What's New

Because we are currently conducting proceeding management conferences, pre-hearing conferences and some hearings by Zoom videoconferencing software, the Tribunal has created a guide to Zoom protocols, for reference. If you are a party to a Tribunal proceeding, please read the Zoom Guide here.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, all in-person Tribunal hearings are cancelled until at least June 30, 2020 and the Tribunal is operating remotely. While the physical Tribunal office is closed, we are available to answer questions by email and by phone and accept documents electronically. We are holding proceeding management conferences and pre-hearing conferences by teleconference, as well as some hearings by videoconference.

Further to our previous message regarding the cancellation of all Tribunal hearings from now until May 31, 2020, please be advised that the Tribunal office will now be operating remotely until June 30, 2020. While the physical Tribunal office is closed, we are available to answer questions by email and by phone, accept documents electronically, and will be holding proceeding management conferences and pre-hearing conferences by teleconference.

For updates, follow our Twitter account for up-to-the-minute Tribunal news.

We are pleased to announce that Michelle M. Lomazzo, C. Scott Marshall, Geneviève Painchaud, Lubomir Poliacik, Julia Shin Doi, Megan E. Shortreed and Eric Whist have been appointed to the Tribunal’s Appeal Division. As with all Appeal Division members, they also remain members of the Hearing Division.

Further to our previous message regarding the cancellation of all Tribunal hearings from now until April 30, 2020, please be advised that the Tribunal office will now be operating remotely until May 31, 2020. While the physical Tribunal office is closed, we are available to answer questions by email and by phone, accept documents electronically, and will be holding proceeding management conferences and pre-hearing conferences by teleconference.

For updates, follow our Twitter account for up-to-the-minute Tribunal news.

Due to concerns about COVID-19, the Tribunal will be cancelling all in-person hearings until at least April 30^th, 2020. All proceeding management and pre-hearing conferences will be held by teleconference; parties before the Tribunal will be contacted to sort out the details.

Please follow us on Twitter to receive up-to-the-minute news about Tribunal proceedings, including the resumption of our hearings schedule.

We thank you for your understanding.

On November 29, 2019, Convocation passed the new Tribunal Rules of Practice and Procedure and Forms, which will go into effect on January 1, 2020. These new Rules have adopted a number of modern approaches and best practices, and were drafted with the goal of increasing accessibility, accommodation, and clarity.

We have created two new guides to help people better understand how to work with the Law Society Tribunal. Click to read the Guide for Witnesses and the Guide for Attending a Hearing.

Law Society Tribunal’s 2018 Annual Report

As of May 8, 2018, all Tribunal rules and forms have been updated to reflect the change from the Law Society of Upper Canada to their new name, the Law Society of Ontario.