Criminal Proceedings Rules for the Superior Court of Justice (Ontario) (SI/2012-7)

24.13 A commissioner who is not the trial judge may make rulings with respect to the conduct of an examination, other than a ruling on the propriety of a question, but the ruling of a commissioner who is not the trial judge is subject to review by the trial judge.

24.14 All evidence taken by a commissioner shall be recorded in its entirety in question and answer form in a manner that permits the preparation of a typewritten transcript of the examination, unless the court orders otherwise in accordance with rule 2.01 or the parties agree otherwise.

• 24.15 (1) Where a party so requests, the person who recorded evidence taken upon commission shall have a typewritten transcript of the evidence prepared and completed within four weeks after receipt of the request.

• (2) The transcript shall be certified as correct by the person who recorded the evidence taken, but need not be read to or signed by the witness.

• (3) As soon as the transcript is prepared, the person who recorded the evidence taken on commission shall send one copy to each party who has ordered and paid for a transcript and, if a party so requests for it, shall provide an additional copy for the use of the court.

24.16 The judge presiding at the trial at which the evidence taken upon commission is tendered for admission shall determine the extent to which and manner in which, if at all, the evidence shall be received in the proceedings.

• 24.17 (1) On consent of the parties or by order of the court, evidence taken on commission may be recorded by videotape or other similar means and the tape or other recording may be filed for the use of the court along with the transcript.

• (2) Rule 24.16 applies, with necessary modifications, to a tape or other recording made under subrule (1).

25.01 This rule applies to applications by the solicitor of record for an accused to be removed as solicitor of record, and to applications by the prosecutor to have the solicitor of record for an accused removed as solicitor of record.

25.02 Applications under rule 25.01 shall be made to a judge of the court in the county or district in which the proceedings to which the application relates are scheduled to take place, as soon as is reasonably practicable and sufficiently in advance of the scheduled date of trial to ensure that no adjournment of the proceedings will be required for such purpose, or, where the matter arises at trial, to the trial judge.

• 25.03 (1) Service of the notice of application under rule 25.03 and the supporting materials required by rule 25.05 shall be made upon the prosecutor and accused, at least 15 days before the date fixed for the hearing of the application, which shall not be less than 10 days prior to the date fixed for trial of the indictment to which the application relates.

• (2) Service of the notice of application and supporting materials shall be made in accordance with rule 5 and where the application is made by the solicitor of record for the accused, upon the accused by mailing a copy to his or her last known address.

• (3) Notice of application and supporting materials, together with proof of service thereof, shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the court in the place where the application is to be heard, at least 10 days before the date fixed for the hearing of the application.