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When is a case too complex for a jury?

When is a case too complex for a jury?

  • July 16, 2015
  • Naomi Loewith

In Ontario, either party in a civil action can demand that its case be decided by a jury. In Kempf v. Nyugen (2015 ONCA 114), the Court of Appeal for Ontario addressed the question of when a case can be removed from a jury’s hands because it is too complex, in a decision that strengthens the right to have civil cases decided in jury trials.

Civil Litigation
Court of Appeal Summaries (July 6 - 10, 2015)

Court of Appeal Summaries (July 6 - 10, 2015)

  • July 16, 2015
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Below are summaries of this week’s Ontario Court of Appeal decisions. As usual, there are full summaries for the substantive civil decisions.

Civil Litigation
Blaney's Court of Appeal Summaries (June 22-26, 2015)

Blaney's Court of Appeal Summaries (June 22-26, 2015)

  • June 30, 2015
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Below are summaries of this week’s OCA civil decisions (non-criminal). Special mention goes to our own Ian Epstein who successfully resisted an appeal from a decision of a motions judge to dismiss the claim against our client as disclosing no reasonable cause of action.

Civil Litigation
Blaney's Court of Appeal Summaries (June 15-19, 2015)

Blaney's Court of Appeal Summaries (June 15-19, 2015)

  • June 24, 2015
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Below are summaries of this week’s OCA civil decisions (non-criminal). Topics covered include contractual interpretation, child and spousal support payments, conversion, the equitable remedy of rectification, non-possessory liens, and the State Immunity Act.

Civil Litigation
Blaney's Court of Appeal Summaries (June 1 – 5, 2015)

Blaney's Court of Appeal Summaries (June 1 – 5, 2015)

  • June 24, 2015
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Below are the summaries of this week’s Ontario Court of Appeal decisions. There were not very many decisions released this week. Topics covered include the duty to defend in insurance law, real estate, bankruptcy and insolvency, unjust enrichment, medical negligence, landlord and tenant, and family law.

Civil Litigation
Blaney's Court of Appeal Summaries (June 8-12, 2015)

Blaney's Court of Appeal Summaries (June 8-12, 2015)

  • June 16, 2015
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Hello everyone. Below are the summaries of this week’s Ontario Court of Appeal decisions. Topics covered include the duty to defend in insurance law; custody; summary judgment; section 7 of the Charter and the Building Code Act; and contractor fraud/theft charges in a home renovation case.

Civil Litigation
Blaney's Court of Appeal Summaries (May 25 – 29, 2015)

Blaney's Court of Appeal Summaries (May 25 – 29, 2015)

  • June 01, 2015
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Below are summaries of this week’s Ontario Court of Appeal decisions. Topics covered include Civil Procedure, Dismissal for Delay, Summary Judgment, Substantial Indemnity Costs, Contract Law, Fraudulent Conveyances, Derivative Actions versus Oppression, Real Estate Law, Condominium Law and Wills & Estates.

Civil Litigation