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The Supreme Court dismissed Hryniak's appeal and upheld summary judgment for civil fraud under Ontario's Rule 20. A trial wasn't necessary where the expanded summary judgment process permitted a fair and just determination on the record.
The Federal Courts Rules generally require corporations to appear through a solicitor. Leave for an officer to represent the company is a special-circumstances exception, not a matter of preference.
Under the Federal Courts Rules, certain written settlement offers can affect the costs ordered after judgment. The timing and wording of the offer matter as much as the eventual result.
There's a difference between being legally right and being financially better off. It's a distinction that can disappear once litigation begins.
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