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THREE PROGRAMS: Update with RSJ McLeod AND Orders for Directions AND Update on the “New Rules”

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30 minutes
Published
2025
Presenter(s)
Calum MacLeod
Leanne Storms
Source
County of Carleton Law Association (CCLA)
Provider
CPDOnline.ca
Language
English
Length
30 minutes
Price
$139.00 plus tax
CCLA 45th Civil Litigation Updated Conference
Includes Handouts

Update with RSJ McLeod provides a regional judicial update touching on staffing changes, consolidation of practice directions, increased use of small claims processes, courtroom technology upgrades, settlement-focused “civil blitz” initiatives, facility planning and an upcoming transition in regional leadership. 

Orders for Directions examines these orders as a flexible procedural tool in estates and complex civil matters, showing how they can define parties and issues, set timelines, manage productions, mediation and examinations, address asset preservation, and make effective use of model orders and precedents. 

Update on the “New Rules” clarifies that no new civil procedure regime is yet in force, outlines reform themes such as pre-litigation protocols, refined pleading standards, enhanced case management and affidavit-based determinations, and emphasizes that large-scale changes will require drafting, consultation, education and a structured transition.

Presenters

Master Calum MacLeod

A frequent speaker at the civil litigation conference, Mr. Justice Calum MacLeod has been a judge of the Superior Court of Justice since June of 2016 and had been a master in that court since November of 2008. He is a graduate of Queen’s University (B.A., 1977 and LL.B., 1980) and was called to the bar in 1983. Prior to his appointment as a master, he practiced civil litigation and dispute resolution and had extensive experience as a neutral. He had been a mediator, arbitrator, fact finder and deputy judge. Over the course of his career as a judicial officer, Justice MacLeod authored many decisions concerning discovery, production and civil procedure and has heard scores of summary judgment motions. He case manages complex commercial cases and class actions. Justice MacLeod has a keen interest in court reform and legal education and has served on many committees and working groups including Sedona Canada and the civil rules committee. He is frequently called upon to speak to lawyers and judges in Ontario and in other jurisdictions.

Leanne Storms

Leanne is an experienced civil and estate litigation lawyer, and has been practicing for 14 years. She started Storms Law LLP with her partner in law, Eric Lay, in December 2024. Storms Law is a boutique law firm in Ottawa, Ontario, specializing in estates and trusts disputes. Leanne’s practice focuses exclusively on estate litigation including will challenges, will and trust interpretations, power of attorney disputes and fiduciary accounting. When not working, Leanne enjoys whipping up elaborate meals for her friends and family, the occasional martini and singing her heart out.