Liberty Law says even though courts have been deemed essential services, they are not operating that way and only a small number of cases are trickling through
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.A courtroom at the Edmonton Law Courts building, in Edmonton on Friday, June 28, 2019. The effect of the coronavirus pandemic will have a lasting impact on the Canadian justice system warn a number of legal experts. The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench announced Sunday it would adjourn all scheduled trials across the province for at least 10-weeks limiting hearings to only emergency or urgent matters.
The firm says even though courts have been deemed essential services, they are not operating that way and only a small number of cases are trickling through.The lawyers say the pandemic has created an extreme backlog in a court system that was already overburdened. Court of Queen’s Bench announced last week that hearings will be restricted to urgent matters until at least June 26 and criminal jury trials and jury selections are to be adjourned until September.
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