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If you have any information of interest to the profession, please let us know by sending us an e-mail to: contactus@cdglaw.net.ARB Announces 2009 Streaming Strategy
The Chair sent a streaming memo to the Board's stakeholders dated March 27, 2009:
- All properties where an RfR decision has been issued will be scheduled directly to hearing
- For Toronto, Ottawa, York, Peel, Halton and Durham, properties over $8M will be streamed into the Case Management stream
- For all other regions, properties over $4M will be streamed into the Case Management stream
- All other properties will be streamed directly to hearing
The Chair also advises that 2009 appeals will not be scheduled until prior year's appeals have been resolved. Scheduling for 2009 appeals will begin in the summer of 2009. Parties will not be consulted on dates, but the Board will provide 45 to 60 days notice of hearing events.
- March 31, 20092009 Assessment Forum to be held on October 21, 2009
The annual assessment forum will be held at the offices of McCarthy Tetrault on the evening of October 21, 2009. Mark your calendars and watch this space for further information.- March 30, 2009
LSUC Letter on the Provision of Legal Services
In a letter to MPAC dated June 6, 2008 Malcolm L. Heins, LSM, Chief Executive Officer of The Law Society of Upper Canada states as follows:
"On the subject of proceedings before the Assessment Review Board, such as pre-hearings and hearings, the Law Society agrees with MPAC's view that representing a party at these proceedings constitutes the provision of legal services. As such, these services can only be provided by a licensed or exempt person, although I note that under By-law 7.1 some activities can be delegated by licensees to persons whom they supervise, provided they retain control of the file. An example of such activities would be setting dates for the next step in the process.
With regard to the Request for Reconsideration Process (RfR) that takes place at MPAC, many aspects of this would also constitute the provision of legal sevices."
- June 13, 2008