Tag: Trial Procedures

Gifts of Cheques

November 2, 2017 No Comments

Teixeira v Markgraf 2017 ONCA 819 dealt with the issue of inter vivos gifts of cheques. In the Teireira case the plaintiff was given a

Partial Summary Trial Rebuked

October 25, 2017 No Comments

The Ontario Court of Appeal has issued a warning to lawyers that they should only bring partial summary judgment motions in the clearest of cases.

Highest Court Encourages Alternatives to Trial

September 14, 2017 No Comments

The Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Hryniak v. Mauldin (2014 S.C.C. 7, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 87) and encouraged alternative solutions to a

Adding, Substituting and Removing Parties to an Action

September 10, 2017 No Comments

Stewart v Stewart 2017 BCSC 1532 also dealt with Rule 6-2 (7) that deals with adding, substituting or removing parties to a court action. Rule

Reasonable Cause of Action Must Be Claimed

September 9, 2017 No Comments

Stewart v Stewart 2017 BCSC 1532 discussed the law relating to the failure to disclose a reasonable cause of action in the notice of claim,

Disqualifying a Lawyer for Conflict of Interest

Conflict of Interest: Disqualifying a Lawyer

September 8, 2017 No Comments

Stewart v Stewart 2016 BCSC 2256 dismissed an application to have an acting lawyer disqualified as counsel for having a conflict of interest. The court

Amending Pleadings

August 30, 2017 No Comments

The Law regarding Amending pleadings was discussed in Director of Civil Forfeiture v Sanghera 2017 BCSC 863 where the director applied to amend the notice