Please be advised that Chief Justice Skolrood has issued the attached notice regarding online booking of long chambers hearings. The notice sets out that commencing January 1, 2026, civil and family long chambers hearings will be booked using the Court Online Booking System (COBS).
The new online booking system creates two booking processes, a ‘booking window’ process for allocating newly released hearing dates, and an ‘on-demand’ booking system. Some court locations will use both processes, while others will use only the ‘on-demand’ booking system. In specified court locations, including those where demand exceeds supply, parties and counsel will submit their preferred dates during a booking window (1st to the 7th of each month). After the booking window closes, court time will be allocated so that all users have an equitable opportunity to secure dates. Unsuccessful booking requests will be tracked, and priority allocated to subsequent requests. The booking window in January 2026 will be open for an extended period, from January 1 – 14, 2026, to support the transition.
Please see the announcement on the Court’s website, here, for more information about these changes.