Litigation Archives : 2015

Legal Wit — Pay the Piper

We have a marvellous legal system in Ontario.

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This post summarizes a recent BC Court of Appeal case that affirmed that expecting children to do dangerous things is reasonable and not a standard of perfection.

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Legal Wit — Common (?!) Sense

The situation which occurred is most common.

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Phrase of the Week - Clearly More Appropriate

Van Breda v. Village Resorts Ltd. | 2012 CarswellOnt 4269 | Supreme Court of Canada

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This post summarizes a BC Supreme Court case which dealt with whether email from the defendant was an admission of liability for the purposes of the limitation period.

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This post summarizes a recent Tax Court of Canada case in which the Court had to examine whether certain affidavits were admissible hearsay.

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This post summarizes a recent BC Supreme Court case which addressed whether a school was contributorily negligent for a tort committed by a student.

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Legal Wit — Too Many Hats

In self-represented litigation, the "pleadings" rarely reflect meaningful details of the issues to be tried.

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This post summarizes a recent case in which several journalists were found to have defamed a climate researcher.

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Phrase of the Week - Travelled Portion of the Road

Fuhr v. Churchbridge (Regional Municipality) No. 211 | 2013 CarswellSask 610 (Sask. Prov. Ct.) | Klause Prov. J.

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This post summarizes a recent Alberta Court of Appeal case which examines the correct approach to summary judgement under Rule 7.3 of the Alberta Rules of Court.

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Ordinary Driver

Kelly v. Perth (County) | 2014 CarswellOnt 9528 (Ont. S.C.J.) | Grace J.

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