May 5, 2023 | Court Proceedings
Does the claim have to arise while a plaintiff is a minor for Section 15(4)(b) of the Limitations Act, 2002 to apply?
Feb 9, 2023 | Court Proceedings
In this recent motion, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered the requirements for a party to succeed in obtaining what is otherwise privileged information. In Salamaszynski v Michael Garron Hospital, the Plaintiffs requested any correspondence between the...
Oct 30, 2021 | Court Proceedings, Tort
What do street racing, an injured flagbearer, and spoliation of evidence have in common? Let’s review a recent motion decision to amend pleadings.
Nov 8, 2019 | Court Proceedings
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%.
Jun 23, 2019 | Court Proceedings
Ontario courts have been signalling for some time now that a failure to treat pre-trial conferences seriously will have consequences. A recent Superior Court of Justice decision may be read as increasing the standard to which insurers will be held for their...
Jul 9, 2018 | Court Proceedings
The Supreme Court of Canada recently considered whether an individual can be impaired by reason of distracted driving in R. v. Suter. While the primary issue was the appropriate length of sentence for the criminal conviction, it also dealt with the concept of being...