by Norman Groot | Feb 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Pleading fraud is a more specialized task than pleading other kinds of allegations. According Rule 25.06 of Ontario’s Rules of Civil Procedure, fraud must be pleaded with particulars of material facts due to the serious nature of the allegations. This is a topic we at... by Norman Groot | Jan 14, 2019 | Legal Information for Fraud Victims - Blogs From the Series 'What Fraud Victims Should Know About:…
This blog summarizes a recently published decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal which somewhat clarifies the where the line is drawn between a lawyer’s fair and zealous advocacy for their client and their liability for civil fraud for deceiving the Court and... by Norman Groot | Jan 7, 2019 | Legal Information for Fraud Victims - Blogs From the Series 'What Fraud Victims Should Know About:…
At Investigation Counsel PC, we are often asked by victims of fraud for advice with respect to negotiating settlements in fraud actions. To state the obvious, fraud victims often have a well-founded skepticism that the defendant they settled with cannot be trusted to... by Norman Groot | Oct 29, 2018 | Legal Information for Fraud Victims - Blogs From the Series 'What Fraud Victims Should Know About:…
On September 6, 2018, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench released its decision in TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. v Ghebrezghi, 2018 ABQB 646 (“Ghebrezghi”). This case was highly relevant to one of our cases due to the similar factual matrix. In Ghebrezghi, the investor... by Norman Groot | Aug 14, 2015 | Legal Information for Fraud Victims - Blogs From the Series 'What Fraud Victims Should Know About:…
In July 2015, the Ontario Courts released a decision in the case of Goldsmith v. National Bank of Canada, 2015 ONSC 4581, which included some surprising commentary as to what the Court considers reasonable legal fees to be for lawyers to charge their clients in the...