2,040 results found

On March 31, 2017, in Geophysical Service Incorporated v. NWest Energy Corp, the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta provided clarity on the principles of relevance and materiality in the context of questioning pursuant to part 5 of the Alberta Rules of Court.

Normally, a motion judge's decision dismissing an action for delay is entitled to considerable deference.

Bad procedure can preclude bad faith claims under the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act. In a recent decision, the Divisional Court in His Majesty the King in right of Ontario v. Dell clarified the proper procedure...

Ontario's Rules of Civil Procedure now include strict amendments requiring lawyers and expert witnesses to certify the authenticity of every citation and authority used in court materials. These new anti-hallucination provisions impose significant penalties for presenting AI-generated fabricated authorities, fundamentally shifting accountability for artificial intelligence use in litigation.

As we have previously discussed, the 2014 Supreme Court of Canada decision in Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp. held that contractual interpretation is a question of mixed fact and law...

On November 5, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada (the "SCC") granted leave to appeal in two related cases: Endean v. British Columbia, 2014 BCCA 61, and Parsons v. Ontario, 2015 ONCA 158.

Among the new tools available to ensure "proportionality" and "speediness" in proceedings, s. 234 of the CCP allows the judge to appoint one or more qualified experts to provide expert evidence...

The Supreme Court of Canada released its decision on the eligibility of Justice Marc Nadon to be appointed to a seat designated for a judge from Quebec.

The Supreme Court of Canada ("the SCC") recently dismissed Glencore Canada Corporation's application for leave to appeal the FCA's 2024 decision (2024 FCA 3)...

In Yaiguaje v. Chevron Corporation, 2017 ONCA 827, a panel of the Ontario Court of Appeal recently reversed, in short order, a decision of one of its members ordering the appellants to pay security for costs.

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently addressed the issue of whether Ontario courts may substitute, dispense with, or validate service of legal documents in countries that are parties to the Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters.

In Skunk v Ketash, the Court of Appeal for Ontario found that an order dismissing a summary judgment motion was interlocutory.

The Court emphasized that the purpose of the Rules of Court are to promote efficiency, proportionality and economy.

Of late, juries in Nova Scotia have taken quite a beating.

The Quebec Superior Court recently ruled on an Application to be relieved of default for failing to file an Answer to a Motion to Authorize the Bringing of a Class Action...

The Divisional Court released its reasons respecting the Law Society of Upper Canada’s disciplinary proceeding against Joseph Groia on February 2, 2015.

Thank you for joining us at Dentons' eighth annual CPD Bootcamp.

The new Code of Civil Procedure, which came into force on January 1, 2016, introduces significant changes that will have a major impact on the way litigation is practised in Quebec.