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Ontario to roll out new portal expanding digital access to court system
December 07, 2025 - Members of the public, litigants and lawyers in Toronto will be able to access far more of the court system online starting next week, as the province launches the first phase of what is set to be an Ontario-wide portal. The Ontario Courts Public Portal was set to go live and will allow people to file documents, pay fees and find virtual links for court hearings online. At first it is limited to Toronto matters and excludes criminal cases, but expands digital access for Superior Court family, civil, small claims, bankruptcy, Divisional Court and enforcement cases, as well as provincial court family cases. Phase 2 will include criminal matters, with a planned launch in 2027, and a rollout...
Indonesia's SKCK Criminal Checks (National Police Record)
December 06, 2025 - SKCK Criminal Checks (National Police Record This is the most common and standardized criminal check in Indonesia, but it has a spec...
Most Newcomers Lack Critical Knowledge of International Court Record Retrieval: PBSA APAC 2025
December 05, 2025 - PBSA APAC 2025: The International Background Screening Challenge The observation post-PBSA APAC 2025 is that most newcomers lack critical knowl...
Ukraine Court Online Judgment Tool
December 04, 2025 - Online Judgment Search Tool The Ukrainian judicial system provides a centralized, public online database for all court decisions. The onlin...
Update on Access to England Court Records
November 28, 2025 - Which court documents are available to the public? And when? Judgments and orders Any Judgment or Order made 'in...
It's a Tight Squeeze for India's CRA's
November 27, 2025 - The countdown is officially on, and it's a tight squeeze for compliance teams. India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act,...
Which Court in Mexico and Why
November 18, 2025 - A reader of The Background Investigator asks: If I could only search one court (in Monterrey, Mexico) which court would be the best to search - the...
Italy’s Mafia Uses TikTok to Rebrand and Reach Followers
October 20, 2025 - Italy’s mafia is increasingly moving from silence to spectacle—using TikTok to glamorize criminal life, recruit followers, and experime...
Summary Courts in Tokyo
October 11, 2025 - Summary Courts in Tokyo, and throughout Japan, are the lowest level in Japan’s judicial system. They handle relatively mi...
A Breakdown of Tokyo's Summary Courts and the Wards They Cover
October 04, 2025 - Tokyo has several summary courts, each serving specific wards of the city. Here's an outline of the Tokyo summary courts and the wards they cov...
Understanding French Departments and Their Courts
October 03, 2025 - Why if both Paris and Nanterre are part of the Ile de France region are their TGIs different? That's a great question that highl...
Brazil Due Diligence Searches for Free
September 30, 2025 - The official Brazilian website that provides the search functionality for CPF, CNPJ, and CND is the Federal Revenue of Brazil (Receita Federal do B...
There are Many Hurdles to Getting Palestine Coourt Records
September 11, 2025 - There are many hurdles to obtaining Palestine records. 1. Gaza is out of the question. 2 . what is known as the West Bank (see below) &...
The record Provider should know the what is the court and jurisdiction
August 26, 2025 - This as an example of what the client should expect (highlighting the depth of the search) and knowing what court and jurisdiction is needed: &...
Ireland's Justice Minister ‘Is Open to a Public Register for Criminal Convictions
August 18, 2025 - It is “incomprehensible” that there is no system to publish the names of people convicted of serious offences, the Justice Minister has...
Nigerian Court Enhancing Public Access to Information
August 09, 2025 - The Federal High Court (FHC) has announced the establishment of Freedom of Information (FoI) Desk to enhance journalists and public access to infor...
The Majority of Criminal Cases in Ontario are Stayed, Withdrawn or dismissed
August 08, 2025 - Emily Quint says she would never have pursued the prosecution of the man she alleges sexually assaulted her nearly three years ago if she'd kno...
What is IR35, also known as the "Off-Payroll Working Rules" and has anyone ever been sanctioned in t
July 29, 2025 - IR35, also known as the "Off-Payroll Working Rules" or "Intermediaries Legislation" (Chapter 8 Part 2 of the Income Tax (Earnin...
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