tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916767120530431852.post7669412805160486754..comments2024-03-23T13:03:48.917-04:00Comments on Labour Pains: Ontario Small Claims Court Gains New Powers to Dismiss ClaimsSean Bawdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478582658843470140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916767120530431852.post-9645535721199796982014-07-01T11:10:44.569-04:002014-07-01T11:10:44.569-04:00I have reviewed both O Reg 44/14 and the Rules and...I have reviewed both O Reg 44/14 and the Rules and see no transition provisions. Accordingly, I have to assume that deputy judges, starting tomorrow, can start exercising these powers with respect to any claim, including those already in the system. <br /><br />It is conceivable that a claim may be dismissed at a settlement conference as early as tomorrow morning.Sean Bawdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478582658843470140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916767120530431852.post-2347713905672382842014-07-01T11:06:35.439-04:002014-07-01T11:06:35.439-04:00Do these new powers only apply to claims filed as ...Do these new powers only apply to claims filed as of today or there after? Could a deputy judge apply subrule 13.05(2)(a)(iii) for a claim filed before the new rules came into effect but in which a settlement conference is scheduled but hasn't been conducted yet.Arthur Gallantnoreply@blogger.com