Alex Payne

1 month ago | bennettjones.com | Alex Payne |Josephine Bulat

The Divisional Court’s recent decision in Gay Co. Ltd. v Sayers Foods Ltd., 2024 ONSC 6123 addressed two noteworthy issues for stakeholders in the Ontario construction industry, particularly industry participants who use the interim adjudication regime under the Construction Act as administered by the Ontario Dispute Adjudication for Construction Contracts (ODACC).

1 month ago | lexology.com | Alex Payne |Josephine Bulat

The Divisional Court’s recent decision in Gay Co. Ltd. v Sayers Foods Ltd., 2024 ONSC 6123 addressed two noteworthy issues for stakeholders in the Ontario construction industry, particularly industry participants who use the interim adjudication regime under the Construction Act as administered by the Ontario Dispute Adjudication for Construction Contracts (ODACC).

Jan 23, 2025 | bennettjones.com | Alex Payne

Alex Payne comments on one of the cases included in Law360 Canada’s annual coverage of its Top 10 business decisions in Canada. He offers his insights on Barbiero v Pollack, 2024 ONCA 904—where the Ontario Court of Appeal reversed a 13-year-old precedent from the court finding that the passage of time established only a rebuttable presumption of prejudice in favour of a finding that the passage of time could, on its own, constitute sufficient prejudice to dismiss an action for delay.

Jan 17, 2025 | bennettjones.com | Alex Payne |Adam Walji

Stay Up-To-DateRead the most recent Class Action Quick Takes and stay informed with the latest key developments, trends and strategies in the class action arena by subscribing to receive future insights. In Tataryn v. Diamond & Diamond Lawyers LLP, 2025 ONCA 5 (Tataryn), the Ontario Court of Appeal clarified the test for determining whether a proposed class action should be dismissed for delay under section 29.1 of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, SO 1992, c 6.

Nov 21, 2024 | law360.ca | Alex Payne |Adam Walji

ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Alex Payne and Adam Walji ( November 21, 2024, 10:55 AM EST) -- The Ontario Superior Court of Justice in McRae-Yu v. Profitly Incorporated et. al., 2024 ONSC 5615 (McRae-Yu), continued the recent trend of refusing to dismiss a proposed class action for delay under section. 29.1 of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992.