April 18, 2022
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has issued a Notice to the Profession, Parties, Public and the Media. This notice consolidates and supersedes all previous provincial notices. The regional notices still need to be consulted for region-specific practices and protocols. The new provincial notice addresses issues such as: Gowning Standard document naming protocol Electronically filing […]
April 11, 2022
The Central West Region has issued a Notice to the Profession and Parties, which will be effect on April 19, 2022. One notable difference from the recent guidelines issued by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on the mode of proceedings is that long motions in the Central West Region (motions of one hour or […]
April 06, 2022
By Jennifer Singh In Chahal v. Abdullah et al, 2022 ONSC 1727 [1], the defendant, Peter Cunnington, brought a motion for an order staying or dismissing the plaintiff’s action against him pursuant to r.56.02 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, or alternatively an order pursuant to r.56.01 requiring the plaintiff to post security for defence […]
March 31, 2022
In Atsaidis v. Sanford, 2022 ONSC 1690, the defendant raised a limitations defence in a personal injury action arising from an incident in 2013. In November 2020, a trial date of June 2022 was scheduled. Subsequently, in March 2022, the parties, on consent, sought to adjourn the pre-trial conference and the trial, so that the […]
March 30, 2022
By Emily Vereshchak Overview In Horan v. Marlwood Golf and Country Club, 2022 ONSC 1806 (CanLII), the plaintiffs commenced an action against the defendants seeking damages as a result of golf balls that were landing on their property from the defendants’ neighbouring golf course. The plaintiffs then brought a motion seeking an interlocutory injunction against […]
March 29, 2022
A new regulation to amend the Rules of Civil Procedure comes into force on April 23, 2022. The main change is that motion and application confirmation forms will have to be submitted by moving parties and applicants five days prior to the hearing date, instead of three days. If responding parties wish to submit confirmation […]
