Articles 2023

The Ontario Court of Appeal handed down its highly anticipated decision in Moore v. Getahun. The decision provides much needed guidance for litigators and their clients in relation to the role of counsel in interacting with an expert witness in the preparation of an expert’s report.

Below are summaries of this week’s Ontario Court of Appeal civil decisions (non-criminal). The court’s long-awaited decision on expert reports in Moore v Getahun was released. The court has provided counsel with some much needed guidance on dealing with experts and the extent of disclosure obligations in respect of those dealings.

While discovery plans are an important step in every matter, in Ontario, the Rules of Civil Procedure requirements must be followed to ensure the plan is binding

Below are summaries for this week’s Ontario Court of Appeal civil decisions (non-criminal). Noteworthy topics include conflict of laws, charging orders under the Solicitors Act, limitation periods, spousal support, construction liens, administrative dismissal for delay, corroborative evidence, and set-offs in the context of bankruptcy and insolvency.

Below are summaries of this week’s Ontario Court of Appeal civil decisions (non-criminal).

The following are the Ontario Court of Appeal Summaries for the week of January 5-9, 2015. Noteworthy topics covered below include abuse of process, appellate procedure, negligence and expert evidence admissibility. A special mention to Blaney’s own Roger Horst and Rafal Szymanski for their positive result in Meady v. Greyhound Canada Transportation Corp. A job well done!

Perhaps the most significant decision released in the last two weeks was the decision in PS v Ontario, in which a five member panel of the Court of Appeal declared certain provisions of the Mental Health Act unconstitutional for not providing the Consent and Capacity Board with enough powers to appropriately deal with involuntarily detained persons suffering from disabilities.

Below are summaries of this week’s civil decisions of our Ontario Court of Appeal (non-criminal).