October 30, 2020
This morning, at our weekly firm meeting, Angeline Bellehumeur discussed the court’s decision in Frances v TTC Insurance Company, 2020 ONSC 6495. Master Wiebe considered a status hearing motion for dismissal of an action for delay pursuant to rule 48.14 of the Rules of Civil Procedure. This action arises from an incident where the plaintiff, […]
October 29, 2020
An updated Notice to the Profession indicates that, on October 28, 2020, the Small Claims Court started to accept most court filings by e-mail at the e-mail addresses for the various court locations at this link. Enforcement documents cannot be filed by e-mail. E-mailed filings must be submitted in PDF format. For forms that need […]
October 28, 2020
By Jocelyn-Rose Brogan When conducting an examination for discovery, counsel should keep in mind that the Rules of Civil Procedure are designed to provide parties with full disclosure of information in order to avoid surprise. However, as demonstrated in Beemer and Chrysler v. 1350246 Ontario Inc., 2020 ONSC 5564 (“Beemer”), there are limits on the […]
October 27, 2020
After the Region of Peel, Toronto, and Ottawa entered a modified Stage Two due to increasing COVID-19 cases, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice announced changes to court proceedings in those areas. Given that the Region of York has also moved into a modified Stage Two, the Superior Court has implemented similar changes in Newmarket. According […]
October 26, 2020
Two class actions against the Toronto Police have settled. The actions arose out of the arrest and detention of hundreds of protesters during the G20 summit that was held in Toronto in June 2010. In Good v. Toronto Police Services Board, 2020 ONSC 6332, Justice Belobaba approved the settlement, which requires payment of up to $16.5 […]
October 23, 2020
At our weekly meeting, Chris MacDonald discussed a decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal, Krukowski v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2020 ONCA 631. In this case, the Court considered an appeal brought by Deutschmann Law Professional Corporation, whose principal was Mr. Deutschmann. Mr. Deutschmann represented Mr. Krukowski, a disabled claimant, in an accident […]
