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Pleadings

Siemon v. Perth Standard Condominium Corporation 2020 Ont CA

The plaintiff did not plead specific statutes, but pleaded the underlying facts and complaint. The court held that “It is only when a statutory provision would take the opposing party by surprise that it must be specifically pleaded before it can be relied on.”

Written by Jonathan Speigel, the founding partner of Speigel Nichols Fox LLP, leads the litigation and construction practices.