Brown Beattie O’Donovan LLP – Update on COVID-19

To our clients,

Yes, we are open! We’d like to say back to normal, but we’re not quite there yet.

 If you have an existing file with us, feel free to email the lawyer or assistant that you have been dealing with, that is the most efficient method of communication at this time.

• If you are looking for legal advice on a new matter, please use the Contact form, Call Us or TEXT button on our website, we have staff monitoring these to ensure you are taken care of.

In light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and in response to the federal and provincial governments and public health agencies request to help “flatten the curve” in order to help control the spread of the virus, BBO has implemented the following:

• We are restricting in-person interaction with clients and the public, we will be conducting the majority of our business through phone and email; we appreciate your understanding and flexibility.
• If an in-person meeting is required, we require both parties be masked and you will be asked to complete a brief screening questionnaire upon arrival.
• Effective July 6, 2020, all Family and Civil matters will proceed as scheduled albeit in differing formats.  In-person Court attendances have not resumed and motions, hearings, pre-trials etc. are continuing to be conducted by teleconference.  Despite the fact that many insurers are continuing to work remotely, reliable systems are in place to ensure the timely exchange of correspondence and information to ensure your matter continues to move forward.
• With completion and closing of real estate and commercial transactions we ask that you bear in mind that most businesses are experiencing challenges at this time – please allow yourself additional time to get everything that we require from you prior to your closing date. 

Be assured we will continue working on your files to the extent we are able and reporting to you, we continue to work with opposing counsel and the Courts.

We thank you for your patience and understanding during this time,

The Brown Beattie O’Donovan LLP Team