Arconti v. Smith, 2020 ONSC 2782
| Jurisdiction | Ontario |
| Judge | F.L. Myers J. |
| Citation | 2020 ONSC 2782 |
| Date | 04 May 2020 |
| Court | Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada) |
| Docket Number | CV-15-527178 and CV-16-560369 |
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39 practice notes
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Ontario's Pandemic Procedure.
...CanLII 42431 (OLRB). (20.) See Rodrique Levesque et al v Syngenta Canada Inc et al, 2020 NBQB 209 at para 11, citing Arconti v Smith, 2020 ONSC 2782; Mostafa Altalibi Professional Corporation v Lome S Kamelchuk Professional Corporation, 2020 ABQB 673 at para 4, citing Arconti v Smith, supra......
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R v SLC, 2020 ABQB 515
...using it as a barrier to prevent the use of technology where it is otherwise appropriate is speculative and misplaced: Arconti v Smith, 2020 ONSC 2782 at paras 25 and 26. Any suspicion of improper conduct can be addressed during the trial by revisiting the order allowing remote testimony. T......
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Sandhu v Siri Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara of Alberta, 2020 ABQB 359
...further the objectives of Rule 1.04.” See also Wright v Wasilewski, (2001) 52 OR (3d) 410 (ONSC) (Master Albert) at paras 22-26. [13] 2020 ONSC 2782 [14] 2020 ONSC 3374 [15] 2016 ONSC 5645 [16] 2012 ONSC 2208. For other examples of courts directing examinations via videoconference, see Hump......
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Litigation 2022: Trends & Developments
...a virtual setting is, for many people, an uncomfortable change; however, access to justice is too important to wait. In Arconti v Smith, 2020 ONSC 2782, the Ontario Superior Court ordered examinations by video-conference, having decided that the benefits of preventing further delay of the p......
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12 cases
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R v SLC, 2020 ABQB 515
...using it as a barrier to prevent the use of technology where it is otherwise appropriate is speculative and misplaced: Arconti v Smith, 2020 ONSC 2782 at paras 25 and 26. Any suspicion of improper conduct can be addressed during the trial by revisiting the order allowing remote testimony. T......
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Sandhu v Siri Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara of Alberta, 2020 ABQB 359
...further the objectives of Rule 1.04.” See also Wright v Wasilewski, (2001) 52 OR (3d) 410 (ONSC) (Master Albert) at paras 22-26. [13] 2020 ONSC 2782 [14] 2020 ONSC 3374 [15] 2016 ONSC 5645 [16] 2012 ONSC 2208. For other examples of courts directing examinations via videoconference, see Hump......
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Gomravi v Suite Excel Collections Canada Inc,
...conducted by video-conference instead of waiting until “ the all-clear has been sounded about Covid-19”; Arconti v Smith, 2020 ONSC 2782, where Justice Meyers concluded that if the plaintiff wished to take advantage of the opportunity to examine a witness out-of-court, before ......
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Mostafa Altalibi Professional Corporation v Lorne S. Kamelchuk Professional Corporation,
...court had jurisdiction. [17] The chambers judge referred to Arconti v Smith, 2020 ONSC 2782, as being instructive and persuasive with respect to policy and general issues at play in respect of online discovery. We agree with Justic......
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25 firm's commentaries
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Litigation 2022: Trends & Developments
...a virtual setting is, for many people, an uncomfortable change; however, access to justice is too important to wait. In Arconti v Smith, 2020 ONSC 2782, the Ontario Superior Court ordered examinations by video-conference, having decided that the benefits of preventing further delay of the p......
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Litigation 2022: Trends & Developments
...a virtual setting is, for many people, an uncomfortable change; however, access to justice is too important to wait. In Arconti v Smith, 2020 ONSC 2782, the Ontario Superior Court ordered examinations by video-conference, having decided that the benefits of preventing further delay of the p......
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Court Orders Videoconference Questioning for Discovery and Provides Guidance for the Use of Technology
...it has the jurisdiction to direct questioning by video, citing with approval Sandhu v Siri, 2020 ABQB 359, and Arconti v Smith, 2020 ONSC 2782. Further, the Court observed that litigation procedures should generally not fluctuate with daily COVID-19 case numbers. Rather, having a remote vid......
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Imagining the Ideal Video-Conferencing Solution
...agree to those rules before joining the hearing or meeting. Imagining the Ideal Video-Conferencing Solution 20 Notes1. Arconti v. Smith, 2020 ONSC 2782 at para. 192. Oxford University Press, Dec 20193. OECD, “2019 Global OECD Roundtable on Equal Access to Justice – Highlights”, March 27-28,......
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2 books & journal articles
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Ontario's Pandemic Procedure.
...CanLII 42431 (OLRB). (20.) See Rodrique Levesque et al v Syngenta Canada Inc et al, 2020 NBQB 209 at para 11, citing Arconti v Smith, 2020 ONSC 2782; Mostafa Altalibi Professional Corporation v Lome S Kamelchuk Professional Corporation, 2020 ABQB 673 at para 4, citing Arconti v Smith, supra......
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The (Astonishingly) Rapid Turn to Remote Hearings in Commercial Arbitration.
...A Practical Checklist for Remote Hearings" (June 2020), online (pdf): Vienna International Arbitration Centre . (29.) Cf Arconti v Smith, 2020 ONSC 2782 (where Meyers J notes that the due process concerns raised by remote hearings are not inherent to videoconferencing and "are soluble eithe......