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Following are the summaries for this week’s civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

In Hurst v. Hancock, 2019 ONCA 0483, the Court reminded us that where there is anticipatory breach of contract, the innocent party can either immediately accept the anticipatory breach, treat the contract as at and end, and sue for breach, or the innocent party can wait until performance is due and actual breach occurs. If the innocent party elects the latter option, the claim for breach of contract does not arise until the time for performance and the actual breach for the purpose of calculating the limitation period to sue on the claim.Continue Reading COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JUNE 10-14)