The amount of time people are spending online, particularly on social networking sites, has important ramifications for family law litigation. The Lawyers Weekly, November 14, 2014 Social Media Increasingly Relevant to Litigation
Grellete was convicted of criminal harassment of Smith, and subsequently brought this civil lawsuit claiming $300,000 from Smith’s sale of her property. Smith was required to pay money into court. Anna Wong and David Fogel successfully brought a motion for summary judgment, getting Grellete’s civil case against Smith dismissed, and Smith’s money from the sale…
Temporary work has become the new reality for many Canadians. According to Statistics Canada, as of May this year 2.1 million individuals were employed in jobs with predetermined end dates. Since the recession, temporary employment has grown three times faster than permanent work. The Lawyers Weekly, July 11, 2014 Explicit Language Needed for Fixed-term Contracts
Bell Mobility is appealing the trial judge’s ruling that the company is liable to class members in the Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut who paid 911 fees without receiving any 911 operator services. In particular, Bell Mobility seeks to overturn the decision of the trial judge that Bell Mobility breached the mobility service agreements with…
Have you received a status notice recently? Rumour has it the Ontario Superior Court may be considering doing away with status notices due in part to its inconsistent implementation throughout the province. For non-litigators, a status notice is a form issued by the court advising that it will dismiss the matter unless the parties do…
It has been brought to our attention that CRA is now making offers to settle to class members who filed valid Notices of Objection when their taxes were reassessed by CRA disallowing the tax credits for participation the Donations for Canada Gift Program. If you filed a Notice of Objection, you will receive a letter…
In 2009 the action was settled against Edward Furtak on certain conditions, including that he provide truthful answers to questions put to him on an examination by class counsel. A motion has now been scheduled with the court to be argued on September 24, 2014 to set aside that settlement and add Mr. Furtak as…
One of the things lawyers look forward to least, short of having the their fees wholly ignored and unpaid, is having their fees challenged by clients. Ontario’s Solicitors Act sets out a process for a lawyer’s account to be assessed by an assessment officer of the Superior Court of Justice. Section 3 entitles a client…
As Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin and former Ontario chief justice Warren Winkler have famously lamented, the costs of going to trial pose a great disincentive to access to justice for many civil litigants. According to the 2013 Canadian Lawyer legal fees survey, the cost of taking a civil action through to a two-day…
The Plaintiff brought a motion to refine the common issues to be tried by the Court, and sought a court order to stay the Third Party claims brought against ParkLane’s Distributors. The motion was originally scheduled for October 17 – 18, 2013, but was adjourned several times before it was ultimately argued on February 14,…