Canadian Lawyer Magazine – Leave the Small Claims Court Limit at $25,000

If the rumblings from Queen’s Park are true, access to justice in Ontario is about to suffer a terrible blow. Rumours continue to abound that the new Attorney General has plans to expand the jurisdiction of the Small Claims Court from $25,000 to $50,000.

Employment lawyer Jon Pinkus, associate at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP in Toronto, explained why the Small Claims Court limit should not be raised to $50,000.

Read his opinion on the matter in Canadian Lawyer Magazine here.