May 05, 2020
“It’s 2020…We now have the technological ability to communicate remotely effectively. Using it is more efficient and far less costly than personal attendance. We should not be going back”. These were the comments of Justice Myers in Arconti v. Smith, 2020 ONSC 2782. The plaintiffs objected to conducting an examination for discovery by videoconference. They […]
May 05, 2020
In American Environmental Container Corp. v. Kennedy, 2020 ONSC 1662, the plaintiffs’ action was dismissed for delay at a status hearing. The action was commenced in July 2014. There was activity in the case for the first two years of the action. However, there was thereafter a 30 month period in which no steps were taken to […]