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SCJ Update to Consolidated Provincial Practice Directions re: Guidelines to Determine the Mode of Proceeding (Criminal, Family, and Civil)
Please see the Memorandum from Chief Justice Geoffrey B. Morawetz dated January 24, 2024 outlining the upcoming changes to
the Consolidated Provincial Practice Directions re: Guidelines to Determine the Mode of Proceeding (Criminal, Family, and Civil).
The updated notices are also available on the SCJ website here: https://www.ontariocourts.ca/scj/practice/provincial-practice-directions/
These changes are in effect as of today, February 1, 2024.
Posted in:Practice Direction |
Join the PLA at the Coldest Night of the Year on February 24, 2024
The PLA has put together a team to participate in The Coldest Night of the Year fundraising walk on February 24, 2024, to raise money for Regeneration Outreach. We will be walking for 2km in downtown Brampton.
Please support the PLA team with a donation for our friends at Regeneration - they help the most vulnerable and underhoused in our community, and their work is never done. All donations are welcome and any over $20 will receive a tax receipt.
If you want to join our team (the more, the merrier!), please see our team page for details on how to sign up.
Thanks for any support you can provide.
Posted in:News and Updates |
TODAY! Special Members' Meeting (January 31, 2024)
The Board of the Peel Law Association is calling a
SPECIAL MEMBERS' MEETING on
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 4:30 PM.
Location: PLA Library
This meeting has been called to present the membership with proposed revisions to our By-Laws, in order that we may be in compliance with Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA). Your attendance is important in shaping the future of the PLA.
Supporting documents will be shared before the meeting.
This meeting is open to all PLA members with 2024 memberships.
RSVPs are required to attend.
Please email PLA staff at library@plalawyers.ca to RSVP.
To renew your membership or to join the Association for the 2024 calendar year, click here to complete the 2024 PLA Membership form.
Once PLA staff receive your completed form, you will be sent an electronic invoice for payment.
Posted in:News and Updates |
Next Week! Family Law Section Meeting (February 6, 2024)
If you are having trouble viewing the image above, please click here for the .PDF version of the flyer.
This event is being held in-person only and will not be recorded
Registration closes at 12:00 PM on February 6, 2024.
Posted in:PLA CPDsNews and Updates |
Book Spotlight - The Law of Limitations, 4th edition
Information provided on LexisNexis' website:
In this comprehensive treatise, The Honourable Mr. Justice Graeme Mew, Debra Rolph and Daniel Zacks offer expert commentary that begins with the general legal principles and history underlying time limitations in all jurisdictions across Canada, as well as an outline of the historical pressures that shaped this important legal area. The authors then shift the focus to an analysis of limitation periods specific to personal actions, actions involving real property and the limitations associated with specific parties such as proceedings by and against the government. Finally, they explore the impact of The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and in particular, how the section 15 equality guarantee has affected the application of limitation periods for different classes of litigants.
What’s New In This Edition
- Significant changes to the Ontario Limitations Act, including amendments to sexual assault charge provisions
- An examination of new case law throughout Canada that must be considered when interpreting existing legislation
- Completely new limitations legislation in Manitoba
For more information about this resource, click here.
This item is available to PLA Members in good standing for sign-out. PLA Members can sign-out up to three items for overnight use for a seven day period. Overdue charges may be applicable to items that are not returned by their due date.
Not a member, but looking to become one? Please follow the link for the Membership Form and Fees. You may also contact the PLA Library Staff by email, and they will be happy to assist you. It only takes moments to join, and the PLA Library Staff can process memberships on the spot. Once payment is received, you can take advantage of all your PLA Membership Benefits, including discounts on CPD programs and social events.
As a friendly reminder, the Peel Law Association Library, Lawyers' Lounge and related services are open to all lawyers who are in good standing with the LSO, articling students, and LPP candidates.
Posted in:Book SpotlightLibrary ServicesMembershipMember Benefits |