Hello again,

The Court of Appeal released a number of interesting decisions this week.  In Meridian Credit Union Limited v. Baig, the Court confirmed that silence and half-truths can amount to misrepresentation, and found a purchaser had engaged in fraudulent misrepresentation by silence in the context of a court-approved sale of assets by a

Good evening.

The Court of Appeal’s civil decisions this week covered a number of areas including insurance, securities (secondary market misrepresentations), dismissal for delay, family, debtor-creditor, limitation periods, summary judgment and franchising in the class action context.  There were also numerous short civil and criminal law endorsements.

Please enjoy the weekend.

John Polyzogopoulos
Blaney McMurtry

Hello again.

There was only one civil law decision released this week by the Court of Appeal. It involved the setting aside of an order granting summary judgment in the commercial leasing context where there was a finding of an oral agreement modifying the terms of the lease.  In a rare move, the panel found