Facebook, Instagram, TikTok – How private is your “private” page?

by Celina Fotiadis | Dec 10, 2020 | Articles, Blogs

2020 may be the most defining year for the digital practice of law since the advent of the internet. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen the Canadian justice system transition to a great extent to a virtual platform. This only serves to highlight the forms of virtual media which can be used in litigation.

Lawyers know how important social media can be to a matter. What a plaintiff posts on social media, as well as what a defendant posts, can be crucial to a case.

The New Trend in Motions for Default Judgment

by Celina Fotiadis | Dec 10, 2020 | Articles, Blogs

We have all been there, you bring a claim against a party who thinks that if they just ignore the litigation it will go away. The Rules of Civil Procedure dictate that if a party against whom a claim has been properly brought does not serve and file a defence within 20 days, that party may be noted in default.