Commercial List Update: New guidance on summary judgment motions before Justice Brown March 20, 2014 Molly Reynolds, Torys LLP Justice David M. Brown recently released two endorsements regarding the process for scheduling and case managing summary judgment motions before him on the Superior Court Commercial List. Counsel would be well-served to review these guidelines before scheduling summary judgment motions on the Commercial List.
Reach Gives Way to Stretch: Top Court Clarifies the Tort of Unlawful Interference March 10, 2014 Brendan Clancy The recent SCC decision in A.I. Enterprises Ltd. v. Bram Enterprises Ltd. provides some welcome clarity to the tort of unlawful interference with economic relations. Although it represents a departure from previous Ontario jurisprudence, the decision should give commercial actors a better idea of whether their actions will be viewed as tortious or as legitimate competitive activities.
Summary Judgment Update: Supreme Court Signals Culture Shift to Greater Access to Justice January 30, 2014 Jason Beitchman The SCC addresses Rule 20 and the Ontario Court of Appeal's "full appreciation" standard.
Lincoln on lawyers January 30, 2014 Chris Jaglowitz Now, more than ever, lawyers need to think more like Lincoln.
The Reality of Releases January 14, 2014 Catherine Korte Court of Appeal for Ontario upholds dismissal of case launched by failed Dragon's Den participant; release authorized fictional or defamatory portayals
2013 Ontario e-Discovery Institute December 10, 2013 Shelby Austin, Alexie Landry, Kate MacDonald Highlights of the 2013 Ontario e-Discovery conference
2013 OBA Award for Excellence in Civil Litigation June 21, 2013 The OBA Civil Litigation Section invites you to attend the presentation of the 2013 OBA Award for Excellence in Civil Litigation
Member Notice - Corporate Law Reform June 21, 2013 David Decker The Ministry of Consumer Services has asked the OBA to assist in developing priorities for corporate law reform in Ontario.
e-Discovery at the OBA June 13, 2013 Dera Nevin, Anne Glover The OBA Civil Litigation Section has established its first e-Discovery subcommittee to provide programming, to acting as a clearinghouse for e-discovery practice concerns and to provide members an opportunity to explore e-discovery law as a specialty practice area.
Case Comment - Steen et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran et al., 2013 ONCA 30 June 13, 2013 Mark Arnold Mark Arnold and his team try to persuade the appeal court that kidnapping, detention and ransoming of human beings in exchange for billions of American dollars and missiles is, by its very nature and purpose, related to a commercial activity.