Union Carbide Canada Inc. v. Bombardier The Supreme Court of Canada found that a confidentiality clause in a private mediation can override the exception to the common law settlement privilege that enables parties to produce evidence of confidential communications in order to prove the existence or the scope of a settlement. The court explained […]
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Presumption of In-Person Attendances Start April 19, 2022
Just when we thought the Ontario courts were embracing on-line appearances they have released guidelines setting out presumptive methods of attendance for events in Superior Court of Justice proceedings. The guidelines that take effect on April 19th set out the Court’s expectations for the following proceedings: Case conferences, pre-trials, trials, motions, examinations for discovery, mandatory […]