Anthony Giannotti B.A., B.Ed., Cert. Crim., LL.B., J.D., LSO Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation, has been practising civil litigation law for 32 years. He has been continuously Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation by the Law Society of Ontario since 2004. He was voted “Lawyer of the Year” in 2023 by his peers in the Best Lawyers™ in Canada for Employment Law and has also been recognized since 2022 in Best Lawyers™ as one of the best lawyers in Canada for Employment and Personal Injury law. He has acted as trial counsel in several precedent-setting cases including Mustapha v. Culligan and Bouma v. Flex-N-Gate.
Full Decision The Court of Appeal’s decision in Kotsopoulos appears, at first glance, to be a routine municipal liability appeal. It is not. It is a procedural recalibration. The judgment reinforces that partial summary judgment is not merely a tactical device. It is an exception to the structural integrity of the trial process and courts must guard that integrity carefully. The Procedural Posture The plaintiff …
