Some quick thoughts on personal guarantees
When asked to sign a personal guarantee, consider the matter carefully. Some […]
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Constitution
The Charter, itself: https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/stat/schedule-b-to-the-canada-act-1982-uk-1982-c-11/latest/schedule-b-to-the-canada-act-1982-uk-1982-c-11.html Good reference about the Canadian Charter of Rights […]
Cutting off franchisee’s supplies leads to award of punitive damages (0923063 & Waheed v JM Food Services)
written March 10, 2020 Jonathan Mesiano-Crookston and Alana Spira https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcsc/doc/2019/2019bcsc553/2019bcsc553.html 0923063 BC […]
Commercial List hearings July 4 and on will be in person
Quick notice that all Commercial List hearings in the Ontario Superior Court […]
Counsel ordered to pay legal costs (Rule 57)
McDonald v. Standard Life Assurance Company, 2007 CanLII 21959 (ON SC) https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2007/2007canlii21959/2007canlii21959.html […]
Mark your documents and expert reports as numbered exhibits (Pingue, 2017 ONCA 52)
Interesting case out of the Court of Appeal, where the court had […]
Motion is not a “proceeding” subject to the Limitations Act. Giglio v. Peters (2009, Ont CA)
Short post. Interesting case: A motion is not a “proceeding” subject to […]
Settlement privilege to be determined in context of entire situation
Bercovitch v. Resnick et al, 2011 ONSC 5082 The absence of an […]
Government not liable for ending a program (Bowman, 2019 ONSC 1064)
Bowman et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen, 2019 ONSC 1064 https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onscdc/doc/2019/2019onsc1064/2019onsc1064.html […]
Affidavits and when “spent”
There is no dispute as to the veracity of the first principle. […]