Not all lawsuits end in a full trial, with live witnesses etc. In civil litigation, a dispute may also be resolved by a judge in a "motion for summary judgement". Lawyer Heather Douglas explains the basic concept behind a motion for summary judgement. The Supreme Court test from the court case Hryniak v Mauldin will also be discussed.

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LINKS
Supreme Court Landmark case on summary judgment
Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7
• http://canlii.ca/t/g2s18
• https://commentary.canlii.org/w/canli...)


Westlake v. Ellicock, 2022 ONSC 1980 (CanLII), https://canlii.ca/t/jnf36

Mason v. Perras Mongenais, 2018 ONSC 1477
http://canlii.ca/t/hqt03

Sweda Farms v. Egg Farmers of Ontario, 2014 ONSC 1200
http://canlii.ca/t/g4bdw

Rahimi et al. v Hatami et al., 2015 ONSC 4266
http://canlii.ca/t/gjvlj