July 28, 2023
We had a fun time yesterday at our employee summer party at Ballroom Bowl! It was nice to get together with great people!
July 27, 2023
By Jordan Petruska In Tsivaras v. The Cadillac Fairview Corporation, 2023 ONSC 3973, the defendant, Cadillac Fairview Corporation (“Cadillac”), brought a motion to dismiss the action for delay under subrule 24.01(1)(c) of the Rules of Civil Procedure, RRO 1990, Reg 194(“the Rules”). The court did not dismiss the action for delay despite there being a […]
July 26, 2023
Stephen Ross is a member of The Advocates’ Society’s Civil Justice Delay Task Force. As part of the Task Force, Mr. Ross, with the assistance of Katrina Taibi, contributed to an article written by The Advocates’ Society on the issue of civil justice delays, titled “A Call for Action on Delay in the Civil Justice […]
July 25, 2023
By Samuel Pevalin, Student-at-Law Overview The Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) considered the issue of what constitutes an “accident” under 3(1) of the Statutory Accidents Benefits Schedule (“SABS”) in Rathbone v. Co-operators General Insurance Company, 2023 CanLII 58468. The applicant, Mr. Rathbone, sustained injuries when he ordered a coffee at a drive-thru and the lid came off, burning […]
July 20, 2023
By Erin Crochetière The court in Gillespie v. Fraser, 2023 ONSC 4183, dismissed a defendant’s motion to set aside default judgment in circumstances where defence counsel was negligent. The facts of the case are unusual. The plaintiff’s mother was murdered by her father and he was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. The plaintiff alleges […]
July 17, 2023
We’re pleased to welcome Celina Fotiadis to Rogers Partners LLP! Celina joins us from a firm in Barrie where she practiced insurance defence and personal injury law for several years. Celina is experienced in defending claims involving motor vehicle accidents, occupiers’ liability, product liability, professional negligence, and property damage. We’re excited to have her on […]
