What impact will the COVID-19 pandemic have on jury trials?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Coban v. Declare, 2020 ONSC 5580 (CanLII):
In Louis v. Poitras, I stuck a jury notice as a result of the delays that the pandemic will have on jury trials: 2020 ONSC 5301. At paras. 1–12 I reviewed how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the operation of our courts and the scheduling of trials at the present time and for the foreseeable future. I repeat and rely on those observations here. The facts of this case
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