Topic: Civil Litigation
Putting Your Best Foot Forward: Towards a Successful Adverse Possession Claim
Topic: Civil Litigation, Real Estate September 20, 2019 by Ron Petersen
If you are unsure whether a portion of adjoining land belongs to you, you might consider whether it is legally permissible to claim it as your own. Generally speaking, if …
Andersson v. Aquino, 2018 ONSC 852
Topic: Civil Litigation April 9, 2018 by Matthew Smith
By Matt Smith A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has further clarified the law relating to motions for the removal of a party’s counsel of record. …
Summary: Leonard v. Saint-Vincent Hospital, 2018 ONSC 370
Topic: Civil Litigation April 6, 2018 by Tess Brown
By: Tess Brown, B.Soc.Sc., J.D. – Litigation Lawyer, Low Murchison Radnoff LLP Email: tbrown@lmrlawyers.com In certain circumstances, a plaintiff may be deemed incapable of making decisions relating to the litigation …
When is a motion for Summary Judgment appropriate?
Topic: Civil Litigation April 4, 2018 by Jennifer Aouad
By Jennifer Aouad *This is a case that was argued by our office* Since the Supreme Court of Canada’s seminal decision in Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, litigants have increasingly made …
Hamelin v. Mousseau: Options to Buy, Statute of Frauds, and Surrounding Circumstances vs. the Parol Evidence Rule
Topic: Case Study, Civil Litigation March 30, 2018 by Chris Rutherford
If you are reading this blog post in spite of the title, you are clearly not put off by topics that most find at best dry! Hamelin v. Mousseau is …
A CASE COMMENTARY BY DOUG SMYTH
Topic: Civil Litigation March 26, 2018 by Doug Smyth
Douglas Smyth North Elgin Center Inc. V. McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Limited 2018 ONCA 71 docket C63933 Heard January 22, 2018 on appeal from the judgment of Justice Jasmine T. …