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Posted January 24, 2019

Frivolous, Vexatious or Abusive Claims: The Ontario Court of Appeal Addresses Notice Requirements Under Rule 2.1.01 of the Rules of Civil Procedure

The Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure provide a mechanism for addressing occasions where a litigant advances a claim that is frivolous, vexatious or otherwise an[...]

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Commercial Litigation

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Alexander Bissonnette

Posted January 10, 2019

Specific Performance for Commercial or Investment Properties?: The Court of Appeal Clarifies

In the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision of THMR Development Inc. v 1440254 Ontario Ltd., the Court of Appeal clarified the issue of when[...]

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Posted December 19, 2018

Ontario Court of Appeal Comments on the Duty of Honest Performance

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision expands upon the application of the duty of honest performance in contractual relations. In 2014, the Supreme Court[...]

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Posted November 5, 2018

Minority Shareholders Have Rights Too

Minority shareholders should not assume that their interests will always be secondary to the will of majority shareholders. Certainly, in general, majority shareholders carry the bigger[...]

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Posted August 16, 2018

You’ve been served…now what?

Being named as a defendant and served with a claim in Ontario can be overwhelming, often coming out of left field. If it is your[...]

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Posted May 14, 2018

Personal Liability for Corporate Misconduct

In what circumstances will courts “pierce the corporate veil” to hold those who control a corporation personally liable for corporate conduct? Since the 19th century[...]

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Posted May 7, 2018

Taking them at their word? The validity of verbal contracts

Ramsay v BCE Inc. The Toronto Small Claims Court recently found that a telephone conversation between an individual consumer and Bell Canada constitutes a legally[...]

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Commercial Litigation

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Alexander Bissonnette

Posted April 24, 2018

Seeing Through Shell Corporations: The Court of Appeal Addresses Complex Fraud Cases

The recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision of DBDC Spadina Ltd. v Walton (2018 ONCA 60) has created clarity on when corporations can be found liable on[...]

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Posted April 4, 2018

Corporate Directors – The Duty of Care

What is the standard of competence that directors must meet in carrying out their duties? Serving as a corporate director in a corporation governed by[...]