Ontario Superior Court Practice is the only annotated
Rules that highlights the crucial information and principles for you to
understand and argue on the fly. Eschewing a simplistic case digest format,
you'll find clear statements of the law and practice, along with easy-to-scan
examples of its application throughout.
Ontario Superior Court
Practice, 2012 Editionfeatures:
- "Practice Notes" throughout — annotating the Rules and
statutes by focusing on the governing principles for interpreting and applying
the provision, with footnoted references to leading decisions
- Causes of action, defences and remedies table — a unique
and comprehensive listing of over 50 of the most common civil claims and heads
of damages, detailing the necessary elements that must be pleaded —
referenced by the leading case law
- Substantive and procedural limitation periods — setting
out the Ontario and federal statutory limitation periods. Plus, identification
of procedural timelines under each rule as well as in table format and an
overview of the common law of limitation periods.
- Solicitors Act annotated — with rules governing the
assessment and collection of accounts as reflected in the leading cases
- E-Book format – easy download, off-line access and
time-saving navigation. Links to all government prescribed forms, fully
hyperlinked table of cases and index
New in this edition:
- Expanded coverage of summary judgment after the Osborne
amendments, explaining the two lines of authority regarding the role of motions
court judges, setting out the situations when courts have granted or denied
summary judgment motions to plaintiffs or defendants, and reviewing the latest
case law on costs awards following unsuccessful motions
- Expanded coverage of applications to pass accounts under r.
74.18, including the potential for increased costs
- Discussion of issues of recent interest relating to:
- Confidentiality and sealing orders
- Fees and disbursements in class proceedings
- Discoverability in the calculation of limitation periods,
particularly in the medical malpractice context
- Proportionality in discovery and party-and-party costs
awards
- Norwich orders
- Case management in the post-Osborne regime
- Substantive additions to the "Causes of Action, Defences and
Remedies" table, including restrictive covenants, private insurance exception
to the rule against double recovery, expanded sale of goods and product
liability material, and how to obtain a declaration
- Where to find the latest practice aids and precedents for
electronic discovery
- Amendments to the Courts of Justice Act, the Limitations Act,
2002, the Rules of Civil Procedure and revised practice directions
Table of Contents:
- Tables
- Procedural Limitation Periods
- Substantive Limitation Periods
- Civil Appeal Routes
- Causes of Action, Defences and Remedies
- Statutes
- Courts of Justice Act
- Class Proceedings Act
- Law Society Act (selected sections)
- Solicitors Act
- Limitations Act, 2002
- Evidence Act
- Judicial Review Procedure Act
- Rules
- Rules of Civil Procedure
- Small Claims Court Rules
- Family Law Rules
- Tariffs and Fees
- Appendices
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