rules of civil procedure

APPEAL WATCH: Fair Election Outcomes and Unfair Election Processes (Anglin v Resler)

The Supreme Court of Canada has heard the appeal from the judgment in Anglin v Resler, 2024 ABCA 113, leave to appeal to SCC granted (41298). This case is a high-stakes appeal from a motion to strike as it raises a single issue affecting Canadian voters and the integrity of elections: whether a defeated candidate can bring a tort claim against an election official based on an allegation that the candidate lost the opportunity to win the election due to the conduct of the election official.

APPEAL WATCH: Slapping Back on Anti-SLAPP Motions (Benchwood Builders, Inc v Prescott)

Does an online review by an upset customer relate to a matter of public interest? How much harm arising from negative online reviews is sufficient to outweigh the public interest in protecting freedom of expression? These issues are central to the anti-SLAPP analysis in Benchwood Builders, Inc v Prescott, 2025 ONCA 171, leave to appeal granted.

Evans Sweeny Bordin LLP v Zawadzki: Limits on Contractual Freedom Between Lawyer and Client

In the civil litigation context, it has been a client’s longstanding right to challenge the reasonableness of his or her lawyer’s account for services rendered. Clients may apply to have a lawyer’s costs assessed by a court under Rule 58 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, RRO 1990, Reg 194. Evans Sweeny Bordin LLP v […]

The Supreme Court Gives a Green Light to Summary Judgment in Hryniak v Mauldin

Normal 0 Commentators often refer to a crisis in civil justice.  Civil procedure is slow, complicated, and prohibitively expensive, putting it out of the reach of the average Canadian.   In 2010, the Ontario government amended the Rules of Civil Procedure, RRO 1990, Regulation 194, with the aim of improving access to justice.  One aspect of this was […]