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Commercial Litigation

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Posted November 3, 2020

Construction Liens – Procedure and Jurisdiction

Ontario’s Construction Act sets out the steps that a contractor or supplier must take in order to first “preserve” and then “perfect” a construction lien[...]

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Business Law, Commercial Litigation

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Alexander Bissonnette

Posted September 29, 2020

Substance over Form: Notices of Rescission and the Wishart Act

The 2020 Court of Appeal decision of 2352392 Ontario Inc. v Msi, examined the issue of the necessary requirements for a valid notice of recession[...]

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Commercial Litigation

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Alexander Bissonnette

Posted September 1, 2020

Breaches of Commercial Leases and the Effect of a Sale on Damages

The Superior Court decision of T & C Holdings Limited v Booster Juice Inc. (2020 ONSC 1942) provides insight as to how the Court will[...]

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Commercial Litigation

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Ted Masters

Posted August 17, 2020

Ontario Courts Introduce CaseLines Document Management System

As part of the technological upgrading of the court system in Ontario, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently announced that a two-week test of[...]

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Commercial Litigation, Estate Litigation

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Alexander Bissonnette

Posted July 29, 2020

Forget RoboCop… Introducing RoboCounsel: World’s First Robot Lawyer Promises to “Sue Anyone at the Press of a Button”

Over the last century, our world has become substantially streamlined and automated in the context of how we obtain services—many businesses have gone online and[...]

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Commercial Litigation, Real Estate

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Posted July 2, 2020

Clarifying the Transition Provisions in the Construction Act, RSO 1990, c C.30

In 2017, the province of Ontario introduced legislation to modernize and restructure its construction lien regime, contained within the Construction Lien Act, which would be[...]

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Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury

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Ted Masters

Posted May 13, 2020

Video Conferencing in Examinations For Discovery: Ontario Court Embraces Use of Video Based Litigation

With the need to respect “social distancing”, civil litigation in Ontario has slowed noticeably. While lawyers learn how to utilize video conferencing technologies so that[...]

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Commercial Litigation

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Posted May 8, 2020

Not Out of the Woods Yet: State of Emergency and Court Closures to Continue

While data indicate that Ontario is “flattening the curve”, COVID-19 measures will remain in place for some time to come. State of Emergency On March[...]

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Commercial Litigation, Estate Litigation

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Alexander Bissonnette

Posted April 9, 2020

COVID-19: Recent Decisions Emphasize Cooperation and Civility Amongst Litigants and Lawyers

Two recent Superior Court decisions illustrate that Courts and Judges in Ontario have the expectation that lawyers and litigants will be civil and cooperative during[...]