Supreme Court set to hone details on strict Jordan time limits on criminal trials

The Supreme Court of Canada is taking another look at its landmark 2016 Jordan ruling on unreasonable trial delays, agreeing to hear a new case where it will further hone details of how the justice system applies strict rules on time limits.The leave to appeal in a case called Jacques-Taylor, granted late last month, is one of two Jordan cases that justices on the Supreme Court will consider over the coming months.It is part of a continuing legal process to shape the parameters of Jordan. The 2016 ruling upended how the justice system had long operated, when the Supreme Court instituted deadlines for criminal trials: 18 months in provincial courts and 30 months in superior courts.