CIVIL PROCEDURE - Appeals - Grounds for review - Misapprehension of or failure to consider evidence - Factual findings

Law360 Canada ( February 7, 2025, 8:15 AM EST) -- Appeal by appellant ID Inc. from a judgment dismissing its claim against StrategyCorp. The appellant initially approached the Toronto Wholesale Produce Association (TWPA) to convert a billboard to a digital sign on the Ontario Food Terminal property which would generate more advertising revenue. StrategyCorp, a consulting firm, became involved due to its relationship with the TWPA. StrategyCorp suggested pursuing provincial approval for the transformation, which led to complications when it was later discovered that the Ontario Food Terminal Board was not a provincial Crown agency, negating the provincial approval route. StrategyCorp ended its Consulting Agreement with the appellant. The appellant then sued both the TWPA and StrategyCorp, succeeding partially against the TWPA but not against StrategyCorp. The appellant raised several issues on appeal, including claims of intentional interference with economic relations, errors in the trial judge's findings regarding the Consulting Agreement, and allegations of StrategyCorp's breach of good faith. However, the trial judge found that StrategyCorp did not intend to harm the appellant and that any interference was not unlawful. The Consulting Agreement was deemed not to have come into effect due to the absence of a signed agreement between the appellant and the TWPA....
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