By Michael Valdez Introduction The Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s April 2022 decision in The Estate of Mary Fleury et al v. Olayiwola A. Kassim[1] is a noteworthy one. Not only does it provide a modern case study of the application of the common law principles surrounding delayed diagnosis, but it also provides new guidance … Continued
During the fall of 2020, when Ontarians were hunkering down for the second COVID-19 pandemic wave, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released its decision in Kik Interactive Inc. v. AIG Insurance Company of Canada[1]. The Court was tasked with interpreting whether the respondent insurer’s securities exclusion worked to preclude coverage for cryptocurrency sales to … Continued
by Jacinthe Boudreau and Beryl Meng Though courts have intervened in the affairs of not-for-profit corporations to ensure compliance with corporate statutes and by-laws, courts generally do not intervene in the affairs of voluntary associations which are not corporations. In a unanimous judgment, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church of Canada St. Mary Cathedral v. Aga, 2021 … Continued
In Currie v. Nylene Canada Inc., 2022 ONCA 209, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld an award of a 26-month notice period on the basis of “exceptional circumstances”. Background The plaintiff, Diane Currie, brought an action against her former employer after she was terminated. Ms. Currie started working for her employer in September 1979. In … Continued
