Sinclair v. Amex Canada Inc., 2023 ONCA 142 (“Sinclair”),involves an appeal by three Italian companies, Venezia Turismo, Venice Limousine S.R.L and Narduzzi e Solemar S.L.R (the “Italian Companies”), who sought to dismiss or stay an action brought by the respondents, a Canadian family, in the Superior Court.
Bimman v. Igor Ellyn Professional Corporation (Ellyn Law), 2022 ONCA 781
This recent Court of Appeal (ONCA) decision serves as a great reminder that retainer agreements should be carefully drafted to reflect the true nature of the solicitor-client relationship and that they should be adapted to account for all foreseeable outcomes.
KK v. MM, 2022 ONCA 72
A recent family law decision has opened the door for plaintiffs to introduce findings of health professionals’ regulatory proceedings in civil proceedings.
Graul v. Kansal, 2022 ONSC 1958
A reminder that expert witnesses retained by both plaintiff and defendant counsel are expected to give evidence in a way that is objectively helpful to the court, and not influenced by which side that retains their services.
Sharma v. Allstate Insurance, 2022 ONSC 803
In this recent decision, the Divisional Court overturned a previous Preliminary Issue Decision and Reconsideration Decision of the Licence Appeal Tribunal (“LAT”) that stated that an applicant was statute-barred from adjudicating entitlements to Non-Earner Benefits (“NEB”) due to the two-year limitation period…