Category Archives: Limitation Periods

Cases dealing with various types of limitation periods, statutory or contractual.

C.A. Confirms that If Principal Claim Prescribed, So Are FLA Claims

In a very brief decision, the Court of Appeal today said, in Godoy v. 475920 Ontario Ltd., that “if the principal claim is statute-barred the derivative claim under the Family Law Act is also barred”. Here, the principal claim was … Continue reading

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C.A. Applies “Litigating Finger” Test to Add Defendants After Expiry of Limitation Period

In June, the Court of Appeal laid to rest a dispute that had persisted for more than four years: do courts still have the power to allow defendants to be added to actions after the expiry of the limitation period, on the … Continue reading

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Limitation Period for MVA Pecuniary Claims Follows That of Non-pecuniary Claims, Says Superior Court

Hard on the heels of the Court of Appeal’s decision in Grewal v. Ivany, released last Friday, Mr. Justice Paul Perell has delivered reasons in Ng v. Beline that address one of the issues considered in Grewal: in personal injury … Continue reading

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C.A. Opens Door to Multiple Limitation Periods in MVA Cases

[Addendum: Since this decision was released and our commentary posted, Mr. Justice Paul Perell has released reasons in Ng v. Beline that deal directly with the issue discussed in this post. It appears that neither the Court of Appeal nor … Continue reading

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C.A. Says s. 21(1) of Limitations Act, 2002 No Longer Permits Addition of Parties After Expiry of Limitation Period, Regardless of Whether “Special Circumstances” Exist

Today, the Court of Appeal released two decisions which address the problem of whether a limitation period can be extended on the basis of “special circumstances” when commencing proceedings or adding defendants to existing proceedings. The answer is a qualified “no”. … Continue reading

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Judge Says Special Circumstances Power Still Exists

Well, it’s finally happened. In Toneguzzo v. Corner, a Superior Court judge has come out and concluded that the enactment of s. 21(1) of the Limitations Act, 2002 has not done away with the court’s discretionary power to add parties after … Continue reading

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Former Negligence Act Limitation Period for Claim Over Applies to 2008 Claim Arising Out of 2001 MVA

In Davey v. Davey, Mr. Justice Dougald R. McDermid was dealing with a motion to amend the statement of claim in a motor vehicle case. The plaintiffs in one of two actions that had been ordered to be tried together … Continue reading

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Judge Says It’s “Clear” that Limitations Act, 2002 Has Removed Discretion to Provide Relief from Limitation Periods

Although the issue seems to be far from settled in the minds of some judges, Mr. Justice C. Stephen Glithero made the following unequivocal statement in Hughes v. Kennedy Automation Limited about the effect of s. 21(1) of the Limitations … Continue reading

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Court Finds Six-year Limitation Period Applies Where Accident Caused by Truck’s Tailgate Mechanism

The decision in Longley v. General Motors of Canada will only be relevant for a few more years, but it might be important until then. In this ruling by Mr. Justice Joseph R. Henderson, the issue was whether an action … Continue reading

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Master MacLeod Proposes Guidelines for Solicitors’ Affidavits

In Mapletoft v. Service, Case Management Master Calum MacLeod decided a motion for summary judgment in a motor vehicle case. The defendant argued that the action had been commenced after the expiry of the limitation period. Our office opposed the … Continue reading

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