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Beaudoin Estate v. Campbellford Memorial Hospital, 2021 ONCA 57

Louis v. Poitras, 2021 ONCA 49

In a groundbreaking decision, the Court of Appeal for Ontario in Louis v. Poitras, 2021 ONCA 49, set aside the Divisional Court judgment and restored the motion judge’s order to strike the jury by reason of delay arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Louis v. Poitras, 2020 ONSC 6907

This Divisional Court appeal decision serves as a cautionary tale and provides some guidance on the type of evidence that should be advanced on a motion for an order to strike the jury in light of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the sufficiency of reasons for such a determination.