Restoring an Action to the Trial List The Court of Appeal has provided guidance with respect to the test for restoring an action to the trial list. In Nissar v. Toronto Transit C...
Dismissal for Delay at Status Hearings The Court of Appeal has answered a question that arises fairly frequently in civil litigation: under what circumstances should an action be ...
The Onus at Status Hearings The decision of Master Hawkins in 1745361 Ontario Ltd. v. St. Paul's Investments , 2013 ONSC 4642 (S.C.J.) reminds us that the onus at a...
Court to use a contextual approach in deciding whether to set aside a dismissal order Finlay v. Van Paassen 2010 ONCA 204 (C.A.) In this motor vehicle accident which occurred in October 2003, the Statement of Claim was issued ...