Romance Fraud
A recent BBC article entitled “Romance fraud on rise in coronavirus lockdown” demonstrates that fraudsters are taking every opportunity imaginable to defraud their victims, even going so far as using…
Summary Judgment Motions and Credibility Issues
Raghurai v. Chung, [2021] O.J. No. 3928, is a recent example where the court sets out the principles governing motions for summary judgment and addresses those in light of issues…
Online Reviews
“No legal cover for online defamatory comments ‘dressed up as reviews,’ B.C. court rules.” - https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/articles/29599?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Interesting B.C. case about on-line defamatory libel (pertaining to on-line business reviews such as…
Motion for Undertakings and Refusals
When a party in a proceeding has either failed to deliver answers to undertakings given at the examination and/or refused to answer proper questions asked during the examination, you can…
Claims Against Cryptoasset Trading Platforms
On March 29, 2021, the CSA and IIROC issued Joint CSA/IIROC Staff Notice 21-329: Guidance for Crypto-Asset Trading Platforms: Compliance with Regulatory Requirements ("SN 21-329") (https://www.iiroc.ca/news-and-publications/notices-and-guidance/joint-csaiiroc-staff-notice-21-329-guidance-crypto-asset-trading-platforms-compliance-regulatory). This notice provides guidance…
Revenge Porn
Revenge Porn – Publication of Private FactsSadly, the colloquial term "revenge porn" doesn’t need a definition. It’s considered a crime under the Criminal Code (see s. 162.1 – Publication, etc.,…
Dog Bites
Before the introduction of Ontario’s Dog Owners’ Liability Act, the common law dealt with dog bites/attacks on the basis of scienter (knowledge) or negligence.ScienterUnder the theory of scienter, the owner…