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Ontario: damage occurs when there is a change in position

February 16, 2018

  In Sirois v. Weston, the Court of Appeal cites its decision in Hamilton for the principle that damage occurs when the plaintiff suffers a change in a position, not when the change of position monetises into a specific amount: [11]      …… Continue Reading →

Ontario Accrual of a claim, Blog pedantry, Cause of action, Ontario Court of Appeal

Ontario: remember the amendment principles

January 17, 2018

Master Muir provides a helpful summary of amendment principles in Concord Adex Inc. v. 20/20 Management Limited: [20]           The law in relation to motions seeking leave to amend a pleading is well settled and was not seriously in dispute… Continue Reading →

Ontario Adding a party, Amendments, Fun with amendments, Limitations motions, Practice tips

Ontario: challenging discovery analyses on appeal

January 17, 2018

In Frederick v. Van Dusen, the Divisional Court reminds us that the court (in this case, a deputy judge of the Small Claims Court) need not make explicit findings with respect to the discovery matters: [12]           Subsection 5(1)… Continue Reading →

Ontario Appeals, Ontario Act s. 5, Practice tips

Ontario: Claims arising from disposition orders are not claims to enforce an order

January 17, 2018

In Thomson v. Durham (Police Services Board), the Court of Appeal held that a claim arising from damage to property specified in an order of disposition under s. 490(9) of the Criminal Code is not a claim to enforce a… Continue Reading →

Ontario Criminal Code, Criminal Code s. 490(9), esot, Ontario Act s. 16(1)(b), Order of disposition, Particularly esoteric limitations issues

Ontario: the great s. 18 debate

October 5, 2017

One of the few remaining unresolved limitation issues of real consequence is whether s. 18 is a deeming provision (it’s not) or merely alters the s. 5(2) presumption (it does). Justice Charney’s decision in Gendron v. Thompson Fuels contains one… Continue Reading →

Ontario Contribution and Indemnity, Crossclaim, Discovery, Is it hard to discover a crossclaim?, Ontario Act, Ontario Act s. 18

Ontario: limiting claims for unpaid running accounts and invoices

October 5, 2017

Justice Di Luca’s decision in Ryu Electric v. Sam Bung Hong contains a helpful discussion of the limitation implications of payments on a running account and payments for a particular invoice: [48]      Intaglio Design argues that since the action was… Continue Reading →

Ontario Ontario Act s. 13, Periodic payments, Running account, Unpaid account, Unpaid invoice

Ontario: no limitation period without a claim

October 5, 2017

Justice Emery’s decision in Inzola Main Street Inc. v. Brampton (City of) is a statement of a very often overlooked but fundamental principle of the Ontario limitations scheme: there is no claim, and therefore no applicable limitation period, until the… Continue Reading →

Ontario "claim", Accrual of a claim, Fundamental principles, Ontario Act s. 1

Ontario: Justice Perell on the horror of s. 138 of the Securities Act

October 4, 2017

Kaynes v. BP, P.L.C. considers the application of the limitation periods set out in s. 138.14 of Part XXIII.1 of the Ontario Securities Act.  As Justice Perell described it, the case is “the latest sequel or prequel in what has… Continue Reading →

Ontario Ontario Securities Act s. 138, The case law equivalent of a horror-movie franchise

Ontario: presumed prejudice from an expired limitation period

September 28, 2017

Justice Kurke’s decision in Trudeau v. Cavanagh has a helpful summary the principles of the presumption of prejudice arising from an expired limitation period: [24]           A presumption of prejudice arises if the amendment is sought after the expiration… Continue Reading →

Ontario Prejudice, Prejudice from an expired limitation period, Presumption of prejudice

Ontario: Succession Law Reform Act limitations principles

September 28, 2017

Justice Lofchik’s decision in Habberfield v. Sciamonte et al. has a good summary of limitation principles under Part V of the Succession Law Reform Act: [19]      The Applicant proposes that the application (for support), if permitted, would proceed under Part… Continue Reading →

Ontario Ontario Succession Law Reform Act, Ontario Succession Law Reform Act s. 61(1)

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