Court of Appeal awards Punitive Damages over Mortgage Dispute
Ref: 1027410 Ontario Inc. v. 2384589 Ontario Limited, 2022 ONCA [...]
Pandemic inspires Rules Changes in Ontario
The Government of Ontario has announced changes to The Rules [...]
Ontario Limitations Resumed September 14th
The Emergency Order dated 20 March 2020, suspending the running of most [...]
Service Outside Hague Convention
This appeal considered the validity of service of a Statement of Claim in accordance with The Hague Convention on defendants located in a state that is not a party to that Convention. The Court confirmed that in such states service in accordance with the Ontario rules is sufficient, and that service under our rules does not conflict with the domestic sovereignty of the state in which the defendants are resident.
Canadian Government suspends implementation of Anti-Spam Provisions
The Government of Canada announced earlier this month that the [...]
The Importance of Costs: BitTorrent and The Cobbler
Readers who have a shared server with users of BitTorrent, [...]
Ontario Court of Appeal applies “Strong” test for contractual jurisdiction
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently confirmed that parties who [...]
Full Indemnity Costs for Frivolous Fraud Allegations
A June decision of Justice Turnbull was recently reported in [...]
Employment Obligations May Survive 3PL Contract
In a recent case we represented a forwarder who had [...]
Common Courtesy – in the Client’s Interests!
We recently attended on an unnecessary motion in respect of [...]