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When attempting to determine liability for the actions of a corporation, two common law doctrines come into play: the doctrine of lifting the corporate veil and the corporate attribution doctrine. Both are employed when the status of a corporation as a separate legal entity requires a distinction from the acts of its officers, leading to exceptions to the principle of limited liability or separate legal entity. However, these doctrines diverge in their applicable tests.

As we draw a close on the 2022-2023 term, I write to give you a highlight reel of the work done by your elected Executive over this past year.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of July 31, 2023.

Here are this week's summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario

Following are this week’s summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of July 10, 2023.

Following are this week’s summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of July 3, 2023.

The OBA Elder Law Section held its 2023 Elder Law Day on March 28, 2023. Concerns on issues of how the elderly are impacted by capacity issues, when and in what instances should litigation guardians be used, and how lawyers should assist clients with their care needs were the fulcrum of the three panels that had key experts in the industry. The Honourable Justice Gillese who was the keynote speaker.

Please find below our summaries of the civil decisions of the Ontario Court of Appeal for the week of June 26, 2023.