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Refreshing the limitation period through acknowledgement of a debt (Anderson Sheet Metal Ltd. v. Comtract Air Compressors Inc.)
Friday, November 3, 2023Isabel YooLitigationLimitations Act, Ontario Limitations Act
The limitation period is the time limit by which a party must commence their claim against another party. If they fail to commence the...
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Ontario’s “appropriate means” test for limitation periods after Grant Thornton v. New Brunswick
Tuesday, October 19, 2021James R.G. CookLitigationLimitation Periods, Ontario Limitations Act
As we recently wrote, the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decision on limitation periods in Grant Thornton v New Brunswick, 2021 SCC 31 (CanLII), left open the question of how...
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County Festival Feud: Plaintiff fails to prove verbal agreement or bad faith against festival organizers and municipality
Friday, April 9, 2021James R.G. CookLitigationOntario Limitations Act, Powassan, Municipal Act, Contract Law
The annual “Smoke ‘N’ Spurs Festival” on the Labour Day Weekend in Powassan, Ontario, commenced in 2013. A caterer for the Festival from 2013-2015, claimed that he was lured away...
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