Ontario Civil Practice 2008 (includes Forms on CD-ROM)

• Full text of the Rules of Civil Procedure, the Courts of Justice Act and related legislation, practice directions, Case Management Rules and annotations in a bound hardcover.
• Civil Court Forms and other materials in a bound softcover.
• More than 5,000 full text cases, Rules, annotations, commentary and much more are in searchable formation on the CD-ROM.
• Professor Watson’s indispensable Annual Survey of Recent Developments in Civil Litigation – succinctly reviews the key case law developments, reform initiatives and rule amendments from the preceding year.
• More than 6,000 case annotations.

• Ontario passed the Access to Justice Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c.21, with various sections coming into force on October 19, 2006 and May 1, 2007, which amends some sections of the Courts of Justice Act. These changes affect:
  • The administration of courts
  • Some Rules of court
  • Qualifications for appointments to the Provincial bench
  • Medical malpractice damages
  • Regulation of paralegals
• Of particular note, the Act introduces changes to the appeal route based on monetary limits; and, rules affecting the practice of paralegals.
• This year, there were also significant changes in the Ontario Small Claims Court Rules, which is included in this publication.