Reassessment of Ontario properties officially delayed and taxpayers’ rights to challenge their assessments
Ontario property assessments will officially remain frozen on 2016 values for the 2024 taxation year, and the Divisional Court will hear an appeal regarding taxpayers’ rights to annually challenge their property assessments. The Ontario property assessment system ordinarily operates on […]
Eric Sherkin comments on the modernization of legal proceedings and its future impact on virtual hearings
Daily Commercial News "Legal Notes: The jury’s out on the future impact of virtual hearings"
In this article, Eric Sherkin discusses the effects of modernization on legal proceedings and its future impacts on virtual hearings. “There was a lot of modernization of our system that was long overdue that was finally implemented out of necessity,” […]
Eric Sherkin comments on the interplay of virtual versus in-person trials on court operations
Law Times "Lawyers increasingly concerned about interplay between virtual and in-person court operations"
Eric Sherkin speaks about the interplay of virtual versus in-person trials in court operations. In the article, Eric discusses the possible questions that lawyers may have as the system sees technical changes and how these changes have standardized the use […]
Moore v. Getahun – Court of Appeal Clarifies Rules Regarding Expert Witnesses
In January of 2014, Madam Justice Wilson of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released her reasons in Moore v. Getahun. The case was not noteworthy for the facts, which related to a motorcycle accident in which the plaintiff injured his […]
Bad Faith and Claims Surviving Bankruptcy
One of the primary reasons why people declare bankruptcy is that upon being discharged, the bankrupt person is released from their obligation to repay most of the debts that had existed at the time they went bankrupt. I say most […]
Summary Judgment and Small Claims Court
The stated purpose of the Small Claims Court is to provide a streamlined process for parties to pursue claims of up to $25,000 in a cost-effective and efficient manner. In Superior Court, one of the options available to try and […]
