Deloitte & Touche v Livent Inc.: A New Duty of Care for Auditors
On December 20, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada (the “Court”) released Deloitte & Touche v Livent Inc., 2017 SCC 63 [Livent], a decision in which the Court refined the...
Tagged: Negligent Misrepresentation
Swern v Amazon Hardwood Centre Inc: Clever Judicial Decision-Making or Confusing Law?
Due to a dearth of commercial appellate decisions around the holiday season, a tort decision from the Ontario Divisional Court has caught my attention. Swern v Amazon Hardwood Centre Inc,...
The Limits of Exculpatory Clauses in the Commercial Leasing Context: To What Extent Can Misrepresentations be Contracted Around?
The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in DLG & Associates Ltd. v Minto Properties, 2015 ONCA 705 [DLG], raises important issues around the limits of “exculpatory” and “entire agreement” clauses...
