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Blaneys Appeals: Court of Appeal Summaries (December 9 – December 13, 2019)

17 décembre 2019
John Polyzogopoulos

Following are this past week's summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

Increases Are Coming to the Monetary Jurisdictions of the Small Claims Court and for Rule 76 Simplified Procedure Actions Effective January 1, 2020

13 décembre 2019
Mark van Zandvoort and Stephanie D’Amico

Find out about amendments to the Rules that may affect your practice.

Looking to Get Involved with the Civil Litigation Executive?

13 décembre 2019
Rachel Migicovsky

Send your ideas to the Civil Justice Reform Committee!

Ontario to Increase Small Claims Court Limits to $35,000 on January 1, 2020

10 décembre 2019
Juda Strawczynski, Lawyers' Professional Indemnity Company

New Ontario Small Claims Court limits coming into effect soon.

Blaney's Appeals: Court of Appeal Summaries (December 2 – 6, 2019)

10 décembre 2019
John Polyzogopoulos

Following are this week's summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

Blaney's Appeals: Court of Appeal Summaries (November 18 – 22, 2019)

28 novembre 2019
John Polyzogopoulos

Summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the past week. Topics covered include wrongful dismissal, custody/relocation, equalization of net family property, charging orders under the Solicitors Act, and rental vehicle insurance coverage.

Blaney's Appeals: Court of Appeal Summaries (November 11 – 15, 2019)

18 novembre 2019
John Polyzogopoulos

Following are this past week's summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

Blaney's Appeals: Court of Appeal Summaries (November 4 – 8 2019)

14 novembre 2019
John Polyzogopoulos

Congratulations to Blaney's Chad Kopach for successfully acting in First National Financial GP Corporation v. Golden Dragon HO 10 Inc. The case involved a motion by a receiver for directions in respect of the debtors’ appeal of a sales approval and vesting order. The sale and vesting order were preserved.

Blaney's Appeals: Court of Appeal Summaries (October 28 – November 1 2019)

06 novembre 2019
John Polyzogopoulos

Ramkey Communications Inc. v. Labourers’ International Union of North America involved an appeal of a judicial review of a construction union certification application. In allowing the appeal, the Court determined that the Divisional Court had misapplied the Tessier test. The result meant that the “construction technicians” were allowed to unionize under provincial labour laws and not regulated by federal labour laws.

Brophy v. Harrison: A Reminder of the Costs Consequences for Taking a ‘Hard-ball’ Approach to Litigation

01 novembre 2019
Mitchell Fournie, Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP

The Ontario Superior Court recently reminded defendants that an aggressive defence can be costly, when it awarded judgment to a plaintiff of less than $63,000, and more than four times that amount for the plaintiff's costs.

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