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  • Discoverability

Ameliorative Efforts Will Not Delay Discovery Indefinitely

By Ara Basmadjian
  • Discoverability

When Does a Claimant Know About Damages in a Solicitor’s Negligence Claim?

By Ara Basmadjian and Nicole Tzannidakis
  • Adding a Party
  • Amending Pleadings

No Second Round in the Ring on Limitation Issue

By Ara Basmadjian
  • General

The Limitations Act, 2002 Does Not Distinguish Between Meritorious and Non-Meritorious Claims

By Ara Basmadjian
  • Discoverability

A Limitation Period is Not Automatically Extended Until Professional Advice is Obtained

By Ara Basmadjian and Nicole Tzannidakis
  • Discoverability
  • Misnomer

No Due Diligence, No Problem: Ontario Court Applies Misnomer in Personal Injury Claim

By Ara Basmadjian
  • Misnomer

Divisional Court Summarizes the Key Principles in a Misnomer Analysis

By Ara Basmadjian
  • Amending Pleadings
  • Limitation Periods contained in "Other Acts"

Ontario Superior Court of Justice Amends Issue Date of Statement of Claim after Failure of Duty by Court Staff

By Ara Basmadjian
  • General

Civil Procedure and Practice in Ontario, 2021

By Ara Basmadjian
  • Discoverability

Court of Appeal for Ontario Summarizes Key Principles in the Appropriate Means Analysis

By Ara Basmadjian
  • Limitation Periods contained in "Other Acts"

A Statute-Barred Claim is Not a Provable Claim in Bankruptcy

By Ara Basmadjian
  • Acknowledgement

Acknowledgments of Indebtedness in a Digital World

By Ara Basmadjian
  • General

L’IAMC adopte de nouvelles règles d’arbitrage, qui sont entrées en vigueur le 1er mars 2025

By Mike Schafler, Chloe Snider, Ara Basmadjian, and Emily McMurtry
  • Arbitration
  • Commercial Litigation
  • General
  • International Arbitration

The ADR Institute of Canada adopts new arbitration rules, effective March 1, 2025

By Mike Schafler, Chloe Snider, Ara Basmadjian, and Emily McMurtry
  • Class Action

Certification of proposed product liability class action dismissed where alleged defect not common to proposed class

By Matthew Fleming and Ara Basmadjian
  • Discoverability
  • Motions to Strike

Court of Appeal for Ontario Reiterates Narrow Application of Rule 21.01(1) for Limitations Issues

By Barbara Grossman and Ara Basmadjian
  • Commercial Litigation

A trap for the unwary? Partial settlement agreements that change the adversarial landscape of the litigation must immediately be disclosed

By Barbara Grossman and Ara Basmadjian
  • Discoverability
  • Limitation Periods contained in "Other Acts"

Supreme Court of Canada Addresses Discoverability in New Brunswick’s Limitation of Actions Act

By Mark G. Evans and Ara Basmadjian
  • Commercial Litigation

Avoiding the empty bag: How we get our clients paid

Helping clients litigate their disputes is at the heart of what we do as commercial litigators. An important aspect of […]

By Renée Brosseau, Ara Basmadjian, and Meredith Bacal
  • Covid-19

Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismisses Application for Declaration regarding Revoked Suspension Order

By Barbara Grossman and Ara Basmadjian
  • Class Action
  • Securities Litigation

Securities class actions: How to protect yourself and your cannabis business

By Matthew Fleming and Ara Basmadjian
  • Covid-19

Farewell to the Suspension Order: Limitation Periods and Procedural Timelines to Resume Running in Ontario on Monday, September 14, 2020

By Barbara Grossman and Ara Basmadjian
  • Covid-19

Time Limits and Other Periods Act (COVID-19)

By Barbara Grossman and Ara Basmadjian
  • Covid-19

Suspension Order Extended to September 11, 2020 and Decoupled from Duration of Emergency Declaration

By Barbara Grossman and Ara Basmadjian

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