rule 49.10 of the Rules of Civil Procedure

Good afternoon.  Our Court of Appeal released thirteen civil decisions this week.  Topics covered included construction liens, summary judgment in several different contexts, including an interesting decision in a wills and estates matter involving allegations of undue influence, family law, employment law, MVA (insurance law and whether an offer to settle was beaten for the

Below are this week’s summaries.  Topics include: calculation of damages in the motor vehicle accident context, application of principles of contractual interpretation, dismissal of a class action against the former Nortel, summary judgement motions relating to the Insurance Act and the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule, court approval of fees charged by a receiver in