Does a release or Minutes of Settlement have to be executed in writing?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from CabCom Network Inc. v. Strategic Media Outdoor Inc., 2012 ONSC 4148 (CanLII):
As long as the parties have agreed on the essential terms of the settlement, the final documentation does not have to be executed in the form of a Release or Minutes of Settlement: Bawitko v. Kernels[ii]
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