The pandemic has derailed couples' wedding plans for the
past two years and hundreds of Canadians are now struggling to
negotiate with vendors who refuse to refund or pay back deposits,
citing their own dire finances resulting from COVID-19. These
foiled plans and negotiation talks raise an interesting legal
issue: how will the pandemic affect the interpretation of wedding
vendor contracts?
This is new territory for the courts, and since re-opening a few
months ago, the Ontario Small Claims Court has yet to address the
issue. This two-part series hopes to provide some guidance for
couples who are in this precarious circumstance, and are looking
for answers after a "pandemic cancellation."
