The Court of Appeal's Plea to Motions Scheduling Judges: Stop Letting Parties Waste Judicial Resources with Partial Summary Judgment Motions | Dickinson Wright
On December 12, 2020, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in Malik v. Attia, 2020 ONCA 787. In this case, the Court of Appeal sent a clear message to judges scheduling motions for partial summary judgment: stop! What is Partial Summary Judgment? Every lawyer has cases that make them think to themselves, “If we could just resolve this one issue, all the other issues would fall into place. ” For example, you’re dealing with a breach of contract case where the vendor failed to deliver a product and the buyer suffered damages for not being able to fulfill orders without the p...
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