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Rikin Morzaria

Rikin Morzaria

Defence Medicals for Employers in Wrongful Dismissal Cases? Yes — in Limited Circumstances

Courts rarely order defence medical examinations in wrongful dismissal cases. They are so uncommon that the defendant in Marshall v…

Aug 1

Defence Medicals for Employers in Wrongful Dismissal Cases? Yes — in Limited Circumstances

Aug 1

Rikin Morzaria

Clear Evidence Needed to Sever Liability and Damages Trials Under New Ontario Rule

(CanLII) | LaPointe v. Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board | CanLII

Jul 20

Clear Evidence Needed to Sever Liability and Damages Trials Under New Ontario Rule

Jul 20

Rikin Morzaria

Ontario Courts Continue Trend of Enforcing Litigation Deadlines

In an earlier post, we wrote about amendments to the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure and traced courts’ refusal to rubber-stamp the late…

Jul 15

Ontario Courts Continue Trend of Enforcing Litigation Deadlines

Jul 15

Rikin Morzaria

Employers may not be Able to Protect Employee Whistleblowers in Wrongful Dismissal Cases

In the recent case of Jarvis v The Toronto-Dominion Bank, 2024 CanLII 62260 (SCJ), Associate Justice Jolley grappled with whether the…

Jul 12

Employers may not be Able to Protect Employee Whistleblowers in Wrongful Dismissal Cases

Jul 12

Rikin Morzaria

You Can’t Sue Opposing Lawyers For the Litigation Strategy They Used Against You

Litigants are often offended by the strategies used by the lawyers who act against them in lawsuits. When an opposing lawyer uses language…

Mar 6

You Can’t Sue Opposing Lawyers For the Litigation Strategy They Used Against You

Mar 6

Rikin Morzaria

Will Ontario Courts Enforce Full Indemnity Costs Clauses in Contracts?

If parties to a contract include a clause that entitles the winning party in a lawsuit to recover all of its legal fees, will that clause…

Feb 22

Will Ontario Courts Enforce Full Indemnity Costs Clauses in Contracts?

Feb 22

Rikin Morzaria

Court Lets Examining Party Pick Its Own Witness

Who decides on the corporate representative to be examined for discovery in Ontario? As the recent decision of Jeffrey v. Open Storage…

Feb 8

Court Lets Examining Party Pick Its Own Witness

Feb 8

Rikin Morzaria

Commercial Tenants Beware: Courts Will Probably Not Read Implied Terms into Your Lease Agreement

A commercial tenant facing a difficult business decision may be tempted to assume that that their lease agreement contains some implied…

Feb 6

Commercial Tenants Beware: Courts Will Probably Not Read Implied Terms into Your Lease Agreement

Feb 6

Rikin Morzaria

Court Recognizes Privacy Rights Over Intimate Messages in Personal Injury Lawsuit

The recent decision Howell, McDonnell v. Freire, 2024 ONSC 586 confirms that there are limits to the personal records a plaintiff must…

Jan 31

Court Recognizes Privacy Rights Over Intimate Messages in Personal Injury Lawsuit

Jan 31

Rikin Morzaria

Lawyers Should Learn How to Use AI Responsibly

In an earlier post, I wrote about Ontario lawyers’ duty to be technologically competent. Recent events have reinforced the importance of…

Jan 26

Lawyers Should Learn How to Use AI Responsibly

Jan 26

Rikin Morzaria

Rikin Morzaria

Rikin is a Toronto-based litigation lawyer with more than 20 years of experience litigating civil cases and prosecuting securities offences. www.kinaralaw.com

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