Over the past 5 years, an average of 77,537 Ontarians begin family law proceedings each year and since there is an applicant and respondent, that’s an average 155,074 people getting involved in new proceedings annually. This is according to new statistics from the Ministry of the Attorney General. There is an average of 55,341 motions in […]
Year: 2016
Peter Carey of Loopstra Nixon LLP and Tanya Walker of Walker Law Professional Corporation are chairing the program on March 1, 2016 from 9 am – 11 am. Mick Hassell will join Charles Beall of Bales Beall LLP and Robert Hine of Goldman Hine LLP as part of a panel on The Effect of Withdrawal or Discharge on […]
Litigation is a war of information. I don’t intend to over-simplify, but there are 3 steps in every case and trial: The gathering of information is done through client and witness interviews, investigations, affidavits of documents and examinations for discovery. The processing of information is how you take the information and organise it so that […]
At trial, documents are generally considered to be accurate and reliable. Conversely, at trial, witnesses are generally considered to be subject to perception, memory and communication problems. Oral testimony in the absence of documentation, is considered dubious. The solution is simple: get all witnesses to write out witness statements as soon as possible. The statement could be an […]
If you have a case heading in the direction of trial, please check out trial book HOW TO WINg A TRIAL on leveraging the 6 Trial Fundamentals to prepare for and conduct trials. This article outlines what you need to know about To Be Spoken To (TBST) Court in Toronto for civil matters. TBST Court […]