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The Civil Rules Review Releases Phase 2 Consultation Paper

The Civil Rules Review was launched by Attorney General Doug Downey and Superior Court Chief Justice Geoffrey B. Morawetz with a mandate to identify issues and develop proposals for reforming the Rules of Civil Procedure to make civil court proceedings more efficient, affordable, and accessible. As the Chief Justice made clear in his remarks at the Opening of the Courts Ceremony, the objective is not just to tinker with the Rules, it is wholesale reform.

On April 1, 2025, the CRR released its Phase 2 Consultation Paper, which provides a comprehensive overview of the reforms the CRR is proposing. The Phase 2 Consultation Report can be found here: https://www.ontariocourts.ca/scj/files/pubs/Civil-Rules-Review-2025-phase-two-EN.pdf

The co-chairs of the CRR, Justice Cary Boswell and SNF partner, Allison Speigel, will be discussing the proposed reforms at two up-coming virtual events put on by the Advocates’ Society and Toronto Lawyers’ Association:

• https://advocates.ca/TAS/Events/Showcase_Pages/Overhauling_Ontarios_Civil_Rules_Proposed_Changes.aspx?EventKey=ONRULES25&utm_source=TAS&utm_campaign=a4d4baf156-ed-rules-april-2-25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-a4d4baf156-443965443
• https://www.tlaonline.ca/?pg=events&evAction=showDetail&eid=300877

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