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November 25, 2019 – As of January 1, 2020, the rules governing Simplified Procedure under the Rules of Civil Procedure in Ontario will change. The highlights include: The monetary limit will increase from $100,000.00 to $200,000.00; The time limit for conducting oral examinations will increase from two hours to three; Trials will be limited to five days, by summary trial with...

November 25, 2019 – Gendron v. CA Transport Inc., 2019 QCCQ 2427. This dispute occurred between Lucie Gendron and Sylvain Motard (hereinafter, “the plaintiffs”) and CA Transport Inc. (hereinafter, “the defendant”) following a fall by Réal Gendron. The defendant tried to counter the action of the defendants by filing an application to dismiss. The main issue involved knowing whether the accident...

November 25, 2019 – Rizqy v. Échelon, compagnie d’assurances générales, 2019 QCCQ 2073. This dispute occurred between Zakaria Rizqy (hereinafter, “the plaintiff” or “Mr. Rizqy”) and Échelon, Compagnie d’assurances générales (hereinafter, “the defendant” or “Échelon”) when Echelon refused to indemnify the plaintiff after his vehicle was presumed to have caught fire. In this case, the main issues involved knowing whether Mr....

October 29, 2019 – Just recently, the Court of Appeal had to consider once again the notions of “loss of the work” and of “poor workmanship” within the meaning of Sections 2118 and 2120 of the Civil Code of Québec (“C.c.Q.”), outlining their distinctiveness1. FACTS In this instance, the Applicant, Société des vétérans polonais de guerre du Maréchal J....