The 2017 Essential Guide to Limitation Periods in Ontario

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The Limitations Act isn’t getting any less complicated or easier to digest. When faced with a limitations issue, it’s crucial that you get it right. Unlike some other areas of law, there are no second chances – limitation periods are often black and white. You need to meet your limitation periods, every time – your clients, and your professional reputation, depends on it.

This program will provide a comprehensive overview of the Ontario limitations scheme and the necessary tools to understand and analyze even the most complex limitation issues. Using a case-study approach, participants will apply the tools they’ve learned in small group sessions.

You will learn:

• Discoverability- when does the clock start to run?
  • Unpacking the section 5 discovery provisions
• When the clock stops
  • Agreements to vary the limitation period
  • The function and requirements of a tolling agreement
  • When the plaintiff is a minor or without capacity
  • When the parties attempt resolution
  • When the defendant acknowledges liability
• Procedural considerations
  • Pleading and replying to limitations defences
  • Motions to dismiss an action as time-barred
  • Discovery considerations
• The Real Property Limitations Act, and the running of time for real property claims
• The various ways in which you can miss a limitation period, including adding a new defendant, crossclaims, and third party claims
• How to avoid missing a limitation period, including tickler systems and other ways to guard against inadvertence
• A step-by-step guide to a limitations analysis

Faculty

Chair

• Daniel Zacks, Clyde & Co.

Faculty

• Ian Hu, Counsel, Claims Prevention and practicePRO at LAWPRO
• The Hon. Justice Graeme Mew, Superior Court of Justice
• Jordan Nichols, Claims Counsel, LawPRO
• William E. Pepall, Lerners LLP
• James Renihan, Lax O’Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP
• Debra E. Rolph, Research Director, Claims (LawPRO)
• William Scott, Brown and Partners LLP

Agenda

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Group Discounts

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Webcast Fee per Delegate

2-3 delegates: 25% off program fee
4-10 delegates: 30% off program fee
11+ delegates: 35% off program fee
Boardroom rates available.

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