The Superior Court of Justice – Toronto Region will now require that parties provide a time estimate and purpose of appearance when scheduling in-custody appearances. In-custody matters in assignment court will be deemed to have a time estimate of 5 minutes, unless otherwise requested.

Please refer to the Consolidated Practice Direction – Toronto Region section A.4 (ii) for further information.

As a result of these changes, please use the updated Order for Attendance of Prisoner at a Court Proceeding.