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Monetary Penalties Levied Against Advisors In A Tax Case, Guindon V. Canada: Unconstitutional?

Rule 2.1.02 allows the court to dismiss an action on grounds that the action is frivolous, vexatious, or an abuse of process.

Appellate litigators and judges have turned to Conduct of an Appeal for guidance since its first publication in 1993.

The Ontario Superior Court has recently revisited the distinction between claims and causes of action in the context of a limitations defence.

In Ayoungman v Ayoungman, 2017 ABCA 333, the Court of Appeal of Alberta considered a dismissed application of the appellant, who claimed that the chambers judge did not give him a fair chance to argue his position.

Class action litigation serves a purpose beyond resolving individual claims—it can drive systemic change and corporate accountability. Senior Counsel Steve Rastin explores why these cases require time, patience, and precision, from securing impartial experts to navigating complex certification requirements, all while maintaining a commitment to fairness for every plaintiff.

The Court began its analysis of the proper test for a mandatory injunction by noting that the framework established in RJR-MacDonald is a general framework, that admits of exceptions. Accordingly, rather than the 'serious issue to be tried" test ...

On January 29, 2015, the Ontario Court of Appeal held that counsel and their experts are permitted to confer in a way that does not interfere with an expert’s impartiality and meets the standards of conduct prescribed by both the expert’s and counsel’s respective professional regulating bodies.

The Supreme Court of Canada issued a judgment in one case and denied leave to appeal in another case of interest to Canadian businesses and professions.

The Supreme Court of Canada refused leave to appeal this week in two cases of note to Canadian business.

Lerners LLP appellate lawyer, Brian Radnoff, provides a summary of Lerners Top 5 Ontario civil appeals decisions from October 2012.

Lerners LLP appellate lawyer, Brian Radnoff, provides a summary of Lerners Top 5 Ontario civil appeals decisions from October 2012.

Lerners LLP appellate lawyer, Andrew Murray, provides a summary of Lerners Top 5 Ontario civil appeals decisions from September 2012.

Cynthia Kuehl summarizes Lerners' Top 5 civil appeal cases from July and August 2012.

Your client could be subject to a costs order, that’s why – as was the case in Monaco v 1195053 Ontario Ltd, 2012 ONSC 6477.

The recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology v AU Optronics Corporation, 2015 ONCA 808, dealt with a motion to quash an appeal.

Ivanna Iwasykiw, a Sexual Abuse Lawyer at Jellinek Ellis Gluckstein Lawyers, explains how survivors can reclaim their power through civil lawsuits without needing criminal convictions. She discusses Ontario's unlimited...

The Law Reform Branch of New Brunswick is proposing extending the current procedures permitting advance payments of special damages in automobile cases to non-automobile type claims.