Our firm has written repeatedly of instances of fraud affecting businesses in Canada, whether by external fraudsters or internal employees. The Insurance Bureau of Canada reports that fraudulent activity costs Candian businesses, including large corporations, small companies and non-profits, millions of dollars per year. Sadly, many fraudsters are even using the current health crisis related […]
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Fraud Allegations & The Calculation of Costs
When a plaintiff alleges fraud and subsequently fails to sufficiently prove the allegations in court, the defence will invariably ask for increased costs. The common law in Canada is clear that where a plaintiff alleges a defendant has engaged in deceit, the court may order increased costs against the plaintiff when those claims are not […]
Ontario Establishes Serious Fraud Office
This past summer the Ontario government, quietly created a new organization whose responsibility is to investigate and prosecute complex fraud cases and white-collar crime. It is known as the Serious Fraud Office, or SFO. The office is modelled after similar agencies in the United Kingdom and the United States. Its goal is to combine the […]
Extending the Time in Which to Seek Leave to Appeal
The Divisional Court (ONSC) recently dealt with this issue in Amphenol Canada Corp. v. Sundaram (2020). There the plaintiff had obtained an ex parte Mareva injunction against all of the defendants in a civil fraud matter, effectively freezing their assets. The plaintiff then sought a continuation of the injunction and was successful. One of the […]