Notice – Email Filing for Criminal Matters (January 18, 2021)
“… given current public health advisories, counsel will be permitted to file documents by email for criminal matters in Winnipeg Centre, effective immediately.”
This notice provides procedures for filing documents by email. These measures will remain in effect while the pandemic response level in Winnipeg is code red or orange.
Interested in what were the most viewed decisions of the past year? Take a look at the most searched for, and most accessed, cases on CanLII with their Top Ten Accessed Cases on CanLII from 2020.
More Manitoba content has been added to CanLII with the Manitoba Annual Statutes. Statutes from 1988 to present are now part of the CanLII database which means you can now use these with CanLII’s features such as creating alerts, finding citing cases, and saving documents to Lexbox, Lexum’s “Online legal research workspace”.
Manitoba content on CanLII now includes decisions from Manitoba Reports, Manitoba Reports (2nd) series and the Revised Manitoba Statutes from 1987.
Practice Direction – Resumption of Judge-Alone Out-of-custody Criminal Trials (January 14, 2021)
“Commencing Monday, February 1, 2021, all judge-alone out-of-custody criminal trials will also resume in person.”
Health and safety protocols of the March 13, 2020 notice are still in effect. Portions of the trial may proceed by video conference. To further reduce in-person contact, an upcoming notice will detail email filing requirements and procedures.
This online resource is a great stop for periodicals, statutes, and reporting series. Navigating the large content it offers can be tricky however. The HeinOnline Blog offers a few tips every month to help find what you are looking for, as well as keeping you updated with new features and content. Here are a few highlights from the last month.
Tip of the Week: Navigating within Titles, Volumes, Sections, and Pages – “learn how to navigate HeinOnline’s titles, volumes, sections, and individual pages.”
Tip of the Week: How to Use ScholarCheck – Learn how analyze the most-cited journals, papers, and authors. Use this feature to find the most cited and accessed document.
New Topic Taxonomy Brings “Categories” and “Subjects” into the HeinOnline Mix – Narrow down your search results with a multi-level taxonomy sorting system.
New Case Citation Alert for Authors! – Stay up to date with alerts whenever your favorite author has new content, has their works cited, or even similar content to their work has been added.
Starting January 27, 2021, new amendments to the Supreme Court of Canada rules will apply to all cases, including filings in any ongoing cases. These changes are meant to help simplify the leave process. Applications will now consist of the notice of application, lower court decisions and memorandum of argument only. It will also allow for easier electronic filing, with reduced print copies needed.
The SCC website has provided an online guide to help explain these changes. The guidelines and forms have also been updated with these new procedures.
For full details, see the notice to the profession on the SCC website.
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