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Posts Tagged: status hearing
1 ResultsKeep the Trains Running: The Importance of a Status Hearing
by: Justin de Vries, July 30, 2013
In a recent decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal, the court turned its attention to a frequently encountered issue in civil litigation: under what circumstances should an action be dismissed for delay by the court following a status hearing? The appellant (plaintiff) appealed a lower court order dismissing the action for delay after a status hearing….read more