School Boards initiate litigation against Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat and TikTok
Last week, four Ontario school boards issued claims against the companies behind Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat and TikTok, alleging that they negligently design products that disrupt learning and negatively affect student behaviour, requiring school boards to devote resources to managing the […]
Failure to prevent a data breach not equal to invasion of privacy: Ontario Court of Appeal shuts the door on “intrusion upon seclusion” tort
The Ontario Court of Appeal has released a new trilogy of cases regarding the privacy tort “intrusion upon seclusion.” Specifically, whether the privacy tort is available as against commercial entities collecting and storing clients’ personal information, where there was a […]
Court of Appeal recommends change to Rules of Civil Procedure: The right to file a reply factum on appeal
In an Ontario Court of Appeal decision released last week,[1] Brown J.A. granted the Appellant’s motion for leave to file a reply factum of five pages, and recommended that the Rules of Civil Procedure be amended to permit appellants to […]
The Latest on Rule 49 Offers to Settle
Facts: 11 months before trial, a defendant makes an offer to settle. On the eve of trial, the plaintiff accepts the offer. The offer includes as a term, “costs to be agreed upon or assessed.” After acceptance of the offer, […]
Ontario Announces E-Filing for Small Claims Court
Following a successful six-month pilot project, Ontario plaintiffs can now file small claims court forms and pay court filing fees online. So far, the e-filing service is only available to parties who are initiating claims (defendants cannot respond to a […]
