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- Bifurcation, Jury Trials, and Timing: Wheelans v Kuss, 2024 ONSC 6728
Written by: Lindsay Charles and articling student, Kathleen Hunter Bifurcation and the Evolution of Rule 6.1 Bifurcation is a procedural tool used to sever a trial into two hearings. It is most commonly used to split the liability and damages portion of a trial. This process has the potential, whe … Read more »
- Looking Deeper into Deviating from Prejudgment Interest Rates on Damages
Written by: Lindsay Charles and Savannah Snyder, Articling Student In our previous blog, we discussed Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision of Aubin v Synagogue and Jewish Community Centre of Ottawa (Soloway Jewish Community Centre),[1] and the requirements to deviate from the statutory presumptive … Read more »
- Amendments to Regulation 194 – What You Need to Know About Changes to the Rules of Civil Procedure
Written by: Lindsay Charles, and Savannah Snyder, Articling Student On December 1, 2024, significant amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure[1] came into effect. Regulation 384/24[2] introduced changes to improve the certification of authenticity for authorities cited in factums and expert repo … Read more »
- Jury Verdicts And The Standard Of Review – The Court Of Appeal Takes On Ali V Irfan, 2024 ONCA 758
Written by: Jamie Davison, Associate, and Kate Hunter, Student-In-Law In 2023, the Superior Court of Justice held that the Plaintiff did not suffer a loss of competitive advantage in the workplace following being injured in a motor vehicle accident. The Court of Appeal has just recently upheld thi … Read more »
- Can an Insurance Company Prematurely Deny Benefits: The Personal Insurance Company v. Tagoe, 2024 ONCA 894
By Brandon Pedersen and Cassandra De Marco, Articling Student The foundational case of Tomec v. Economical Mutual Insurance Company, 2019 ONCA 882 (Tomec) played a significant role in the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision of The Personal Insurance Company v. Tagoe, 2024 ONCA 894 (Tagoe). Tom … Read more »