Ontario civil justice reforms announced

The Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General formally announced its civil justice reform package this morning after filing a regulation yesterday. The backgrounder indicates that, among other things, the amendment will embed the concept of proportionality into Rule 1.04, require parties to engage in discovery planning and limit oral discovery to seven hours except with leave or the parties’ consent.

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