Full Decision The Ontario Divisional Court reminds legal professionals of their professional obligations with respect to advocacy. The single most important task of the litigator is to marshal and present the facts by admissible evidence to prove their case. Lawyers must never knowingly misstate facts. A lawyer must not assert as true a fact that cannot reasonably be supported by the evidence admitted in the …
Robinson v. AIG Insurance involves an appeal and judicial review before the Divisional Court, regarding a decision made by the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT).
The Divisional Court allowance of an appeal of an interlocutory order for productions from the Licence Appeal Tribunal.
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.
In this case the Ontario Court of Appeal granted the Plaintiffs’ request to stay the Divisional Court’s order reinstating the Defendants’ jury notices.