Former Supreme Court Justice William Stevenson dies at 87
Former Supreme Court Justice William Stevenson, who helped start the Alberta Law Review, served on four courts and shaped the careers of generations of lawyers, died in Edmonton on July 7. He was 87.
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In
Kaynes v. BP p.l.c.
1, the Ontario Court
of Appeal clarified when a claim for fraudulent misrepresentation
is discoverable under the Ontario
Limitations Act,
2002. The Court also confirmed the circumstances in which
a limitations defence may be decided through a rule 21 motion. This
decision is the latest in a series that has stood in the way of
this action being litigated in Ontario.
What you need to know
The limitation period in a fraudulent
misrepresentation claim only starts when the fraudulent nature of a
misrepresentation is discoverable.
Courts will permit a limitation
period defence to be considered under a rule 21 motion to determine