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Monthly Archives: September 2013

Court Says: Be Practical and Try Solving Problems on Your Own. Puh-leeese!

A quick note of Mr. Justice Brown’s recent Endorsement on a motion for costs related to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act – Exposoft Solutions Inc. (Re), 2013 ONSC 5798. I do not practice in this area but I couldn’t help but notice that the start of His Honour’s Reasons simply did not look very promising to either party:

I. A motion which should never have been: variation of a BIA sale approval order

[1] This was a motion which should never have been.… Continue Reading

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Faster Lawsuits, Please. Innovative Judge Forces Parties to Quickly (and Carefully) Choose Their Strategy

The Problem

It is no secret that civil lawsuits in Ontario proceed quite slowly.

One of the many interim steps involves arguments between parties which arise from the Examination for Discovery process.  For example, one party requests information from one party (i.e. if you were hurt in this accident, disclose your personal health records from before this accident so I can verify your health condition) and the other party refuses.

To solve such a problem, you have to book a court motion in order to argue the issue before a Master or Judge. … Continue Reading

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