Re: Court of Appeal Hearings – Fall 2020 Issued: September 16, 2020 This Notice replaces all previous COVID-19 Notices posted on the Court of Appeal website. In response to the public health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador remains committed to ensuring access to justice is maintained...

The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador has distributed the following notice: The attached Guidelines to Re-opening is being issued at the request of The Honourable Raymond P. Whalen, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador. Please note the major changes to this version, include: Persons are expected to bring their own...

Traffic Court matters, including Contraventions Act cases, scheduled during the month of September 2020 in St. John’s will not proceed at this time. Parties with scheduled cases will receive written notification of their rescheduled Court date. Alternatively, please visit the Court’s website for the new date at https://docket.court.nl.ca. Enquiries can be made to the St....

The Supreme Court has updated the Guidelines for re-opening, and now provide that: masks must be worn in the courthouse as of August 24; and registries in St. John’s will re-open on September 8, 2020. The complete guidelines can be read at the Supreme Court’s website.