Canada:
Fully Appreciating Ontario’s New Summary Judgment Rule
30 July 2012
Bennett Jones LLP
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An explanation of the Court of Appeal's decision and
its subsequent application
In December 2011, the Court of Appeal for Ontario provided
much-needed clarification on the scope and purpose of Ontario's
new summary judgment rule (Combined Air Mechanical Services Inc. v
Flesch, 2011 ONCA 764). The issue was important enough that the
Court joined together five very different appeals from summary
judgment motions, and the appeals were heard by a rare five-judge
civil panel. Published in the
July 2012 edition of
Civil Writes- the CBA National Civil Litigation Section
Newsletter.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general
guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
about your specific circumstances.
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