March 13, 2024
By Michael Kryworuk In February 2024, Peter Routledge, head of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), spoke at the 2024 CatIQ Canadian Catastrophe Conference. For those perhaps unfamiliar with the organization, OFSI is Canada’s sole financial regulator over the banking system and the premier regulator of insurance companies in Canada. In a […]
January 25, 2023
By Amanda Colarossi Overview The Rules of Civil Procedure often change. Sometimes they change in minor ways, and sometimes major ways. Rule 48.04 underwent a small but important change by amendment in July 2021. A party not setting a matter down for trial can now consent to the matter being placed on the trial list, […]
November 02, 2022
By Amanda Colarossi Where a claimant is entitled to income replacement benefits (“IRB”), the accident benefits insurer is entitled to certain deductions when calculating the weekly IRB amount payable to the claimant. Calculating the Weekly Base Amount IRBs are paid at 70% of the claimant’s pre-accident gross income earnings, up to a maximum of $400 […]
October 12, 2022
By J. Nicholas Fernandes The basic tenet of Rule 7.08 of the Rules of Civil Procedure is that any settlement of a claim by or against a person under disability, including minors, requires Court approval. On a motion (or application, if settlement occurs prior to a lawsuit being commenced) to obtain such approval, the party under […]
April 20, 2022
By Kathryn Orydzuk This case study will review the various issues considered in two motions in the same action, one of which was appealed. The three decisions are as follows: Taylor v. Mayes, 2019 ONSC 5651 Taylor v. Mayes, 2021 ONSC 2239 Taylor v. Mayes, 2022 ONCA 297 The motions are demonstrative of some common […]
February 02, 2022
By Meryl Rodrigues While civil case conferences may seem a relatively quick and less formal way to secure judicial intervention to assist in moving a case forward, particularly at a time of notable court delays and backlog, a recent endorsement from the Superior Court of Justice suggests that counsel ought to be discerning and cautious […]
