Lawyers Can Help Shape Expert Reports: Moore v Getahun
Lawyers and experts can and should work together to prepare expert reports, declared the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) in a recent unanimous decision. In late January, ONCA ruled in...
Author: Judy Hemming
Federal Court Says Patent Commissioner Went Too Far with New Policy: AbbVie Biotechnology v Canada
The definitions of what is a method of medical treatment and what is an invention were under scrutiny in a recent Federal Court decision. In AbbVie Biotechnology Ltd. v Canada...
Ontario Court of Appeal Says Housing Rights Case Can’t Proceed: Tanudjaja v Canada
Ontario housing activists were disappointed by a December ruling from the Ontario Court of Appeal. In a 2-1 decision, the court decided that the pleadings in Tanudjaja v Canada, 2014...
Supreme Court Declares a New Common Law Duty of Honest Performance: Bhasin v Hrynew
The Supreme Court of Canada has declared a new common law duty that will affect contract law in all the common law jurisdictions of Canada. In a December ruling, Bhasin...
