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Court of Appeal holds that the duty to defend is an ongoing obligation to be applied on a “rolling” basis and insurers cannot contract out of the Limitations Act where policy holders are consumers

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  • Motions to Strike

A Rule 21 motion is appropriate to determine a limitation issue when no material facts are in dispute, and no finding of discoverability is required

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  • Discoverability

Court of Appeal warns that pending “forum issues” will not delay the commencement of a limitation period in Ontario

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  • Discoverability
  • Limitation Periods contained in "Other Acts"

Supreme Court of Canada determines that limitation period contained in s. 36(4)(a)(i) of the Competition Act is subject to discoverability

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  • Discoverability
  • Successors

Court of Appeal addresses two issues: the interpretation of s. 12 of the Limitations Act in the context of a bankrupt company, and whether an appeal of an underlying judgment tolls the limitation period

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  • Acknowledgment
  • Discoverability

Emails can satisfy the acknowledgement requirement and Forbearance can postpone discoverability of a claim

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  • Discoverability

Commencing a claim in the wrong forum does not suspend the running of a limitation period

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  • Amending Pleadings

Leave to commence derivative action allowed where continuous breaches occurred under an agreement

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  • Adding a Party
  • Amending Pleadings

Family Law Act claims commenced under s. 61 are a separate cause of action in the context of personal injury litigation

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  • Amending Pleadings

Court of Appeal distinguishes between new causes of action and alternative forms of legal relief in determining whether a party can amend its pleadings after the expiry of the limitation period

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  • Discoverability

Not applying the objective test under s. 5(1)(b) of the Limitations Act, 2002 amounts to a reviewable error, Court of Appeal finds

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  • Discoverability
  • Motions to Strike

Court of Appeal continues to discourage motions to strike brought under r. 21.01(1)(a) on a limitation issue, except in narrow circumstances

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