Guides for CaseLines and Virtual Hearings

CaseLines Assistance:

Available through Justice Services Online by contacting 1-800-980-4962 or by email at info.CaseLines@ontario.ca

SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE

• CaseLines Hearings - Tips for Counsel and Self-represented Parties
   
• Frequently Asked Questions About Thomson Reuters CaseLines
   
• Notice to the Profession, Parties, Public and the Media: Section I, Subsection 4 - Uploading materials for Court: CaseLines

ONTARIO COURT OF JUSTICE

• CaseLines Hearings Tips for Counsel and Self-represented Parties
   
• Frequently Asked Questions About Thomson Reuters CaseLines for the Ontario Court of Justice
   
• CaseLines: Tips for Unrepresented Litigants (December 2021)
   
• CaseLines for Domestic Family Matters in the Ontario Court of Justice (May 9, 2022)
   
• CaseLines Instructional Video for Family Court Lawyers and Parties (December 2021)
   

Best Practices for Remote Hearings (SCJ)

Virtual Courtroom Etiquette (SCJ)

Guidelines for Conducting Remote Hearings in the Ontario Court of Justice

ZOOM User Guide for Remote Hearings in the Ontario Court of Justice

Please see below for the Best Practices for Remote Hearings, 2nd edition and associated documents (published May 28, 2021). The documents were collaboratively developed by the joint E-Hearings Task Force of The Advocates' Society, the Ontario Bar Association, the Federation of Ontario Law Associations, and the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association.

The documents can also be found here on the FOLA website in both English and French.
 

1. The Best Practices for Remote Hearings, 2nd edition 

2. Overview of the Best Practices for Remote Hearings

3. Checklist: Preparing Your System for a Remote Hearing

4. Checklist: Counsel Preparation in Advance of Meeting with Adjudicator

5. Checklist: Matters to Consider Reviewing with Judge In Advance of Hearing

6. Checklist: Preparing Your Witness for a Remote Hearing

7. Sample Virtual Hearing Protocol