Explicit, Clear, and Direct: The ONCA Limits Freedom of Contract in Pine...
The Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) has cracked down on consumer contracts. In Pine Valley Enterprises Inc. v Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc., 2022 ONCA 265 [Pine Valley], the ONCA affirmed that there is...
View ArticleEnforcing Informal Domestic Contracts: Anderson v Anderson
In Anderson v Anderson, 2023 SCC 13 [Anderson], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) clarified the approach to considering non-presumptively enforceable domestic contracts. In partially departing from...
View ArticleVanishing Horizons: Standard Form Contracts on Appeal in Bridging
The Ontario Court of Appeal (the “ONCA”) has provided fresh guidance on the applicable standard of review for a lower court’s interpretation of a standard form contract. Ontario Securities Commission...
View ArticlePonce: When an atmosphere of trust is betrayed
Introduction The two presidents of a Québec-based insurance group betrayed an atmosphere of trust with the majority shareholders. In Ponce v Société d’investissements Rhéaume ltée, 2023 SCC 25 [Ponce]...
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