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Feb
01
2010
Stretch
At the start of this New Year, we bring you the most interesting defence of the past year. It was raised in Toronto-Dominion Bank v. Solferino Café Inc., a 2009 decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
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01
2010
Maintenance #2
Sometimes two equally deserving litigants square off, both have worthy claims, but only one can win. This was the case in De Coito v. De Coito, a 2009 decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
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01
2010
Irony
The Nipissing Law Association and LSUC have waged a long battle against Maureen Boldt, a paralegal and former North Bay councillor, who was practising law without a licence. As part of that battle, The Honourable Madam Justice Hennessy found Boldt in contempt of court regarding an order that Boldt cease her practise of law.
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01
2010
Mitigation #2
The case of Davy Estate v. Egan, (2009) 97 O.R. (3d) 401 (C.A.) caught our attention because it summarises mitigation principles – so that we no longer have to rely on a 1932 English case – and deals with a lawyer’s potential liability.
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