Category Archives: Litigation

  By Catherine Hyde, Paralegal I offered to buy my daughter birthday plates and supplies for the upcoming 5th birthday party for my granddaughter.  I knew she liked anything princess so asked if I should pick up some plates with … Read More »

  By Jason Botelho, Associate Canada’s legal system has seen many fascinating developments over the years. The Quebec Act of 1774, provided us with two systems of law which makes us very unique to other nations. TheQuebec Act established the “civil law” system … Read More »

By Catherine Hyde, Paralegal There is an old adage that says “Never Loan Money to your Family or Friends”.  Something you should try to remember but sometimes you just can’t say no and you decide to loan some money.  Maybe the … Read More »

By Samantha Hicks, Paralegal You are owed money for services rendered; the invoices are beyond due and all attempts to contact the customer have failed. You are ready to throw in the proverbial towel and write-off the amount outstanding; however, you … Read More »

By Eric Finn, Associate Section 14(4)(b) of the Ontario Expropriations Act provides that in determining the market value of expropriated land no account shall be taken of “any increase or decrease in the value of the land resulting from the development or the … Read More »

 By William Brennan, Associate With the start of the New Year many people sit down to look at how they did financially in the previous year.  One thing that many people discover is that while they have spent a lot of … Read More »

By John Barzo, Associate  Litigation is a process.  Often the process follows a pre-determined script.  Sometimes you have to think outside of the box. I recently had a situation where a client found out about a judgment against him.  He claimed … Read More »

By Eric R. Finn, Associate Those who analyze dispute resolution methodologies often refer to a continuum of approaches ranging from a form of “struggle”, where the parties wage war on each other with the intent that might will eventually win out, … Read More »

(picture from Court of Appeal Website) By Jason Botelho, Associate In December 2011, the Ontario Court of Appeal rendered a landmark decision in Combined Air Mechanical v. Flesch which sought to provide greater clarity on the recently amended Summary Judgment rule (Rule 20) of the … Read More »