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- Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP Welcomes Masiel Matus To The Partners’ Table
Leading litigation firm Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP (AGM) is honoured to welcome Masiel Matus to the Partnership. Masiel joined the firm as an articling student and quickly proved herself to be a valuable asset to both the firm and her clients. During her career with AGM, Masiel has grown her broad … Read more »
- Wrong square footage leads to rescission of agreement of purchase and sale
In Issa v. Wilson,[1] the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed a trial decision[2] that set aside an agreement of purchase and sale on the basis that the size of the real property had been misrepresented in the listing for sale. The fact that the agreement of purchase and sale had an entire agreement cl … Read more »
- Lies by Omission: When silence will breach the duty of honest performance of a contract
In C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45, the Supreme Court of Canada clarified the scope of the duty of good faith in the performance of contracts. This dispute arose from a contract for winter maintenance services between the contractor and a condo complex. The contract between them allowed t … Read more »
- Supreme Court of Canada clarifies the law of tort for pure economic losses and highlights the necessity of contracts
In 1688782 Ontario Inc. v. Maple Leaf Foods Inc. 2020 SCC 35, the Supreme Court of Canada concluded that franchisees could not make a claim against a supplier, Maple Leaf Foods, for the purely economic losses caused by potentially contaminated meats because they had not entered into a contract direc … Read more »
- Court of Appeal to revisit employee’s right to wrongful dismissal damages regarding shareholdings
Canada’s highest court has recently remanded a case back to the Ontario Court of Appeal for disposition dealing with an employee’s entitlement to damages relating to his shareholdings in his former employer’s parent company. The Supreme Court of Canada remanded Mikelsteins v. Morrison Hershfield Ltd … Read more »