On July 29, 2020, Chief Justice Morawetz announced that the Ministry of the Attorney
General ("MAG") will be piloting a new document sharing
and e-hearing platform for select civil matters located in Toronto
as of August 10, 2020, with the desire of having all Toronto
matters on the system by the end of August. By the end of 2020,
Ontario hopes to have all Superior Court proceedings using this
platform.
This platform, created by Thomson Reuters, is aptly named
"CaseLines". Needless to say, this announcement has been
met with a healthy dose of excitement, skepticism and curiosity
from the bar.
On August 13, 2020, The Advocates' Society held a session
entitled "Introduction to Thomson Reuters –
CaseLines" to discuss the new roll out. This session
provided a comprehensive overview of the software, its
functionality and a demonstration of CaseLines in action. Below is
a summary of how CaseLines functions, the benefits it provides
litigants and — most importantly —
