Volume 16, No. 4 - July/Juillet 2008

In this Issue:

• Message from the Co-Chairs
• The Law Society's Intervention to Advance Women in Private Practice
• Mustapha v. Culligan of Canada Ltd.: SCC Tackles Causation
• Why I Became (an American) Lawyer
• If it Floats Like a Duck: A Brief Reflection on the History of Pleadings
• Lawyers Giving Back
• OBA Award for Excellence in Civil Litigation
• Section Executive 2007-2008

Volume 16, No. 3 - May/Mai 2008

In this Issue:

• Message from the Co-Chairs
• 10 Ways to Lose at the Supreme Court of Canada
• One Percent Liability: How Much of it is Fiction?
• Marcoccia (Litigation Guardian of) v. Gill, Purba Furniture Limited, Ford Credit Canada Limited
• The Demise of the Motion for Security for Costs
• OBA Award for Excellence in Civil Litigation
• Upcoming Programs
• Section Executive 2007-2008

Volume 16, No. 2 - January/Janvier 2008

In this Issue:

• Civil Litigation Award of Excellence Dinner for Alan Lenczner, Q.C.
• Honouring Alan Lenczner, Q.C.
• Civility as a Strategy in Litigation
• Report of the Ontario Civil Justice Reform Project
• Ontario Discriminatory Business Practices Act
• Upcoming Program
• OBA Civil Litigation Section Members Meet with Judicial Delegation from Shenzhen, China
• OBA 2008 Institute of Continuing Legal Education
• Section Executive 2007-2008

Volume 16, No. 1 - October/Octobre 2007

In this Issue:

• Message from the Co-Chairs
• Upcoming Programs
• Conflicted Counsel: Acting as the Source of a Deponent's Knowledge, Information, and Belief
• Use of Surveillance at Trial
• Federal Court of Appeal Reception
• Bailiff Enforcement of Court Orders
• The Value of Developing Client-Centered Interviewing Skills and Principle-Based Negotiation Skills
• The Top 10 Ways to Ensure that You Are Never Hired in the Legal Profession
• Newsletters Now Electronic: Message from the Chair of Sections
• National Pro Bono Mentorship Program/Le programme national de mentorat pro bono
• Section Executive 2007-2008

Volume 15, No. 4 - June/Juin 2007

In this Issue:

• Hail to the Chair
• The Perils of "Litigation Guardians" under the Limitations Act, 2002II: The Sequel or the Prequel?
• Cable Company Liable for Inducing Breach of Contract
• Principles of Fact Finding: A View from the Court of Appeal
• Section Executive 2006-2007

Volume 15, No. 3 - March/Mars 2007

In this Issue:

• Message from the Chair
• The Perils of "Litigation Guardians" under the Limitations Act, 2002
• Trial and Error - Balancing the Scales of Justice through the Doctrines of Stare Decisis and Ex Proprio Motu
• Contracting Parties Beware: Court of Appeal Implies Duty of Good Faith
• OPC Ruling May Effect How Lawyers Litigate
• Neutrals' Techniques
• Section Executive 2006-2007

Volume 15, No. 2 - January/Janvier 2007

In this Issue:

• Bias and Apprehension of Bias Update
• Commercial List - What You Need to Succeed
• Best Efforts Undertakings: When is Best Good Enough?
• Clarification on the Doctrine of Election and Alternative Liability
• Section Executive 2006-2007

Volume 15, No. 1 - September/Septembre 2006

In this Issue:

• Message from the Chair
• Safe to Apologize: New Law in British Columbia, Canada
• The Perils of Settling Against One of Several Joint and Several Defendants
• Raising the Bar: The Supreme Court of Canada Rules on Celanese
• The Court of Appeal Speaks on the Admissibility of Surveillance Videos
• Section Executive 2006-2007

Volume 14, No. 3 - May/Mai 2006

In this Issue:

• Message from the Chair
• Advocacy before the Supreme Court of Canada
• 10 Ways to Lose at the Supreme Court of Canada
• Toward a Constitutional Right to Civil Legal Aid
• Brute Force Entry Punished: Autosurvey Inv. v. Prevost
• Bill 14 Position Paper Précis
• A Ticking Time Bomb? Recent Changes to Rule 31.07 of the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure
• Voluntary Test of Electronic Motions in Toronto
• Section Executive 2005-2006

  Volume 14, No. 2 - January/Janvier 2006

  In this Issue:

  • Message from the Chair
  • Bill 14 and the Right of Paralegals to Appear before the Courts of Ontario
  • Pierringer Agreements: A Useful Mechanism to Resolve Multi-Party Litigation
  • Protecting Your Account in a Contingency Fee Arrangement
  • Haste Makes Waste: Privilege and Anton Piller Orders
  • Section Executive 2005-2006
  
  

  Volume 14, No. 1 - October/Octobre 2005

  In this Issue:

  • Message from the Chair
  • Using Mediation to Resolve Disputes
  • Taming Your Butterflies: Dealing with Aggressive Counsel
  • Liability of Shareholders, Officers and Directors
  • Case Update
  • Protecting the Legal Accounts of Others: Bogorch & Associates v. Sternberg - A Case Comment
  • In Memoriam
  
  

  Volume 13, No. 3 - May/Mai 2005

  In this Issue:

  • Recent Developments in the Law of Limitations: HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc. v. Davies, Ward & Beck - A Case Comment
  • Recent Court of Appeal Decision on Costs: Celanese Canada v. CNR - Case Comment
  • I Laughed, I Cried, I Failed, I Passed: Veni, vidi, velcro, vici
  • Update - Amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure effective January 1, 2005
  
  

  Volume 13, No. 2 - February/Février 2005

  In this Issue:

  • Winning = Thinking Tactically, Writing Strategically
  • Motions for Advanced or Interim Costs in Public Interest Litigation
  • Going Paperless (no, seriously!)
  • The Demise of Case Management
  • Limitations on the Privilege Attached to Mediation Discussions
  • Beware of Computer-Generated Document Codes
  
  

  Volume 13, No. 1 - October/Octobre 2004

  In this Issue:

  • Earl Cherniak to Receive Award for Excellence
  • Amendments to the Rules, July 1, 2004
  • The Dangers of Metadata: What Every Lawyer Needs to Know
  • The Demise of Case Management
  • Protection of Employees Rights: No Repudiation Without Reasonable Opportunity to Evaluate Employment Changes
  • Debate Over Policy vs. Operational Decisions Can Not Be Determined on Rule 21 Motion
  • Punitive Damages May Be Available in Commercial Context
  • Mere Errors in Judgment Did Not Constitute Negligence by Solicitor
  • Brief Briefs
  
  

  Volume 12, No. 4 - May/Mai 2004

  In this Issue:

  • Additional Case Management Masters Needed
  • Message from the Chair
  • Regional Bencher Report
  • mediatordates.com: Arranging of Mediations Made Easier for Counsel and Mediators
  • Discount and Capitalization Rates Used in Calculating Business Losses
  
  

  Volume 12, No. 3 - January/Janvier 2004

  In this Issue:

  • Recent Cases on Immunity for Independent Medical Examiners: The Gates Are Still Closed
  • Discovery of Non-Parties
  • Ten Baby Steps to Marketing a Litigation Practice
  • Upcoming Section Program
  • Upcoming CLE Programs
  
  

  Volume 12, No. 2 - October/Octobre 2003

  In this Issue:

  • Motor Vehicle Litigation: The Only Constant is Change
  • Message from the Chair
  • Case Comment - Alan Webster Family Trust
  • Your Input is Needed: Amendments to Ontario's Franchise Law
  
  

  Volume 12, No. 1 - August/Aout 2003

  In this Issue:

  • The Appeal Bell Tolls Early
  • Message from the Chair
  • Civil Rules Committee Consultation Paper Rule 57.07 - Liability of Solicitor for Costs
  • Amendments to Rule 37.02
  • Civil Litigation Section Executive Bios
  
  

  Volume 11, No. 2 - April 2003

  In this Issue:

  • Mandatory Mediation in Toronto
  • Proscription Periods Under the New Limitations Act
  • Court of Appeal Affirms Summary Judgment Based on Written Agreement
  • Notice re: Access to the Court House at 361 University Ave. in Toronto
  • Franchising Sub-Site Launched
  
  

  Volume 11, No. 1 - January 2003

  In this Issue:

  • The Reasonable Expectations Test
  • View from the Chair
  • Managing Litigation in Canada
  • Mentoring Makes Sense
  • Limitations Act
  • The True Costs of Discovery
  • Request for Input: Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000, Joint Subcommittee on Franchising
  • Practice Direction re Motions Scheduling
  • Advisory Notices re Solicitor/Client Assessments & Scheduling
  • Commercial List Protcol Concerning Court-to-Court Communications in Cross Border Cases
  
  

  Volume 10, No. 2 - May 2002

  In this Issue:

  • Message from the Chair
  • A Specialized Divisional Court?
  • Re. Telpitsky's Critique of Mandatory Mediation
  • 2001 Figures -- LPIC Litigation Negligence Claims
  • Defending Judgment Calls
  • Breach of Undertaking
  • The Phantom Files
  • Defamation Actions
  • Tactics in a Disciplinary Proceeding
  • Cross-Border Litigation
  • Civil Litigation Sections News
  • Upcoming Programs
  
  

  Volume 10, No. 1 - February 2002

  In this Issue:

  • New Changes to Rule 76 for 2002
  • Message from the Chair
  • Effective Pre-Trials in the Simplified Rules
  • Case Management & Non-Case Management Motions
  • 10 Tips on How to Use Case Conference Effectively
  • Universal Mandatory Mediation
  • Consideration in Employment Circumstances
  • News Bulletin from the Civil Litigation Section of the Ontario Bar Association
  • Upcoming Programs
  
  

  Volume 9, No. 2 - February 2001

  In this Issue:

  • An Update as to Status of Toronto Courts
  • Strategic Written Advocacy: Preparing Persuasive Documents
  • Conducting a Trial (December 5, 2000)
  • Happy Franchisors or Franchisees? It depends on whom you ask
  • E-File Implementation Working Committee
  • Recision as a Remedy for Innocent Misrepresentation — Are Damages Also Available?
  • Case Comment: R. v. Starr
  • Withdrawal of Written Offer
  • In Remembrance: Professor Graham Parker
  • Civil Litigation Section Executive 2000-2001