Does the Court have the authority to order that a motion for summary judgment be heard without trial?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Padulo Integrated Inc. v. Bauer Energy Design Inc., 2011 ONSC 866 (CanLII):
However, it is only appropriate for the court to exercise its new powers where, as Perrell J. put it in Healey v. Lakeridge Health Corp.[2], a trial is not necessary to “truly, fairly and justly resolve issues”.
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