Service Area: Commercial Litigation

This episode is an intersection between environmental law and construction law.  Host Cheryl Gerhardt McLuckie speaks with colleague Brett Hodgins, a member of Commercial Litigation[...]

In Ontario, the Small Claims Court offers parties a more expedient, cost-effective process for litigating smaller value claims, in comparison to the processes of the[...]

In today’s episode, Director’s Liability, host Cheryl Gerhardt McLuckie talks to her colleague, Commercial Litigation lawyer Chris McLeod.  They discuss directors liability, piercing the corporate veil, statutory liability, and civil liability under Section 99[...]

An earlier blog reviewed the usefulness of contractors’ and suppliers’ trusts, available under section 8.1 of the Construction Act. However, a new decision by Ontario’s[...]

The recent Superior Court decision of Leis v Lee (2021 ONSC 3683), which involved dueling oppression applications by two shareholders, provides guidance as to how[...]

I am an Associate at Mann Lawyers and the Lead of the Firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice. My practice is dedicated exclusively to litigation, with a[...]

The Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (RSO 1990, c O.1, “OSHA”) imposes a regime of strictly-enforced obligations (and potential liability) on any party involved[...]

The 2021 Court of Appeal decision in Republic Developments Inc. v Butt demonstrates when the Court of Appeal will grant a stay of a decision[...]

In 2019, a new “prompt payment” regime in Ontario’s construction industry came into force following significant amendments to the Construction Act. This regime creates a[...]