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Jun
01
2007
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The disappointed client in Liorti v. Menzies (see our newsletters of February 2007 and April 2007) moved for leave to appeal the Court of Appeal’s decision. The Supreme Court of Canada denied leave in May 2007.
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01
2007
Limitations
Because cases dealing with the effect of the new Limitations Act, 2002 are just percolating through the system, we expect that we will be reporting on a few of them over the next year or two. The latest case, York Condominium Corporation No. 283 v. Jay-M Holdings Inc. [2007] O.J. No. 240, deals with the 15-year ultimate limitation period.
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01
2007
Closing Delay (2)
Builders usually draft their own one-sided agreements. Does it help them? Often. However, sometimes an angry purchaser makes a point. One such point was made in Logger v. Bear Inc. [2007] O.J. 2007 (S.C.J.).
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01
2007
Knowledge
What happens when a rogue, acting as agent of an innocent bank, misrepresents to a mortgagor the effect of a mortgage? One answer to that question can be found in the reasons for decision in Bank of Nova Scotia v. Villafuerte, a 2007 decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
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