Supreme Court of Canada Cases of Note, Ontario's Business Law Reform Work (Existing and Pending Changes to the PPSA, RSLA, CPA and Bulk Sales Act) and General Cases of Note

The use of the joint session in mediation has been a hot topic of study and debate in recent years. I have weighed in on the discussion. In June 2015, I questioned whether the joint session was a help or a hindrance and then in December 2015 I revisited the debate to offer my thoughts on why the joint session remains an important part of the mediation process.

Summaries of this week’s civil decisions released by the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Topics covered include contracts, summary judgment in the limitation period context, and contempt. John Polyzogopoulos Blaney McMurtry LLP jpolyzogopoulos@blaney.com Tel: 416.593.2953 http://www.blaney.com/lawyers/john-polyzogopoulos

In September 2016, business schools across the province will welcome a new cohort of MBA students. In some of these universities, fresh-faced JD/MBA candidates will be scattered among them.

Appeals in the insolvency arena, although procedurally governed by provincial rules of civil procedure, become a little more complicated when dealing with the appeal provisions contained in the BIA. That means that when appealing an order granted under the BIA, the first thing you need to figure out is whether you have an automatic right of appeal or if you need to seek leave to appeal.

The Expert Advisory Panel's Final Report on the mandates of FSCO, the FST, and DICO, the establishment of the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO), draft PRPP regulations and more.

Sukanya Pillay was honoured by WLF on June 22, 2016 with the OBA Award of Excellence in the Promotion of Women’s Equality. Sukanya was another in a long line of outstanding women honoured since 1996 by the Women Lawyers Forum and its predecessor Feminist Legal Analysis Section. The Award recognizes the significant contributions made by feminists to the promotion of women’s equality rights in Canadian society, through their work for social justice or the advancement of substantive law.

Below are the summaries of this week’s civil decisions released by the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Topics covered include summary judgment in the context of medmal, fraud and debtor-creditor claims, the ability (or lack thereof) to appeal from arbitral decisions on issues of jurisdiction, and a family law decision involving a claim to unequal division of family property. As always, we welcome your comments and feedback.

Summaries of this week’s civil decisions released by our Court of Appeal. Areas of law covered include Municipal Law, Civil Procedure, Administrative Law, Contracts, Family Law, Crown Liability, Condominium Law, and Real Property Law.