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For this year's blog series, I was committed to providing you with an entry about my role model; however, the reality is that I have never had one individual person that ...

Consumers are increasingly interested in leasing and sharing products rather than buying and owning them.

One of the most exciting aspects of working in litigation is that no two days are the same. This is especially true for an articling student.

If you file a claim against another driver due to their negligence causing your accident, you're effectively suing the other driver's insurance company.

Interesting policy issues arise when auditors of corporations whose management has fraudulently misrepresented the company’s financial statements find themselves defending claims brought on behalf of the corporation by entities such as trustees, receivers, and liquidators.

In Bimman v. Igor Ellyn Professional Corporation (Ellyn Law), the Court of Appeal for Ontario considered the circumstances in which a court may set aside a retainer agreement between a lawyer and their client on the basis that it is not fair and reasonable to the lawyer.

In Arora v. Whirlpool Canada LP, 2013 ONCA 6572, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld Justice Perell’s decision to deny certification for a proposed class action alleging pure economic loss. (Justice Perell’s decision is discussed in an earlier blog entitled, "Certification Denied for Action Alleging Pure Economic Loss3").

The tort of intrusion upon seclusion is well-suited to class actions as large scale collection and electronic storage of information lends itself to intrusion on the masses.

In "Ziebenhaus v. Bahlieda", the Divisional Court had opportunity to consider the Court’s ability to order a party to undergo an examination.

In Good v. Toronto Police Services Board, 2013 ONSC 3026, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a motion to certify a proposed class action brought on behalf of a class of persons defined as individuals who were arrested or detained by police in Toronto during the G20 Summit in June, 2010.

The initial euphoria of buying a property can be quickly deflated by the finding of a serious defect after you move in.

Ontario's civil justice reform is set to reshape motions practice. This overview explains the proposals made by the Ontario Civil Rules Review Working Group...

In our previous blog post, we discussed the decision in Bourque v Insight Productions which is the first case to consider the mandatory dismissal provision in section 29.1 of the Class Proceedings Act ("CPA").

Ontario's Rules of Civil Procedure Reform Proposal reshapes the road to trial. The focus is simple: settle earlier where appropriate, manage trials tightly...

In the last year, there have been two Ontario trial decisions dealing with sexual abuse of students by teachers.

Ontario's Civil Rules Reform Final Policy Report proposes practical updates to how parties serve documents so cases move faster and cost less.

The Supreme Court of Canada recently decided an appeal of the first decision made pursuant to British Columbia's anti-SLAPP legislation, the 2019 Protection of Public Participation Act (the "PPPA").