Injunctions

Relying on Hearsay in Injunctions: When Does It Meet the Test? Hearsay statements are permitted in a motion for injunction, but one must avoid relying heavily on such statements when there is a higher standard of proof to meet. Our firm was recently successful in One World Logistics Group Corp v Sotiri[1]. This case serves...Read More

When Fraud Demands Disclosure: Norwich Orders and Rule 30.10 In Ontario, it is common for courts to order individuals or organizations, who are not directly involved in a dispute, to produce records such as text messages, emails, or financial records. These orders are often sought when a party suspects that fraud has taken place. These...Read More

Intro to Rule 45.02 and Specific Fund When a litigant’s right to a “specific fund” – an identifiable pool of money such as a bank account, sale proceeds, or lottery winnings – is at issue, the long court proceedings can be frustrating. This goes beyond mere inconvenience if there is a reasonable fear that the...Read More

The law is equipped to urgently deal with unjust exclusions of directors and officers from corporations. However, the path to reinstating an unfairly excluded director or officer can vary in length and difficulty, depending on the facts and circumstances of an exclusion. Walker Law’s experienced commercial litigation lawyers are here to breakdown the remedies available...Read More

For business owners, negative online reviews can turn potential customers away. Most of these reviews are innocent free expression, where those people who have had bad experiences with the business provide their “rating” and a true description of those experiences. However, sometimes the reviewer crosses the line from free expression into defamatory speech. When does...Read More

When someone is the victim of a scam, it can be nearly impossible to get their money back. Sometimes, the fraudster spends every penny. In those fraud litigation cases, even if a court orders them to return the funds, the victim will not receive their money because it has already been spent. To make things...Read More

In July of 2022, Walker Law was successful in obtaining a worldwide Mareva injunction on behalf of its client for $33 million dollars. A copy of that decision is here. A Mareva injunction is a rare and extremely difficult form of injunctive to obtain. If granted, this relief freezes the assets of the recipient, which...Read More

Judges have a broad discretion to award various remedies to parties in a lawsuit. The most commonly sought and awarded remedy is monetary damages or compensation. In some circumstances monetary compensation may be inadequate to appropriately compensate a party for the loss he or she will suffer. Therefore, judges also have the power to award...Read More