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Seeking Voluntary Compliance with Foreign Letters of Request

  • November 04, 2011
  • Marko Trivun

A letter of request (or letter rogatory) is a request from a foreign court asking the Ontario court to assist in the gathering of evidence for a foreign legal proceeding, either by compelling testimony under oath or by ordering the production of documents for use at trial (or both). 

Civil Litigation

Defence Before Certification: A Debate of the Pros and Cons

  • November 01, 2011
  • Margaret L. Waddell, Jean-Marc Leclerc

The debate over the likely ameliorative or exacerbating effects on certification of class actions arising from the recent decision in Pennyfeather v. Timminco has been heated.

Civil Litigation

Case Comment: iTrade Finance Inc. v. Bank of Montreal

  • October 06, 2011
  • Joshua Siegel

Fraud remains an ever present, if not growing, feature of the business and legal landscape in Canada. As is so often the case, the legal contest which arises from fraudulent activity lies between two innocent parties, while the fraudster...

Civil Litigation

Message from the Chair

  • October 06, 2011
  • Colin Stevenson

Judicial mediation, mediation roster rates, the recent position paper from the College of Physician & Surgeons of Ontario on experts. Just three of the important issues the Civil Litigation Executive is considering on behalf of OBA litigation lawyers.

Civil Litigation