February 17, 2021
By Colleen Mackeigan In the recent decision of Unifund Insurance Company v. Chartis Insurance Company of Canada (January 14, 2021), Arbitrator Bialkowski granted a wide breadth of documentary production requested in the context of a loss transfer dispute. His decision was predicated on the reasonableness of the requests and the probative value of the documents […]
February 11, 2021
By Andrew Yolles A judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has recognized a new common law tort of harassment. As recently as 2019, the Ontario Court of Appeal declined to recognize the existence of a tort of harassment in Canadian law. In his recently released decision in Caplan v. Atas, 2021 ONSC 670,Justice […]
February 09, 2021
By Gemma Healy-Murphy There are many frustrations in the litigation process, the most recent of which crossed my desk during the course of an examination for discovery of an opposing party where at the conclusion of my examination, the opposing lawyer chose to conduct a re-examination of their witness. The Applicable Rules The right of […]
February 03, 2021
By Alon Barda I am often asked how many children I have and I tend to respond jokingly (sort of) that I have 34 kids. In actual fact, that number is four with the ages being 2, 5, 7 and 9. While I used to joke I was not sure, I am very certain these […]
February 02, 2021
Brian Sunohara spoke at The Advocates’ Society’s Tricks of the Trade Conference last week on “Girao v. Cunningham: Lessons on Trial Practice and Fairness for Self-Represented Litigants”. Brian wrote a paper in conjunction with his presentation. The paper covers the following topics: the use of joint document books; introducing evidence of participant experts and non-party […]
February 01, 2021
We’re pleased to present the Rogers Partners Occupiers’ Liability Handbook! This resource is a comprehensive guide containing strategies and key things to consider when handling occupiers’ liability claims, particularly from the defence perspective. It includes the following topics: Retainer: Initial Review and Ongoing Communications Responding to the Claim Liability and the Transfer of Liability: Claims […]
