COVID-19 FAQs & Updates

Latest Answers to FAQs

We recently provided answers to the following concerns:

• We are offering fee deferrals for certain practising members.
• We have developed a lawyer’s guide for returning to the office.
• The Court has announced limited physical re-opening.  With the abundance of information on the Court Website, we have updated our Court FAQ’s to direct you to the court resources.

Current Member Priorities

This unprecedented situation requires change and flexibility to ensure continuity of the practice of law and delivery of legal services without undue risk to public health.  Issues and priorities change weekly and sometimes daily.  We are currently working on the following:

• Support for Members: The Society will be gathering information from our members affected by the economic and social impacts of COVID-19.  We want to use this information to inform us how we can best support our members.
• Video witnessing of estate planning documents. We have heard about the importance of relaxing the formalities of execution in relation to Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Personal Directives. We have connected with government on this several times, and we understand they are working on this issue right now. We will keep you informed.

When we have responses to questions and concerns, we will highlight the new answers above and provide the answer on our FAQ page

Last Updated: June 6, 2020 at 1:30 PM