The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 9-0 in a Quebec Civil Code case that filing and serving a notice to seize property counts as a judicial application interrupting the 10-year deadline to collect payment on a judgment — thereby restarting the “extinctive prescription” period for another 10 years: Mohawk Council of Kanesatake v. Sylvestre. MORE TO COME.
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds decision concluding insurer waived rights to sworn proof of loss
By Anosha Khan ( October 7, 2024, 4:35 PM EDT) -- The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed an insurer’s appeal finding that it waived its right to a sworn proof of loss requirement and an appraisal related to the insured’s items lost in a fire....