Corollary Relief

Jul 31

How do you prove a negative? A party's 'preoccupation' of alleged dementia leads to a failed long motion for medical records disclosure & CLRA s. 30 assessment. On travel consent, French immersion, TSEF undertakings: MacDougall-Milne v Smith 2025 ONSC 4278

Jul 30

Costs where repeated filing extensions but no filings, and for travel airfare where case technically Hague Abduction but Ontario chasing order enforced in Portugal (!). Same difference, per FLR R. 24(14)(a)(vi): Magalhães de Araújo v. Torres, 2025 ONCJ 400 https://canlii.ca/t/kdj5v

Jul 29

Not famlaw but facinating legal analysis: Should Ontario recognize a foreign (here, UK) order appointing legal representatives for an incapacitated person. On branches & roots, in rem vs in personam, Parens Patriae: Fisher v. Danilunas, 2025 ONSC 4359 https://canlii.ca/t/kdh20

Jul 28

When limited scope services became a thing, the focus was on defining the relationship as bt lawyer & client. But equally important is clearly defining same to OC & Court. On serial "agents" & dated Notice of Change in Representation: Comeau v. Fox, 2025 ONSC 4318

Jul 25

Interesting ONCA on resulting trust finding made after parties are divorced, and post-separation adjustment on mortgage without spousal consent. BUT, litigation friends, see ~22 re appealing trial costs made on consent: Alami v. Haddad, 2025 ONCA 527