Ontario Summary Judgment – Civil and Family is the first resource to prepare you for seeking summary disposition in the wake of significant new changes that have widened access to summary judgment in Ontario.

Get clear direction from a long-time litigator on developing and strategizing your case with:

• Detailed discussion of the changes to Rule 20 of the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure and to Rule 16 of the Family Law Rules
• Annotations and practical advice that illuminate findings of fact and recent rulings
• Challenges in seeking summary judgment motions under the new rules

New in this Edition:

A new section has been added on summary judgment motions and failed real estate deals.

The author has reviewed and added commentary based on new cases and appeals cases throughout the book.

Recent Cases include:

• Spiridakis v. Li, 2020 ONSC 2173, at paras. 51 and 55, affd 2021 ONCA 359 (failed real estate transactions)
• Fehr v. Gribilas, 2022 ONSC 275 (general considerations)
• Wesley v British Columbia, 2022 BCSC 303 (class proceedings)
• Bondfield Construction Company Limited v. Deloitte LLP et al. and Zurich Insurance Company Ltd. v. Deloitte LLP et al., 2022 ONSC 1542 (test for stay of summary proceedings)
• Comer v. Mount Sinai Hospital, 2022 ONSC 1321 (dismissal of summary judgement)
• Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa v. K.D. et al., 2022 ONSC 709 ("Crown wardship")