Ontario Superior Court Practice: Annotated Rules & Legislation, 2024 Edition (Volume 1) + Annotated Small Claims Court Rules & Related Materials (Volume 2) + Key Takeaways for Common Motions Flysheet – Student Edition

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The latest legislative and case law developments pertaining to the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure
The 2024 Edition of Ontario Superior Court Practice incorporates legislative developments and the most salient case law pertaining to the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure, the Rules of the Small Claims Court and related statutes including the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, the Solicitor’s Act, the Limitations Act, 2002, and more.

10 Reasons Why OSCP is the "On-the-Go" Rules book for All Civil Litigators

1. Annotations provide a summary of the law with cases footnoted – saves you time in "navigating the forest" to get to the salient point
2. More in-depth and extensive annotations than other Rules books – gives you the answer that is not found elsewhere
3. Example situations – helps you apply points of law to applicable situations
4. Annotations edited by the judiciary to ensure currency – prepares you to meet bench expectations
5. Accessible tables with procedural & substantive limitation periods, causes of action, defences and remedies, and civil appeal routes – provides you with the roadmap for your case
6. Quick Guide to Preparation and Filing of Court Materials – relieves you of last-minute panic while preparing court filings
7. Key Takeaways for Common Motions Flysheet – highlights the most important things you need to know about motions under Rules 19, 20 (Summary Judgment), 21 (Determination of Issue Before Trial), and 40 (Interlocutory Injunctions and Mandatory Orders)
8. E-discovery Checklist – reminds you of the do’s and don’ts of e-discovery
9. E-Book version that offers portability and free off-line access to full text of cases – allows you to leave your desk copy in your office (available with purchase of the Professional Edition only)
10. “Two-In-One” (Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure + fully annotated Small Claims Court Rules) – saves you the hassle of “toggling” between two Rules books

Updates to the 2024 Edition include:

• The latest amendments to the statutes and Rules, including O. Reg. 520/22 (lawyers may file certificates of service in place of affidavits of service);
• Practice Notes incorporating the major appellate decisions since the previous edition on such key issues as enforcement of foreign judgments and the use of the Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act (H.M.B. Holdings v. Antigua and Barbuda); justness of security for costs orders (Gauthier Estate v. White); reasonable expectations with respect to costs awards (Apotex v. Eli Lilly Canada), defamation and civil conspiracy pleadings (PMC York Properties v. Siudak), and sentencing principles on contempt motions (Caja Parguaya De Jubilaciones Y Pensiones Del Personal De Itaipu Binacional v. Obregon);
• Re-organizing of Practice Notes under the anti-SLAPP provision (CJA, s. 137.1) with new headings to reflect the burgeoning case law from Ontario courts, including the Court of Appeal’s direction in Park Lawn Corporation v. Kahu Capital Partners Ltd. to reign in the legal costs of such motions;
• Commentary on the first decision (Agha v. Munroe) to review the new provisions of Rule 53.03, which became effective on March 31, 2022; and
• The Causes of Action, Defences and Remedies Table (Table IV) has been updated to incorporate the latest pronouncements from the Supreme Court of Canada and Ontario Court of Appeal regarding tortious assault, force majeure clauses in contracts, corporate attribution, misrepresentation in securities filings, the requirement of leave to sue the Provincial Crown, promissory estoppel and formal validity of wills.

Contributing Author: Andrew James

Student Edition: Softcover