statute of limitation

A New Standard for the Limitations Clock in Grant Thornton LLP v. New Brunswick

For novice and expert lawyers alike, the rules surrounding limitation of actions can be confusing. Generally, statutes of limitation across Canada limit the commencement of claims to within two years of discovering the claim. However, the question of what it means for a claim to be discovered, and whether common law rules of discoverability should […]

A Very Long Limitation Period for Unjust Enrichment Claims: McConnell v Huxtable

Normal 0 Statutes of limitations are intended to add clarity to the litigation process but, ironically, sometimes have the opposite effect. Ontario's Limitations Act, 2002, SO 2002, c 24, Sch B [Limitations Act], was meant to reduce the multitude of different limitation periods with the aim of having a two-year limitation on most types of actions. […]