We will never fully know the answer to this.

The rule is based in trial efficiency and seeks to avoid confusing the jury and wasting time with the sub-litigation of non-essential issues.

The recent Superior Court motion decision in Mitsis v. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Community of London speaks to the importance of defence counsel properly considering strategy...

The Court of Appeal for Ontario recently expanded the applicability of the vicarious liability provision outlined in s. 192(2) of the Highway Traffic Act in Desrochers v. McGinnis, 2024 ONCA 63.

The decision of Master Graham in Jajjo and Danno v. Singh, 2021 ONSC 4269, addressed the conduct of defence medical examinations and the expectation of experts experts that plaintiffs...

In Abyan v. Sovereign General Insurance Company (FSCO A16-003657, September 14, 2017) Arbitrator Benjamin Drory has released a surprising and unexpected decision finding that section 3...

In Stegenga v. Economical Mutual Insurance Company, the plaintiff brought a court action seeking damages related to the administration of her accident benefits claim based on alleged bad faith, negligence and fraud ...

At the same time, lawyers are not required to present a disinterested account of the law.

The Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner will soon have a lot more data on actual or potential privacy breaches, thanks to a new regulation which affects health care providers.

In Johnson v. Ontario, 2021 ONCA 650, the Court of Appeal determined that a decision refusing to extend the deadline for opting out of a class action affects a substantive right, ...

Motions to strike Jury Notices due to the alleged delay associated with Jury trials during the pandemic have become common place.

The spread of COVID-19 is affecting people in many ways.

This is a well-reasoned decision with a unique fact scenario.

Expert witnesses, especially those with little experience testifying in court, do not always appreciate their duties.

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently released a decision which shows that striking a jury notice in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic is location-specific and case-specific.

The Court of Appeal in Yang v. Co-operators General Insurance Company, 2022 ONCA 178, confirmed the exclusive jurisdiction of the License Appeal Tribunal over disputes concerning Statutory Accident Benefits.

Contractual interpretation serves to outline the principles of these policies, in consideration of any given factual matrix.

In Cheeseman et al v. Credit Valley Hospital et al, 2019 ONSC 4996, the court examined four issues in relation to a jury trial.

The conceptual interplay of physics and law was on display in the recent appeal case of Unifund Assurance Company v. ACE INA Insurance Company (2017 ONSC 3677).

In the recent trial decision of Costerus v. Kitchener (City), 2017 ONSC 6030, the City of Kitchener was held to be grossly negligent for failing to clear its sidewalks of ice, upon which the plaintiff slipped and injured herself.