of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Professionalism content, 1 hour of Professionalism hours and is 4.5 Substantive hours.
We have a great agenda, excellent speakers, lots of judge participation, interesting topics and generous sponsors.
Since the program will be on Zoom, we have reduced the price and split up the agenda over two mornings. If you cannot attend one of the dates, please register and we will ensure you have access to the presentations you missed as the program will be recorded.
Program Flyer • Registration Form
Save-the-Dates! - Upcoming MLA-CPD Programs
Commercial Litigation Update
Thursday, October 1, 2020, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Business Breakfast
Wednesday, October 7, 2020, 8:00am to 10:00am
Wills, Estates & Trusts Conference
Wednesday, November 4, 2020, 8:45am to 11:45am
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Seminar
Date: TBA
Personal Injury Conference
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Other CPD Program Opportunities:
Free Programs:
Law Society of Ontario CPD Programs
The Law Society of Ontario is also offering a selection of free programs in
response to COVID-19 covering areas such as real estate, family, wills, home
office, technology and wellness. Click this link to view the options:
CPD Assists Programs
Fee-Based Local Program:
Middlesex Family Lawyers Association 30th Annual Conference
- Friday, Sept 11, 2020
Registration form (agenda and accreditation still being finalized)
Munn Conflict Resolution: Being HUMAN in the Practice of Law
Luke's Place: "Effective Lawyering with Clients Leaving Abusive Relationships" 3 hour online course ($125) Program Flyer
Middlesex Law Association Videos Available on
CPDonline.ca.
If you cannot attend our MLA programs, or if you have a conflict, or we
don’t offer programming for your specific practice area, or you need a few
extra hours, consider purchasing an individual subscription from www.CPDonline.ca.
CPDonline.ca is an on-demand CPD video website. They have hundreds of hours
of LSO accredited programming, substantive and professionalism including
EDI, in virtually all practice areas.
CPDOnline.ca Revenue Sharing with the MLA
Since 2018, our MLA members received a great discount (50% off the original
price) for unlimited access to this extensive, accredited video library
(calendar year viewing). To date, over 50 members have taken advantage of
our discount code, MiddlesexCPD, when signing-up with
CPDonline.ca. In turn, CPDonline.ca has shared $100 per discount
code user with us, totalling over $5,000!
Our members have used the most discount codes of any county law association
in Ontario! Please note that this money is in addition to the revenue
sharing (approximately $4,500 in 2018) we receive when CPDonline.ca records
our in-person programs and sells them to users across the country.
This 50% discount code, Middlesex CPD, came to an end on December 31, 2019.
Even though the original prices take effect January 1, 2020,
CPDonline.ca
will continue to be an excellent partner. The MLA will receive $100.00 per
new subscriber, and $100.00 per renewal. This guarantees a healthy, and
ongoing, revenue stream for our association.
So, sign-up now for the “rest of your hours”, or up to 6 hours of solo
watching (I hope not!) You can also purchase individual videos too.
For more information, e-mail Paula Puddy at
cle@middlaw.on.ca or
call 519-868-6771.
How to Sign Up
1. Go to https://www.cpdonline.ca/
2. Click on the “Get Started” button at the top of the
page
3. Be sure to select the Middlesex Law Association, as
your law association when you sign-up!
To browse CPDonline's complete offerings, go to
www.cpdonline.ca. MLA-CPD programs
available through the site are linked below.
Interested in MLA-CPD Programs prior to December 2018 that are available for viewing through CPD Online? Check out the programs in the link below:
MLA-CPD Programs on CPDOnline prior to December 2018
Topic & Speaker
Suggestions
If you have an idea for CPD, please share it
with us! Your topic or speaker suggestions will be reviewed and may be
used in upcoming programs. Email Paula Puddy, Director of Continuing
Professional Development, at cle@middlaw.on.ca.
Please check here regularly for dates of upcoming MLA-CPD seminars. As well, we we will provide links to some non-MLA CPD seminars that will be held in the London area or via webcast. For those links, registrations should be placed with the body organizing the event as these are not Middlesex Law Association seminars.
Earning and Reporting Your CPD Credits
Overview
of the CPD Requirement
How to Report Your Credits
CPD Credits for 2019 MLA-CPD Programs
CPD Credits for 2018 MLA-CPD Programs
CPD Credits for 2017 MLA-CPD Programs
London Lawyers Feed the Hungry
London Lawyers recognize our responsibility to our community – including helping London's least fortunate. The London Lawyers Feed the Hungry Program aims to help ensure that all Londoners have adequate food. Donations are tax deductible and may be made by cheque, payable to the Law Society Foundation, or by VISA. Find out more about this worthy venture, and how you can contribute in the following information sheet:
London Lawyers Feed the Hungry Information Sheet
Read about the London Feed the Hungry Milk and Juice initiative in the following news release:
Application for Funds:
Organizations interested in applying for funds to run programs related to feeding the hungry in the City of London and the County of Middlesex are invited to complete the Application for Funds via the link below. Further details can be found in the application.