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Representations
Under normal circumstances, the law does not allow someone to represent something to another and later renege on that representation. Often the fight is not over the law, which is known, but the facts (e.g. was there a representation, was it relied upon, was it false etc.). Such was the case in Matrix Contractors Building Services Inc. v. National Bank of Canada, a 2005 decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal.
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Some individuals and corporations are more litigious than others. However, sometimes people take litigation to extremes. In the past five to ten years, the name of John Susin (“Susin”) has frequently popped up in the law reports. The latest case is Susin v. Goodreau, a 2005 decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal.
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