Civil Litigation

FOLA Submission on Civil Juries Download File

FOLA Submission on the Libel and Slander Act Download File

In Ontario, the law of defamation is a complex mix of common law rules and statutory provisions. Ontario’s Libel and Slander Act has not been updated to…

FOLA Submission on Amendments to the Juries Act Download File

In March, 2019, FOLA presented our formal submission to the Ministry on their proposed amendments to the Juries Act.   In part, FOLA recommended that…

FOLA’s Submission on Ontario’s Review of Family and Civil Legislation, Regulations, and Processes Download File

Lindsey Park, MPP and Parliamentary Assistant to the Attorney General, recently led review of Family and Civil Legislation, Regulations, and Processes.  The government’s review explored…

FOLA Submission on the Modernized Ontario Act, 2020

In summary, the legislative amendments made to the above two acts now make it possible for the: commissioning of a document to be remote and…

FOLA Writes to Superior Court with Practice Direction Concerns about CaseLines Download File