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.
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The Estate of Diane Tsialtas v Munroe – 2022 ONSC 1207
Reimbursement of legal costs following the Defendants’ failure to mediate at an earlier stage, which unnecessarily lengthened the duration of the proceeding contrary to rule 57.01(1)(e).
Gore v. Rusk, 2022 ONSC 2893
Is it permissible for a LAT adjudicator to hear reconsideration requests after completing the original assessment?
Musllam v Hamilton General Hospital, 2022 ONSC 1243
Defendants successfully added 6 years after action commenced; claim for delayed treatment was not discovered until counsel reviewed the Plaintiff’s medical records.
Davies v. The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington, 2021 ONSC 6449
The court dealt with whether the plaintiff could recover as a disbursement the interest on litigation loans.
Agha v. Munroe, 2022 ONSC 2508
In what might be the first case to address the new Rule 53.03, the Court made it clear that late filing of expert reports will no longer be tolerated.