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Jun
01
1999
Dog eat Dog
A solicitor’s duty is to act in the best interests of the client. However, that duty does not give the solicitor a license to misrepresent, either fraudulently or negligently, to the opposing solicitor in a transaction. In Parker v. White, a 1999 Ontario Court (General Division) decision, Belleghem J. had to decide whether the solicitor crossed the line from good representation into misrepresentation.
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01
1999
Quick Closing Re-Visited
In our December 1997 newsletter, we commented on the Ontario Court (General Division) case of Sheardown v. Slater. The trial judge’s decision was appealed and, in 1999, the Ontario Court of Appeal rendered its decision.
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