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Innocence
When a fraudster strikes, sometimes only one victim suffers (e.g. a gullible person who gives the fraudster money because the fraudster promises an abnormally high return). Often, while there may be only one victim, the victim can look for compensation from other people. In mortgage and land frauds, the victim may look for compensation from the mortgagee and the lawyer involved in the transaction. One such situation arose in Isaacs v. Royal Bank of Canada, a 2010 decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
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We have discussed the death of a corporation before: see June 1998 newsletter.
Continue Reading >Mitigation Updated
In our August 2009 newsletter (see “Mitigation”), we discussed Southcott Estates Inc. v. Toronto Catholic School Board (2009) 78 R.P.R. (4th) 285 (Ont S.C.J.). The defendant appealed and the Court of Appeal has now rendered its decision: 2010 CarswellOnt 4721.
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