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| July 8, 2026
Last week, I had a Settlement Conference scheduled at the Milton courthouse on one of my ‘remaining’ litigation files. Why ‘remaining’? Because after watching the gross disappointment of clients for... Continue Reading...
| June 12, 2026
You’ve probably come across the “Law of the Instrument,” first coined by philosopher Abraham Kaplan, but more commonly attributed to psychologist Abraham Maslow: “If the only tool you have is... Continue Reading...
| April 15, 2026
Despite the ground-breaking case of Ahluwalia v Ahluwalia, 2023 ONCA 476, headed for re-consideration by the Supreme Court of Canada, victims of family violence are still collecting compensation for the... Continue Reading...
| January 8, 2026
When two sophisticated parties enter into a contract – whether they are multinational corporations, established professionals, or experienced legal counsel – the principle of freedom of contract must be respected. A judge should not... Continue Reading...
| February 17, 2025
The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and judicial decision-making is a topic of increasing relevance in courts worldwide, including in Canada. With the rapid development of AI technologies – particularly... Continue Reading...
| January 10, 2017
If there ever was a time when the public had unlimited access to the courts, that time has come to an end. In Greco-Wang v. Wang [2014] O.J. No. 4319,... Continue Reading...
| December 5, 2017
Judges are appointed based on intelligence, ethics, integrity, experience and education, including past case experience. It is these very same qualities that sometimes pose barriers to persuading a judge of... Continue Reading...