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.
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 […]
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 […]