April 29, 2022 By Brian Babcock Famously, “litigation is not a tea party”, meaning that the participants can expect a tough fight. This is limited […]
April 24, 2022 By Brian Babcock Oral examinations for discovery out of court are a long established means of preventing “trial by ambush” under Ontario’s […]
April 24, 2022 By Brian Babcock An affidavit is a written (usually typed) document that is sworn under oath or affirmed as being true before […]
April 9, 2022 By Brian Babcock Settling your disputes before going through the time, trouble, expense, and delay of a trial or other final hearing […]
April 2, 2022 By Brian Babcock Promissory estoppel is the legal system’s version of “no backsies”. More formally, it is an equitable defence designed to […]
March 26, 2022 By Brian Babcock You probably had not heard of the criminal offence of “mischief” prior to the Freedom Convoy blockade in Ottawa. […]
March 26, 2022 By Brian Babcock It is dangerous to fall in love with an attractive legal quotation and expect that it will decide your […]
February 27, 2022 By Brian Babcock A court is will make an order for production for inspection of a document that is in the possession […]
February 13, 2022 By Brian Babcock Judgment is not a remedy directly available for contempt of court arising in a civil lawsuit in Ontario. In […]
February 7, 2022 By Mark Mikulasik Case conferences are available under the Rules of Civil Procedure to move cases forward more efficiently, more affordably, and […]