The Threshold: Nothing Much Has Changed

ONSC: In a threshold motion, the evidence of family members should never be ignored; a clean pre-accident health matters; the ability to work may be irrelevant on a threshold motion; and a court will want to help a likeable and credible plaintiff.

The Latest Word on Prejudgment Interest

The Court of Appeal has held that the trial judge should have taken into account changes in market interest rates when exercising his discretion to award prejudgment interest of 5%.Judgment varied to prejudgment interest at 1.3%.

No Reasonable Inference = No Causation

This action arises from a fall that occurred on January 14, 2014 on common property owned by the defendant Strata Plan LMS2286 (the “Strata”).  Strata retained the defendant Markic Development & Restoration Ltd (“Markic”) to perform some remediation work on its...