As a result of recent amendments to Rule 48.14, the Registrar will no longer issue status notices warning plaintiffs that their actions will be dismissed for delay. Given that even with a warning, plaintiffs would sometimes miss the deadlines and be required to bring a Rule 37.14 motion to set aside the dismissal, it can […]
In Drywall Acoustic Lathing and Insulation Local 675 Pension Fund (Trustees of) v. SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., [2015] O.J. No. 125 (S.C.J.), the Court considered a matter of first instance under the liability for secondary market disclosure provisions of Ontario’s Securities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5 – to what extent can a plaintiff amend its pleadings […]