The 2010 Amendments to the Ontario
Rules of Civil Procedure: Small Claims Court, Simplified Procedure and Proportionality
Date:
January 25 2011
On January 1, 2010 significant amendments were made to the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure (the "Rules"). The amendments were made on the recommendations of Justice Coulter A. Osborne, Q.C., as set out in his report titled "Civil Justice Reform Project: Summary of Findings and Recommendations", and in order to address the ongoing concerns of the bench, bar and public respecting access to civil justice, cost and delay of litigation.
Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure co-blog editor Tiffany Soucy recaps the significant amendments that were made to the Rules in 2010.
In this publication:
- The Small Claims Court
- The Simplified Procedure (Rule 76) Regime
- Pros and Cons of the Amendments to the Simplifies Procedure (Rule 76) Regime
- Costs and Transferring Cases between Simplified Rules and Small Claims Court
- Proportionality
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