April 28, 2022
In Agaj v. Munroe, 2022 ONSC 2508, the plaintiff proceeded to trial in a motor vehicle accident case without having expert reports addressing the plaintiff’s claim for income loss and medical and housekeeping needs. After the jury was selected, the plaintiff’s lawyer advised the court that he had spoken to unnamed experts who indicated that […]
April 27, 2022
By Meryl Rodrigues Finality in proceedings is generally promoted by the courts. In Tsaoussis (Litigation Guardian of) v. Baetz, the Ontario Court of Appeal stated: Finality is an important feature of our justice system, both to the parties involved in any specific litigation and on an institutional level to the community at large. For the […]
April 26, 2022
There is a new Notice of the Profession for the Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s Northwest Region. The Northwest Region is comprised of Thunder Bay, Kenora, and Fort Frances. For civil matters, the presumptive mode of proceedings in the Northwest Region is the same as the Provincial Notice to the Profession. However, when a hearing […]
April 25, 2022
The Ontario Superior of Justice’s Northeast Region has issued a new Notice To The Profession, The Parties, And The Public. The Northeast Region is comprised of Cochrane, Gore Bay, Haileybury, North Bay, Parry Sound, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, and Timmins. In terms of the mode of proceedings, one notable change from the Provincial Practice Direction […]
April 21, 2022
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s Central South Region has issued a Notice to the Pubic and Profession, which came into effect on April 19, 2022. The notice addresses issues such as: the presumptive mode of proceedings the use of CaseLines scheduling motions and applications the materials for use on motions, including limits on the […]
April 19, 2022
In Endale v. Parker, 2022 ONSC 2008, the plaintiff, on an examination for discovery, undertook to provide medical records, but a dispute arose over who was required to pay for the records. Rule 30.02(1) of the Rules of Civil Procedure provides: “[e]very document relevant to any matter in issue in an action that is or […]