by Michelle Panagiotakos | May 5, 2025 | Court Proceedings
Starting October 1, 2025, the monetary ceiling for Ontario’s Small Claims Court will officially rise from $35,000 to $50,000. That’s a major shift—and one that’s going to shake things up across the board. Historically, the Small Claims Court jurisdiction was set at...
by Allison Pressé | Apr 24, 2025 | Court Proceedings
On April 1, 2025, a Phase 2 Consultation Paper was published by the Civil Rules Review Working Group (CRRWG), proposing considerable changes to Ontario’s Rules of Civil Procedure. The proposals contained in the Phase 2 Paper form part of a 3-Phase project spanning...
by Gabrielle Nigro | Feb 28, 2025 | Court Proceedings, Tort
The Plaintiff was injured during a hockey tournament when the Defendant assaulted him with a goalie stick. The Plaintiff sued for damages, claiming negligence against the owner of the arena complex, the tournament organizer and the pub operating in the arena complex...
by Krista Groen | Jan 20, 2025 | Court Proceedings, Tort
What standard is expected of a driver confronted with an emergency situation? ONCA upholds a summary judgment motion ruling that a reactive driver was not negligent. The Ontario Court of Appeal recently upheld a summary judgment motion ruling that there was nothing...
by Gabrielle Nigro | Feb 9, 2023 | Court Proceedings
In this recent motion, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered the requirements for a party to succeed in obtaining what is otherwise privileged information. In Salamaszynski v Michael Garron Hospital, the Plaintiffs requested any correspondence between the...
by SBA Lawyers | Oct 30, 2021 | Court Proceedings, Tort
During the course of a personal injury action, the route follows a typical fashion: the statement of claim creates an action, a statement of defence is filed, and the pleadings ‘close’, allowing for the matter to move through the legal system’s defined course. But...
